Portland-State-University 2014-2015 Bulletin

Dual Elementary Education/Special Educator Licensure

with Master’s Degree

The Graduate School of Education offers a dual licensure program in early childhood and elementary general and special education that also includes a master’s degree. This full-time program of integrated coursework and field experiences is completed over six terms. Students are licensed to teach early childhood and elementary (pre-K to grade 8) and special education (also pre-K to grade 8). Faculty from both curriculum and instruction and special education are instructors in this program. This program reflects the rapidly changing nature of America’s schools, where a wide range of diverse learners can be found in most classrooms.

Requirements

Courses

Ed 533Literacy Methods for the Inclusive Classroom: I

3

ITP 535Cultivating Responsive Elementary Classrooms

1

Ed 530Introduction to Inclusion and Special Education

2

Ed 532Human Development and Learning

3

Ed 509Practicum of Children/Youth

1-9

Ed 534Literacy Methods for the Inclusive Classroom

3

SpEd 521Behavior Management in the Classroom

3

ITP 539Elementary Mathematics Methods

3

Ed 535Classroom Based Assessment for the Inclusive Educator

2

Ed 531Planning and Instruction for Students with Special Needs

3

Ed 509Practicum of Children/Youth

1-9

ITP 514Educating for Equity and Social Justice

3

ITP 542Integrated Elementary Science Methods

2

ITP 538Integrated Methods and Curriculum Design

2-6

Ed 525Student Teaching

6-15

Ed 536Educational Research and Inclusive Education

3

Ed 537Professional Seminar I: Law and Ethics

1

Ed 525Student Teaching

6-15

SpEd 512Diagnostic Assessment

3

Ed 538Professional Seminar II: Philosophy

1

SpEd 525Student Teaching

6-15

Ed 540Functional Assessment for the Inclusive Elementary Educator

3

Ed 541Functional Curriculum for the Inclusive Elementary Educator

3

Ed 542Collaboration for the Inclusive Elementary Educator

2

Ed 543Specialized Techniques for the Inclusive Elementary Educator

1

Ed 539Professional Seminar III: Reflection and Job Search

1

SpEd 506Special Problems

1-6

Total Credit Hours:95