A Round Peg in a Square Hole

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A Round Peg in a Square Hole

• Antioch University McGregor
• April 21, 2009

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Current EDS Program at AUM

• M.Ed. and initial licensure
• 65 quarter credits
• Completed in 5 consecutive quarters
• M/M and M/I tracks
• Candidates are encouraged, but not required, to
  complete coursework/Praxis for reading endorsement

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Current EDS Program at AUM

• Initial licensure
• Graduate only
• First license in mild/moderate or
  moderate/intensive intervention specialist
• K-6 M/M IS meets HQT
• 7-12 M/M IS does not meet HQT unless candidate
  earns Reading Endorsement (recommended, not
  required)

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Grade Bands for Revised Program

• Two grade band options
• K-6
• 7-12
• Candidates will choose grade bands prior to their
  second quarter when they confirm M/M or M/I

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Re-designed program type

• Currently discrete programs
• Our redesign will move us more into the
  integrated model

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New program description

• Five quarters for K-6 option Six quarters for
  7-12 option
• M/M or M/I IS K-12 license (pending changes from
  ODE)
• No specific major - M.Ed.
• More program changes will occur as we move into
  trimesters by 2010-2011

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HQT status

• K-6 option
• HQT - M.Ed.
• 7-12 option
• HQT - Reading (from McGregor) and one other
  content area of candidates choice
• How did you build that content prep into program?
• Reading - completed at McGregor through reading
  endorsement coursework
• Content coursework - 24 hours with transcript
  evaluation and advising support from McGregor

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Impact on EDS courses/coursework

• Currently no changes to existing courses
• As we move into trimesters, some courses will be
  added and others re-tooled
• Collaboration with Undergrad Studies at AUM
• Partnership with another institution for content
• Co-teach methods courses - general and special
  education faculty

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Impact on general education programs

• Currently no impact on general education courses
• As we move into the integrated model, we
  anticipate moving faculty into co-teaching
  relationships for methods coursework

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Impact on other IS licensure

• No impact on other IS licensure - M/M and M/I
  will both follow HQT options

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Resources Needed

• Time to plan and re-tool coursework
• Additional faculty in special education or with
  dual license/experience
• Technology
• Administrative support

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Challenges

• Quarter to trimester conversion
• Integration of content requirements without
  extending our program dramatically for 7-12
  candidates
• Population AUM serves - working adults
• Only offer night classes
• Faculty and faculty load
• 12 month to 9 month contract conversion

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Challenges

• Clinical experiences
• Require both inclusion/resource experience
• Non-traditional student teaching option
• Currently no PDS partnerships

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Advantages

• 7-12 option for HQT will meet a minimum of two
  areas (reading and one other depending on content
  coursework)
• Potential for co-teaching opportunities between
  EDS faculty and other license area faculty
• Small size of faculty with School of Education
  and McGregor
• Potential for collaboration between EDS and
  candidates in other license areas
• methods courses, classroom management courses,
  assessment courses, reading courses

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Recommendations for ODE

• Split K-12 license into grade bands K-6 and
  7-12
• Offer HQT as endorsement (reading or generalist)
• No ODE requirement for number of content areas or
  clinical experiences for HQT