Catalog 2005-2006
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
Information found in this online edition of the 2005-06 Catalog is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official document of record is the printed edition of the 2005-06 Catalog. For more information, please contact the Dean of the Graduate School.
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Master of Education and Special Educator Endorsement
The Special Educator Endorsement Program was developed to help teachers, special educators, and administrators work more effectively with students experiencing special academic and behavioral needs. Teachers specialize in early childhood/elementary education or the middle/high school levels and are authorized to teach accordingly. Educators who hold a current Oregon teaching license and who complete the 17-semester-hour program (including the required Praxis tests) may apply to Oregon's TSPC for the Special Educator Endorsement. This work may include the requirements for the Oregon Continuing Teaching License, thus allowing the teacher to simultaneously earn the Special Educator Endorsement and Continuing License. Teachers who hold a Basic or Standard Oregon Teaching License may complete the Handicapped Learner I Endorsement with the same 17-semesterhour program but, within six years, must complete an additional 13 semester hours to earn their Standard Handicapped Learner I Endorsement.
Coursework for the endorsement may be incorporated into the master of education degree. Students who select this option enroll in a total of 37 semester hours designed collaboratively with their adviser.
All courses are also available to educators not enrolled in the endorsement program who seek professional development in working with students with special needs. Please contact the Special Education Program director before enrolling.
Special educators need skills in working with colleagues to help in modifying classroom and school environments to meet the needs of all students. This includes creating democratic classrooms that facilitate the inclusion of students with a wide range of special needs and developing instructional methods that increase the interest and success of a wide range of students. Program participants examine issues of cultural bias and sensitivity in courses dealing with topics such as classroom management, language acquisition, assessment, instructional modification, and working with families. The program emphasizes knowledge and skills for working with students experiencing a wide range of special needs including serious behavioral and emotional problems. Participants in the program work with leaders in the field to examine current research in best-accepted and promising practices for helping students improve their academic achievement and increase socially acceptable behaviors. An emphasis is placed on action research within one's own classroom and being a reflective practitioner.
Note: Students may work with an adviser to incorporate ESOL and Reading courses into their Master of Education and Special Educator Endorsement. Students may petition to waive required courses based on previous coursework or competency. All waived courses must be approved by the student's adviser and must be replaced by coursework with equivalent credit.
SPED 510/626 Educating Students With Special Needs: Learning and Legal Issues, 3 semester hours
SPED 511/629 Behavior Change Interventions for Students With Serious Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2 semester hours
SPED 512/631 School-Based Consultation, 2 semester hours
SPED 513/632 Assessment and Diagnosis, 4 semester hours including 1-semester-hour practicum
SPED 514/633 Curriculum and Instruction for Students With Special Needs, 3 semester hours including concurrent practicum
SPED 516/628 Interventions for Severely Challenged Students, 2 semester hours
SPED 520/620 Advanced Instructional Decision Making, 3 semester hours
SPED 521/621 Effective Program Development for Students With Serious Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 3 semester hours
SPED 522/622 Program Development for Severely Challenged Students, 2 semester hours
SPED 523/623 Special Topics Seminar, 2 semester hours
SPED 544/644 Practicum, 1 semester hour
ED 504 Classroom Management for the Inclusive Classroom, 3 semester hours
LA 500/634 Language Acquisition and Development, 3 semester hours including practicum
SPED 648 Issues in Special Education With ESOL Students, 2 semester hours
Graduate Elective Requirement
A minimum of 4 semester hours for completing the M.Ed. degree