AN ONLINE MODEL FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION

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• AN ON-LINE MODEL FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE
  TEACHER CERTIFICATION
• February 19, 2003

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Teacher Certification Program Interrelated
Special Education
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in conjunction with Armstrong Atlantic State
University

• A Partnership Between
• Georgia Public Broadcastings Education Services
  Division and The Learning House

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Presenters
C. Blaine Carpenter, Ph.D. Director, Education
Services Division Georgia Public
Broadcasting E-mail bcarpenter_at_gpb.org Rhonda
Hefner-Packer, Ph.D. Educational Programming Team
Leader Education Services Division Georgia Public
Broadcasting E-mail rpacker_at_gpb.org Pam
Harwood, Ph.D. Head, Special Education
Department College of Education Armstrong
Atlantic State University E-mail
harwoopa_at_mail.armstrong.edu
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The Problem

• 10 of Georgias student population
• Georgia is short more than 1000 special
  education teachers

Source Georgia Department of Education 1998-99
Report Card
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The Goal

• To develop a program that will
• prepare qualified special education teachers
• meet all PSC standards, rules, and
  requirements
• meet State of Georgia needs and utilize
  currently employed teachers
• give teachers the knowledge and skills to pass
  the PRAXIS

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The Program

• Module 1 History, Laws, and Trends
• Module 2 Characteristics of Exceptional
  Students
• Module 3 Assessment of Students with
  Disabilities
• Module 4 Teaching Reading
• Module 5 Adapting Curriculum
• Module 6 Developing Positive Communication

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The Program

• Module 7 Resources
• Module 8 Working with Students with
  Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  (EBD)
• Module 9 Working with Students with
  Specific Learning Disabilities
  (SLD)
• Module 10 Working with Students with Mild
  Intellectual Disabilities (MID)

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Sample Pages from Module1
Module 1 Outcome The student will demonstrate a
knowledge of the history, laws, and trends in
special education, including the due process
rights of students with disabilities.
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Sample Pages from Module 3
Module 3 Outcome The student will be able to
select assessment instruments and evaluate a
student to determine educational needs and
eligibility for special education.
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The Technology

• Cutting Edge multimedia technology delivered
  through the Internet and CD-ROMs
• 24/7 WebCT access and faculty-student technical
  support
• E-mail, fax, phone, discussion and chat used
  between instructors and students

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Library Services
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Field Experience
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Immediate Feedback
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Interactivity

• Discussion Boards
• Team Projects
• Self-tests
• Assignments

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Discussion Boards
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E-mail
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Video Delivery
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Video Delivery
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Questions?