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Special Education - Adolescent
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A bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
An Initial or Professional New York State Certificate in teaching in a content area at the grades 7-12 level, or 6 semester hours at the graduate or undergraduate levels in each of the following subject areas: mathematics, English language arts, social studies, and science. Students who do not meet this admission requirement may be advised to take additional coursework as co-requisites to the program to remediate any academic deficiencies.
Write a 3-page essay (one page per question) that includes references/citations to something you have read in the newspapers/literature/journals. Choose 3 of the 4 questions listed below:
What motivates you to become a special education teacher? (Include your academic and personal skills and interests and how your career and college experiences have prepared you and discuss any anomalies in your undergraduate record.) 
As a special education teacher, how will you use your leadership skills in order to promote positive student outcomes and collaboration among stakeholders. What are those leadership skills and what specific ways will you promote positive student outcomes and collaboration? 
As a special education teacher, how will you advocate for your students and their families? What specific ideas do you have for advocacy, including your philosophy of inclusion and differentiation in the classroom. 
As a special education teacher, how will you promote cultural competency and linguistic diversity within your classroom environment, including specific ideas for incorporating cultural competency within your curriculum.
Two letters of recommendation.
Participation in an interview.
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