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Special Education Teacher Early Childhood
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Graduate programs in special education are designed to develop competent, caring, and qualified special educators to teach diverse learners who present with disabilities in both inclusive and specialized urban settings. The programs' philosophical, conceptual, and instructional underpinnings derive from values and standards established by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the New York State Learning Standards, as well as the Lehman Urban Transformative Education (LUTE) framework, which recognizes difference and diversity as foundations for learning and teaching.
Lehman's programs work collaboratively with school personnel, parents, family and community members, and local community organizations to create humanistic, nurturing environments that are responsive to the needs of children in urban settings.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
An Initial or Professional New York State Certificate in teaching at the Early Childhood or Childhood level.
A Special Education concentration at the same developmental level as their earned Initial/Professional NYS Teaching Certificate
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.
Certification of placement and assurance of ability to complete all the program and course requirements.
An earned GPA of 3.0 or higher through the first 18 credits of graduate study.
Candidates are required to pass edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessments), Educating All Students Test, and Revised Content Specialty Test. Visit the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations website for most updated information about the new tests at http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/NY_annProgramUpdate.asp.
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Early Childhood Education Courses: From the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education to be determined upon consultation with the Special Education Advisor
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