Teacher Education Handbook

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1 Divisin f Educatin Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin Revised

2 Imprtant Teacher Educatin Requirements T becme licensed t teach in the State f Nrth Carlina, a Lees-McRae Cllege candidate must cmplete the LMC General Educatin Cre (r its equivalent) and the apprpriate Teacher Educatin Prgram f study. Transfer and licensure-nly candidates must meet the same requirements fr admissin t and exit frm the Teacher Educatin Prgram as traditinal candidates. Questins abut the evaluatin f transcripts and Prgram Curses f Study shuld be directed t the Chair f the Divisin f Educatin, the Licensure Officer, r the Site Crdinatr f each Extended-Campus site. Every effrt has been made t put the mst up-t-date curriculum infrmatin in this Editin f the Teacher Educatin Handbk. Candidates are urged t becme familiar with the gals and bjectives f each prgram and with the specific requirements fr teacher licensure. The fllwing infrmatin can be used t devise the required Prgram Curse f Study. Candidates shuld cnsult with the Chair f the Divisin f Educatin and the Prgram Crdinatr fr assistance in planning schedules and ther advising issues. At all times, candidates shuld cnsult their Lees-McRae Cllege Catalg, Office f Cntinuing and Prfessinal Educatin Cllege Catalg Supplement (when apprpriate), and the Teacher Educatin Handbk fr specific Teacher Educatin Prgram infrmatin.

3 Table f Cntents General Infrmatin Intrductin...3 The Reflective Practitiner Framewrk...4 Visual Mdel f The Reflective Practitiner Framewrk ( Star )...5 Teacher Educatin Prgrams f Study Overview f the Divisin f Educatin...6 Dispsitins f the Teacher Candidates...7 Prgrams and Gals f the Divisin f Educatin...8 Elementary Educatin Prgram f Study...8 Elementary Educatin (K-6) On-Campus Majr...13 Educatin Minr...14 Elementary Educatin (K-6) Extended-Campus/Online Majr...15 Additinal Requirements fr Online Candidates...16 Special Educatin (K-12) Prgram f Study...17 Special Educatin (K-12) On-Campus Majr...21 Special Educatin Add-On...23 Theatre Arts Educatin (K-12) Prgram...23 Theatre Arts Educatin (K-12) On-Campus Prgram f Study...25 Supprt fr Lateral Entry Teachers...26 Teacher Educatin Prgram Admissin Infrmatin Admissin Guidelines fr the Teacher Educatin Prgram...29 Admissin fr Transfer and Licensure-Only Candidates...32 Academic Plicies f the Divisin f Educatin...33 Plicy n Academic Standing...33 Plicy n Exemptins...34 Plicy n Appeals...34 Plicy n Readmissin t Teacher Educatin...34 Task Stream Plicy...34 Plicy n Student Recrds...35 Licensure Infrmatin Licensure Recmmendatin frm Lees-McRae Cllege...35 Lateral Entry Requirements Plicy f Lees-McRae Cllege...36 Supprt fr the Pre-Prfessinal Curriculum Center f the Divisin f Educatin...39 Field Experience Plicies and Prcedures...40 Internship Requirements...42 Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

4 Student Teaching Infrmatin The Purpse f Directed Student Teaching Experience...45 Admissin t the Directed Student Teaching Experience...45 Student Teacher Placements...47 Out f Area Placements...47 First Day f the Directed Student Teaching Experience...48 Clleagues in the Student Teaching Experience Lees-McRae Cllege Faculty Invlved in Student Teaching...49 The Teacher Educatin Prgram Crdinatr...49 The Extended-Campus Elementary Educatin Reginal Crdinatrs...50 The Cllege Supervisr (Clinical Faculty Member)...50 The Cperating Teacher...52 Student Teaching Plicies Public Schl Laws f Nrth Carlina...57 Directed Student Teaching Plicies...59 Plicy n Absences During Directed Student Teaching...61 Plicy n Substitute Teaching During Directed Student Teaching...61 Request fr Early Release frm Student Teaching...61 Meal Refund Plicy...62 Directed Student Teaching Experience Outline f the Directed Student Teaching Experience...63 During the Directed Student Teaching Experience...63 Daily and Weekly Reprts: Directed Student Teaching Prtfli...64 Lessn Preparatin and Delivery...65 Suggestins fr Successful Classrm Management & Organizatin...65 What t Expect During a K-12 Cllege Supervisr Visit...67 Evaluatin f the Directed Student Teaching Experience...67 Exit Criteria Based n the NC Prfessinal Teaching Standards...69 Cmpetencies Met By Electrnic Prtfli Assessment Meeting LMC and NCDPI Cmpetencies Prir t Licensure...73 Cmpnents f the Electrnic Prtfli...73 Curse Offerings Curse Offerings in the Divisin f Educatin...75 Appendices A. Cde f Ethics fr NC Educatrs...80 B. Frms... (fund as separate dcuments in the same lcatin as this dcument) Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

5 Intrductin Lees-McRae Cllege is cmmitted t the preparatin f cmpetent and dedicated teachers and t the cntinued develpment and expansin f vigrus licensure prgrams that reflect thughtful cnsideratin f the high prfessinal and persnal standards required f teachers. At the present time, the Cllege ffers three licensure prgrams: Elementary Educatin (K-6), Special Educatin (K-12), and Theatre Arts Educatin (K-12). Each prgram f study, alng with its gals and bjectives, is utlined in the Cllege Catalg, the Office f Cntinuing and Prfessinal Educatin Cllege Catalg Supplement, and the Teacher Educatin Handbk. The Divisin f Educatin strives t prvide strng curses f study that prmte the psitive and hlistic develpment f teachers. It is expected that candidates wh cmplete the Teacher Educatin Prgram and becme licensed will be teachers wh have a well-balanced knwledge f their subject areas; a distinct knwledge f the thery and practice f teaching; a balanced sense f persnal value, integrity, and mral wrth; and an appreciatin f the multicultural natin and interdependent wrld in which they live. The Lees-McRae Cllege Divisin f Educatin fcuses n the develpment f reflective practitiners. The faculty f the Divisin f Educatin has a strng traditin f excellence in teaching. They have been selected because they are knwn fr their mdel teaching, insightful advisement, and respect fr their wn cultural experiences as well as thse f thers. Many faculty members als serve as persnal mentrs an hnr bestwed upn individual faculty members by candidates in the prgram. As mentrs, faculty devte nt nly prfessinal, but persnal time t candidates. The purpse f the Teacher Educatin Handbk is t prvide educatin candidates, teacher educatin faculty (Prfessinal, Methds, and Clinical), cperating teachers, and schl administratrs with the plicies and prcedures that are t be fllwed in the jint undertaking f the educatin and licensing f quality teachers. During the semester f directed student teaching, the candidate is ften referred t as student teacher. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

6 The Reflective Practitiner Framewrk Teachers as Reflective Practitiners The faculty f the Divisin f Educatin (in cnjunctin with ther academic prgrams) ffers a cmprehensive Teacher Educatin Prgram that prmtes the reflective practitiner framewrk and a sund prgram f study fr each licensure prgram ffered. Cmmitted t a reflective practitiner mdel as a viable educatinal cncept, faculty serve as mdel teachers, cunsel wisely, reflect deeply n all aspects f the teaching/learning interactin, and devte many hurs t advising Teacher Educatin candidates abut their cursewrk and prgress as grwing prfessinals. Many faculty members als serve as infrmal mentrs, and in this capacity devte nt nly prfessinal, but als persnal time t candidates. The Reflective Practitiner Framewrk at Lees-McRae Cllege is an effective, develpmental mdel that accmmdates pre-service preparatin and spans the inductin and inservice stages f its graduates. Fcusing n develping candidates as reflective practitiners, the prgram s framewrk recgnizes that the teacher as reflective practitiner is a mature prfessinal wh cunsels wisely, mdels reflective teaching, imparts the theretical and pedaggical knwledge bases that infrm the prfessin, and recgnizes the imprtance f educating the teacher in her/his relatinships with thers in the wrkplace and cmmunity, with the envirnment, with the ultimate being, and with self. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

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8 Divisin f Educatin Prgrams f Study Overview f the Teacher Educatin Prgram The Divisin f Educatin at Lees-McRae Cllege prvides prgrams leading t Teacher Licensure in Elementary Educatin, Special Educatin, and Theatre Arts Educatin. Lees- McRae Cllege is cmmitted t a reflective practitiner framewrk that prepares thughtful, cmpetent, and dedicated teachers and t the cntinued develpment and expansin f vigrus licensure prgrams that exhibit thughtful cnsideratin f the high prfessinal and persnal standards required f teachers. These high prfessinal and persnal standards are listed as Dispsitins f Teacher Candidates (see p. 7) and are evaluated at fur benchmarks thrugh which candidates pass during the Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Prgram. There are fur lcatins fr the LMC Elementary Educatin prgram. Each site ffers the same curses, is held t the same standards and learning utcmes and is administered by the Lees-McRae Cllege Divisin f Educatin. An n-campus prgram is cnducted n the Lees- McRae Cllege campus in Banner Elk, NC. Extended-Campus prgrams are based at the campus f Surry Cunty Cmmunity Cllege (SCC) in Dbsn, NC; at the campus f Western Piedmnt Cmmunity Cllege (WPCC) in Mrgantn, NC; and nline. All are identified by Lees-McRae Cllege as Flagship Prgrams. Purpse f the Teacher Educatin Prgram The purpse f the Teacher Educatin Prgram at Lees-McRae Cllege is t prvide strng prgrams f study that prmte psitive and hlistic develpment f teacher candidates within a reflective practitiner framewrk. It is expected that candidates wh cmplete the Teacher Educatin Prgram and becme licensed teachers will be individuals wh have a distinct knwledge f the practice and thery f teaching, as well as a balanced sense f persnal values, integrity, and mral wrth. It is als expected that candidates wh cmplete the prgram will becme teachers wh reflect n all aspects f the teaching/learning prcess and will mentr their wn students. Lees-McRae ffers Teacher Licensure in Elementary Educatin (K-6), Special Educatin General Curriculum (K-12), and Theatre Arts Educatin (K-12). Further infrmatin may be btained frm the Chair f the Divisin f Educatin and the Teacher Educatin Handbk. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

9 Dispsitins f the Teacher Candidate Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Candidate Dispsitins Candidate: Semester: Ratings: 1 Emerging 2 Develping 3 Prficient 4 Accmplished This frm shuld be cmpleted by the end f each semester. Rate the candidate s bserved behavir by placing the apprpriate number next t each item belw. Ratings are defined in the NC Teacher Candidate Dcumentatin. Standard 1 Teachers Demnstrate Leadership The candidate shall: A. cmmunicate and express ideas in a respectful, cllabrative manner. B. demnstrate adherence t the Teacher Cde f Ethics thrugh wrds and actins. C. exude a psitive attitude tward teaching by sharing ideas and materials willingly. D. mdel pedaggical strategies that invlve students and parents in the learning prcess. E. establish a pattern f reliability thrugh being punctual and meeting deadlines. F. demnstrate resurcefulness, initiative, and independence in cursewrk and practice teaching exercises. G. wear apprpriate attire fr teachers when in a schl setting. Standard 2 Teachers Establish a Respectful Envirnment fr a Diverse Ppulatin f Students The candidate shall: H. respect students as valued individuals by making prfessinal decisins based n student needs rather than persnal preferences. I. establish and maintain high standards fr all students, as indicated thrugh curriculum planning and implementatin. J. use awareness/experiences f diversity t enhance and mdify the curriculum. Include students backgrunds in the teaching/learning prcess. Standard 3 Teachers Knw the Cntent They Teach The candidate shall: K. increase student understanding by linking previusly acquired knwledge with new cncepts. L. persist in seeking new and effective teaching strategies t help all children achieve success. M. demnstrate that he/she will be a lifelng learner thrugh active engagement in all learning pprtunities. Standard 4 Teachers Facilitate Learning fr Their Students The candidate shall: N. apply develpmental theries t student interactins and curriculum planning and implementatin. O. learning abut and apply new technlgies and integrate them int curriculum design and implementatin. P. demnstrate critical thinking skills by including multiple perspectives, in rder t develp creative slutins and make apprpriate decisins. Standard 5 Teachers Reflect n Their Own Practice The candidate shall: Q. accept respnsibility fr successes and mistakes and seek slutins t prblems. R. examine critically his/her perspective, experiences, and effectiveness and reflect n ways t imprve student perfrmance. S. slicit ideas and feedback and seek pprtunities fr prfessinal grwth. T. listen and respnd psitively t cnstructive criticism and ideas by integrating prfessinal feedback int practice. U. demnstrate an awareness f the impact f wn wrds/actins n students and clleagues by mnitring and adjusting persnal behavir accrdingly. V. articulate ideas clearly and cmfrtably in cnversatin, discussin, r presentatin, utilizing cnventins f standard spken English. W. articulate ideas clearly and cherently in writing, utilizing cnventins f standard written English. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

10 Prfessinal Curse f Study Prgrams and Gals f the Divisin f Educatin Unless the Chair f the Divisin f Educatin grants permissin t fllw an alternate plan, it is recmmended that Educatin curses be taken sequentially as utlined in the Teacher Educatin Handbk. The learning utcmes/standards fr Elementary Educatin (K-6), Special Educatin General Curriculum, and Theatre Arts Educatin (K-12) prgrams are based n the Nrth Carlina Prfessinal Teacher Standards adpted by the Nrth Carlina Department f Public Instructin and the Nrth Carlina State Bard f Educatin. Elementary Educatin (K-6) Prgram f Study The Elementary Educatin (K-6) prgram with Teacher Licensure prepares candidates t becme teachers wh are cmpetent and dedicated, pssess high prfessinal and persnal standards, and act as reflective mentrs fr their students. The Elementary Educatin (K-6) Discipline Candidates wh cmplete the Teacher Educatin Prgram and becme licensed teachers are individuals wh have a distinct knwledge abut the practice and thery f teaching as well as a balanced sense f persnal values, integrity, and mral wrth. It is als expected that candidates wh cmplete an Elementary Educatin prgram f study and becme teachers will reflect n all aspects f the teaching/learning prcess and mentr their wn students. They will pssess the prfessinal dedicatin t wrk with students, parents, faculty, and cmmunity. Missin f the Elementary Educatin (K-6) Prgram The Elementary Educatin Prgram at Lees-McRae Cllege prvides teacher candidates the knwledge, skills, and dispsitins needed fr successful emplyment as schlteachers in the 21st Century classrm. Specific areas f emphasis include the integratin f a reflective practitiner framewrk, assessment, and technlgy applicatins. Standards fr Elementary Grades Teacher Candidates Elementary teachers prvide a fundatin fr K-6 students t becme lifelng learners and critical thinkers wh can successfully functin, cmpete, and flurish in a glbal sciety. Therefre, effective 21 st century elementary educatin teacher candidates must pssess an verarching understanding and knwledge f the key cncepts which drive all cntent instructin. These key cncepts, cnnected with ther cre standards, include candidates knwledge f assessment and instructin, the nature f the learner, schl gvernance and culture, theries f learning and develpment, critical use f technlgy and the understanding f hw the arts affect and interact with all ther cntent areas. While cntent knwledge is essential, elementary teacher candidates must als understand the dynamic relatinships and cnnectins between cntent, instructinal design, and assessment in relatin t all elementary Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

11 children. The elementary teacher candidate must understand the integrative and cmplex relatinship between the fllwing key cncepts: Assessment and Instructin Nature f the Learner Schl Gvernance and Culture Theries f Learning Critical Use f Technlgy Classrm Learning Envirnment In rder t deliver cntent effectively, elementary teacher candidates must als have a brad understanding f 21st century literacy skills. The 21st century teacher candidate defines literacy as the ability t identify, understand, interpret, create, cmmunicate and cmpute using a variety f auditry and visual frmats and cntexts. This includes, but is nt limited t, print, visual images, nline databases, internet, pdcasting, etc. It is imprtant fr teacher candidates t understand that literacy invlves a cntinuum f learning within each cntent area, which will enable individuals t achieve their gals thrugh develping and expanding their knwledge and understanding. (UNESCO - United Natins Educatinal, Scientific and Cultural Organizatin) It is critical that the 21st century teacher candidate pssess an understanding f the cntent essential t meet the bjectives f the Nrth Carlina Standard Curse f Study (NCSCS) and the elementary educatin curriculum. Elementary teacher educatin candidates must pssess a strng knwledge f the NCSCS in rder t deliver effectively the cntent assciated with the fllwing standards. Standard 1: Elementary grades teacher candidates have the knwledge and understanding f language and hw language is used t develp effective cmmunicatin in listening, speaking, viewing, reading, thinking, and writing. (Reading/Language Arts) In rder t enhance the Nrth Carlina Standard Curse f Study, 21st century reading and language arts teacher candidates knw and understand literacy prcesses t facilitate cntinuus grwth in language arts. Teacher candidates must understand that the language arts are transactive prcesses that include the learner, the text, the learning gal, and the cntext in which learning ccurs. Teacher candidates understand that literacy prcesses are integrative acrss cntent areas and instructinal mdalities. Teacher candidates must als have a brad knwledge f the fundatins f reading and have the ability t use a wide range f reading assessments that infrm instructinal decisins fr bth individual students and grups f students. Teacher candidates must have the expertise t create literate envirnments that fster reading and writing in the 21st century in their classrms and schls. Elementary teacher candidates are knwledgeable in and are able t design and implement learning tasks that invlve: A. the functin, the influence and the diversity f language. B. integrated practices f multimdal literacies. C. fundatins f reading. D. reading prcesses thrugh a wide range f text. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

12 E. a wide range f reading and writing assessment tls and results in rder t prvide develpmentally apprpriate instructin. F. multiple cmpsing prcesses. G. best instructinal practices and techniques in the language arts fr all learners. Standard 2: Elementary grades teacher candidates have the knwledge and understanding f mathematical cnventins and prcesses skills relative t: number sense, numeratin, numerical peratins, and algebraic thinking; spatial sense, measurement and gemetry; patterns, relatinships, and functins; and data analysis, prbability and statistics. (Mathematics) In rder t enhance the Nrth Carlina Standard Curse f Study, 21st century teacher candidates knw and understand mathematical cntent and prcess skills t facilitate cntinuus develpment in mathematics. These teacher candidates demnstrate knwledge f learners mental representatins f the cntent, including learners typical pre-cnceptins, miscnceptins, errrs, and learning trajectries. In additin mathematics teacher candidates demnstrate knwledge f the cntent as represented by instructinal media and strategies, including sequencing f units and tpics, varius examples, metaphr, mdels, tasks, tls, and technlgies used. Teacher candidates understand that prblem slving, reasning, cmmunicatin, cnnectin, and representatin are integrative acrss cntent areas and instructinal mdalities. Elementary teacher candidates are knwledgeable in and are able t design and implement mathematical tasks that invlve: A. prblem slving, reasning and prf, cmmunicatin, cnnectin, and representatin. B. number sense, numeratin, and numerical peratins. C. spatial sense, measurement and gemetry. D. patterns, relatinships, and functins and algebraic thinking. E. data analysis, prbability and statistics. F. mathematical tls and manipulatives. Standard 3: Elementary grades teacher candidates have the knwledge and understanding f scientific inquiry, prcess skills, cncepts and applicatins relative t the life, physical, and earth sciences. (Science) In rder t enhance the Nrth Carlina Standard Curse f Study, 21st century teacher candidates use cnceptual and prcedural knwledge t guide their students t inquisitively learn, reasn, and think critically, lgically, and creatively. Using this knwledge, candidates teach students t make infrmed decisins thrugh analyzing prblems in rder t cnstruct alternative explanatins and cmmunicate scientific arguments. Teacher candidates must have the knwledge f inquiry based science, effective use f science prcess skills, and the imprtance f debating issues invlving science and technlgy frm a glbal perspective. Teacher candidates realize that science cntent is cnstantly evlving. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

13 Elementary teacher candidates are knwledgeable in and are able t design and implement science learning activities that: A. demnstrate apprpriate safety practices and prcedures t ensure the welfare and safety f all students and living rganisms in the learning envirnment, including prper maintenance and dispsal f materials. B. use the unifying cncepts and prcesses in the life, physical, and earth sciences. C. invlve the nature f science, the histrical develpment f scientific thught, the prcess f scientific inquiry, and the reciprcal relatinship between science and sciety. D. invlve the applicatin f science skills, equipment and prcesses, technlgical tls and mathematical knwledge and skills. E. allw students t develp and apply cntent knwledge and critical thinking skills that lead t the develpment f scientific literacy. Standard 4: Elementary grades teacher candidates have the necessary knwledge specific fr prducing knwledgeable, glbal citizens wh are critical thinkers in a demcratic sciety. (Scial Studies) In rder t enhance the Nrth Carlina Standard Curse f Study, 21st century teacher candidates use integrated cntent frm the scial sciences, as well as apprpriate cntent frm the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences in rder t prmte civic cmpetence. Teacher candidates understand the imprtance f preparing their students t becme knwledgeable, glbal citizens wh are critical thinkers and effective decisin-makers in a demcratic sciety. These essential cncepts assume a glbal perspective n cntent and call fr distinct and develpmentally apprpriate pedaggies fr 21st century learners at the elementary grade levels. Elementary teacher candidates are knwledgeable in and are able t design and implement learning activities that incrprate: A. culture and cultural diversity. B. time, cntinuity and change. C. ecnmic, scientific, and technlgical develpment. D. individuals, grups and institutins. E. civic ideals and practices. Standard 5: Elementary grades teacher candidates have the knwledge and understanding f mental, emtinal, physical, and scial health t empwer students t make healthy lifestyle chices. (Healthful Living) In rder t enhance the Nrth Carlina Standard Curse f Study, 21st century teacher candidates are able t identify, articulate, and mdel healthy lifestyle chices that will impact student health. These teacher candidates demnstrate knwledge f best practices and laws (Healthy Active Child Mandate) that impact and prmte health and well being. Teacher candidates make explicit cnnectins t healthy chices that lead t the imprvement f student learning, interpersnal and intrapersnal relatinships, and verall quality f life. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

14 Elementary teacher candidates are knwledgeable in and are able t design and implement learning tasks that demnstrate the: A. benefits f a physically active life. B. imprtance f prper nutritin. C. prmtin f healthy relatinships. D. cnsequences f substance abuse. E. preventin f accidents and injuries. Standard 6: Elementary grades teacher candidates integrate art thrughut the curriculum. (The Arts) 21st century teacher candidates create meaningful learning experiences which are relevant, rigrus, and enhance the cntent by prviding alternate ways t think critically and cmmunicate ideas. Elementary teacher candidates are knwledgeable in and are able t design and implement learning tasks that demnstrate: A. a general knwledge f the fundamentals f music, dance, theatre, and/r visual arts. B. the ability t create interdisciplinary lessns/units that integrate the cntent areas with the arts t enhance classrm instructin and student learning. Why Study Elementary Educatin (K-6) at Lees-McRae Cllege? The Lees-McRae Elementary Educatin (K-6) prgram prvides candidates with the knwledge, skills, and dispsitins necessary t be utstanding teachers. The prgram als prvides a curse f study that prmtes a psitive and hlistic understanding f the teaching prfessin within a reflective practitiner framewrk. Chice f Bachelr f Arts r Bachelr f Science Degree The Bachelr f Arts degree requires a level f prficiency in Spanish that helps graduates better meet the needs f the diverse ppulatins they may serve. The Bachelr f Science degree requires additinal curses in math and/r science abve the cre requirements. This prvides the graduate with a strnger fundatin in math/science in rder t better prepare K-6 students t meet the needs f STEM prgrams in public schls. Accreditatin The Elementary Educatin prgram at Lees-McRae Cllege has achieved the high standards required t maintain accreditatin by the Teacher Educatin Accreditatin Cuncil (TEAC) and Nrth Carlina State Department f Public Instructin (NCDPI). Building n the Lees-McRae liberal arts General Educatin Cre curriculum, the prgram curriculum has a balance f philsphy, thery, and practice fr effective teacher preparatin. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

15 Exceptinal Children The Elementary Prgram at Lees-McRae Cllege includes a curse t give candidates strategies t deal with the varius diverse learners they will encunter in the classrm. Field Experience Field experiences begin with the first curses in the Teacher Educatin Prgram. The required field experiences ccur in lgical prgressin frm bservatin, t assisting, t student teaching. Each prvides fr a smth transitin t the next level f expectatin, thereby assuring success at each level. Many field experiences take place at Lees-McRae Prfessinal Develpment Schls (PDS). These specially selected schls enable candidates t wrk clsely with prfessinals wh are cmmitted t the educatinal success f future teachers. Teacher Candidate Prtfli Candidates cmplete a Pre-Prfessinal Prtfli demnstrating their knwledge, skills, and dispsitins fr the teaching prfessin. Technlgy Skills The prgram als requires the demnstratin f cmpetence in the technlgy standards adpted by the Internatinal Sciety fr Technlgy Educatin Natinal Educatinal Technlgy Standards fr Teachers (ISTE/NETS*T) expected f all teachers by the State f Nrth Carlina. Faculty and Staff The faculty and staff f the prgram are well qualified fr the psitins they hld and the respnsibilities they fulfill. All faculty have apprpriate degrees and public schl experience, and methds faculty have NC Prfessinal Licensure. Staff members are knwledgeable f the prgram, cmpetent in required skills, and supprtive f candidates and faculty, exemplifying the reflective practitiner framewrk. Candidate/Faculty Rati The candidate/faculty rati is apprpriate t allw fr psitive interactin. Class size is held t a number that allws fr a high level f candidate participatin and small grup activity. Faculty members are available t mentr and wrk with candidate needs n an individual basis. When in field experiences, candidates are prvided apprpriate supervisin. Bachelr f Arts r Science in Elementary Educatin On-Campus Majr The BA/BS in Elementary Educatin requires 63 semester hurs and includes the fllwing cmpnents: Cmpletin f the General Educatin Cre and Degree Requirements fr the Bachelr f Arts r Bachelr f Science degree Elementary Educatin Prerequisites: PSY 253 Develpmental Psychlgy (Fall f Sphmre Year) 3 HUM 231 Advanced Cmpsitin (Spring f Sphmre Year) 3 MAT 112 Cllege Algebra 3 Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

16 Required Majr Curses (63 semester hurs) Recmmended: EDU 102 Intrductin t Educatin (spring nly/freshman year) 3 Required: EDU 201 Intr. t Public Schl Teaching (fall nly/sphmre year) 3 Prfessinal Studies and Field Experience (admissin t Teacher Ed Required t take these curses). Fall Junir Year EDU 321 Educatinal Psychlgy 3 EDU 322 Fundatins f American Educatin 3 EDU 323 Assessment f Student Learning 3 EDU 325 Reflective Teaching/Classrm Mgt. 3 EDU 351 Literature fr Children 3 25 Hur Field Placement Spring Junir Year EDU 324 Managing Envirnment Fr Diverse Learners 3 EDU 381 Cmputer/Media Applicatins in the Classrm 3 EDU 327 Strategies fr Math and Science 3 EDU 328 Beginning Literacy 3 EDU 329 Teacher as Researcher 3 25 Hur Field Placement Fall Senir Year EDU 417 Math & Science Methds fr Elementary Schl 4 EDU 418 ELA and Scial Studies Methds fr Elementary Schl 4 EDU 419 Creative Methds and Materials 4 EDU 473 Field Experience/Seminar 3 Spring Senir Year EDU 491 Student Teaching/Seminar 12 EDU 499 Senir Research/Impact n Student Learning Prject 3 Additinal Elective Curses (enugh t reach the 120 hur level) Educatin Minr The Educatin minr requires 24 semester hurs beynd the General Educatin Cre and Degree Requirements and includes the fllwing: Required Minr Curses (24 semester hurs) PSY 253 EDU 321 EDU 323 Child Develpment Educatinal Psychlgy Assessing Student Learning Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

17 EDU 329 EDU 351 EDU 324 EDU 328 EDU 381 The Teacher as Researcher Literature fr Children Managing the Envirnment fr Diverse Learners Beginning Literacy Cmputer/Media Applicatins Bachelr f Arts r Science in Elementary Educatin Extended-Campus/Online Majr The BA/BS in Elementary Educatin requires 60 semester hurs and includes the fllwing cmpnents: Cmpletin f the General Educatin Cre. Fr Extended-Campus and Online candidates, this requirement can be met with (1) The transfer f an Assciate in Arts degree frm a reginally accredited schl, r (2) The transfer f 65 semester credit hurs frm [an] accredited schl(s) that meet the Nrth Carlina Transfer Mdule. In additin, PSY 241 Develpmental Psychlgy and MAT 171 are required. Meet the Minimum Standards fr Admissin t the LMC Teacher Educatin Prgram as indicated in the Lees-McRae Cllege Catalg in the sectins entitled Cnsideratins and Prvisins fr Candidates Transferring t Lees-McRae Cllege and Applicatin and Admissin Prcess fr Lees-McRae Cllege Elementary Educatin Prgram(s). Required Majr Curses (60 semester hurs) Cmpleted ver 4 semesters and ne summer term. First Semester Junir Year EDU 322 Fundatins f American Educatin 3 EDU 323 Assessment f Student Learning 3 EDU 351 Literature fr Children 3 EDU 381 Cmputers/Media fr Educatin 3 25 Hur Field Placement Secnd Semester Junir Year EDU 324 Managing Envirnment Fr Diverse Learners 3 EDU 327 Strategies fr Math and Science 3 EDU 328 Beginning Literacy 3 EDU 329 Teacher as Researcher 3 25 Hur Field Placement Summer EDU 321 Educatinal Psychlgy 3 EDU 325 Reflective Teaching/Classrm Management 3 First Semester Senir Year EDU 417 Math & Science Methds fr Elementary 4 Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

18 EDU 418 ELA & Scial Studies Methds fr Elementary 4 EDU 419 Creative Methds and Materials 4 EDU 473 Elementary Field Experience/Seminar 3 Secnd Semester Senir Year EDU 491 Student Teaching/Seminar 12 EDU 499 Senir Research/Impact n Student Learning Prject 3 Teacher Candidates shuld nte that Extended Campus and Online Candidates will be expected t attend a functin n Main Campus ne Saturday in the fall f their Junir Year and in the fall f their Senir Year. Additinal Requirements fr Online Candidates In additin, Online Candidates will be required t attend a face-t-face rientatin and may als be required t attend ne r mre annual face-t-face meetings at a gegraphical lcatin t be determined. The date and lcatin f these sessins will be prvided by the Reginal Site Crdinatr. Face-t-face sessins will fcus bth n prgrammatic and instructinal elements f the prgram. As part f the Online Prgram, methds curses may require sme synchrnus class meetings. These will all be held in the evening fr the cnvenience f thse wh are emplyed full-time. During the senir year, all candidates will be required t attend three sessins at ne f the LMC campus sites (ITU presentatin, senir meeting with Cperating Teachers, and Senir Final Seminar). Online assignments and hmewrk are submitted nline electrnically via the Curse Management Tl, Sakai and mdules are psted in a user-friendly frmat. All readings, assignments, tests, and prjects will be the same as thse in the seated classes. Technlgy Requirements Cnsistent access t reliable high-speed Internet service (DSL r faster) Headset with micrphne (required) Printer (required) Dcument scanner (required) Webcam (recmmended) Micrsft Office 2010 r higher (as an LMC student, this is a free dwnlad. See fr infrmatin and directins) Adbe Acrbat Reader (free dwnlad) The current versin f Sakai supprts the use f Internet Explrer 11, Safari 7+, Firefx 29+, and Chrme 35+. Firefx and Chrme wrk best with the Sakai platfrm. TaskStream TM Accunt (Additinal directins fr purchase will be prvided in the first semester). Candidates must have a technlgy backup plan t ensure access t the Internet and cmputers in the event f unfreseen circumstances such as electrical utages due t adverse weather, cmputer malfunctins, and Internet utages. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

19 After Graduatin With the current budget situatin in public K-12 schls, districts are selective in chsing teachers. Lees-McRae Teacher Candidates are prepared t be cmpetitive in the prfessinal jb market. In rder t attract the best candidates, sme public schl systems pay a signing bnus and/r mving expenses and assist new teachers prfessinally in many ways. Ultimately, the greatest reward f a career in Elementary Educatin is the satisfactin that cmes with being a psitive influence n the scial, emtinal, physical, and academic develpment f children. Special Educatin General Curriculum (K-12) Prgram f Study The Special Educatin General Curriculum prgram with Teacher Licensure prepares candidates t becme teachers wh are cmpetent and dedicated, pssess high prfessinal and persnal standards, and act as reflective mentrs fr their students. The Special Educatin (K-12) Discipline Candidates wh cmplete the Teacher Educatin Prgram and becme licensed teachers are individuals wh have a distinct knwledge abut the practice and thery f teaching as well as a balanced sense f persnal values, integrity, and mral wrth. It is als expected that candidates wh cmplete a Special Educatin prgram f study and becme teachers will reflect n all aspects f the teaching/learning prcess and mentr their wn students. They will pssess the prfessinal dedicatin t wrk with students, parents, faculty, and cmmunity. Missin f the Special Educatin (K-12) Prgram The Special Educatin Prgram at Lees-McRae Cllege prvides teacher candidates the knwledge, skills, and dispsitins needed fr successful emplyment as schlteachers in the 21st Century classrm. Specific areas f emphasis include the integratin f a reflective practitiner framewrk, assessment, and technlgy applicatins. Standards fr Special Educatin: General Curriculum Teacher Candidates Bth NCLB and IDEA wrk t ensure that students with disabilities have access t the general curriculum and be educated in the least restrictive envirnment. The new standards fr special educatin teachers have been develped t align with the ABC Plus accuntability utcmes and the US Department f Educatin s accuntability standards established in NCLB legislatin. The new standards fr special educatin teachers are in additin t the Nrth Carlina Prfessinal Teaching Standards that were adpted by the Nrth Carlina State Bard f Educatin in June The new specialty area standards fr Special Educatin: General Curriculum were develped in the spring 2008 t better prepare teachers t address the unique needs f students with disabilities in the 21 st century. The new standards were aligned with the Cuncil fr Exceptinal Children (CEC) Standards and are the basis fr teacher prgram develpment, teacher preparatin prgram evaluatin, and prfessinal develpment. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

20 In the 21 st century, teachers f students with disabilities will need t knw and be able t address: the plicies, prcess and prcedures fr prviding special educatin services. assessment and hw it drives instructinal and behaviral interventin. research-validated instructinal and behaviral strategies. mathematics, language and literacy instructin in a systematic, explicit, multi-sensry apprach. the impact f the envirnment n behavir and learning fr students with disabilities. the needs f families, general educatin teachers and ther prfessinals thrugh effective cllabratin and cnsultatin. Standard 1: Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates knw the plicies, prcess and prcedures fr prviding special educatin services. Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates have a thrugh understanding f the Plicies Gverning Services fr Children with Disabilities. Thrugh this knwledge f the prcess f referral, evaluatin, and develpment f the individualized educatin prgram (IEP), teachers prvide apprpriate individualized educatin in the least restrictive envirnment. Knw the Plicies Gverning Services fr Children with Disabilities Understand the placement prcess frm referral t delivery f services Knw the typical characteristics f students in each disability categry. Understand and facilitate effective planning fr transitins (preschl, schl, pstsecndary/adult). Standard 2: Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates have the knwledge and skills t use a variety f assessment techniques t plan and implement instructin, mnitr student prgress, and dcument learning. Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates use a variety f assessment strategies and surces t determine students prir knwledge, skills, interests and learning styles. They plan apprpriate instructin, evaluate prgress tward learning gals and infrm families and prfessinal service prviders. Teacher candidates view assessment as an integral part f the teaching/learning cycle, in which assessment drives instructin, and evaluatin f learner utcmes infrms further instructin. Teacher candidates use regular, frequent, valid, and reliable utcme measures t evaluate and respnd t the prgress f individual students tward annual gals and t differentiate instructin in a tiered mdel. Evaluate reliability, validity, and the technical sundness t select measures used in assessing students fr eligibility, instructinal decisins, and prgress mnitring. Demnstrate instructinal decisins using grade-level benchmarks, CBM, and prgress mnitring data in a tiered mdel fr differentiatin f instructin. Assess students reading perfrmance by btaining measures f phnemic awareness, lettersund assciatin skills, wrd identificatin skills, fluency, vcabulary and cmprehensin. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

21 Assess students written language perfrmance by gaining measures f fine mtr skills, mechanics f writing, writing fluency and written expressin. Assess students mathematics perfrmance thrugh analysis f errr patterns and an understanding f the cmpnents f number sense (quantity/magnitude, frm f a number, base ten, equality, numeratin, algebraic and gemetric equatin and prprtinal reasning). Use age apprpriate transitin assessments fr students ages 14 and abve. Standard 3: Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates have a brad wrking knwledge f research-validated instructinal and behaviral strategies t facilitate learning acrss the curriculum fr K-12 students. Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates utilize research-validated instructinal and behaviral strategies t facilitate learning acrss the varius disciplines. Cgnitive and behaviral techniques supprt the use f best practices fr all students. Research-validated techniques supprt innvative integratin f standards-based cntent with apprpriate use f technlgy. Demnstrate hw t teach scial skills using explicit and systematic instructin. Demnstrate cmpetency t design a self-management prgram and instruct students n implementatin f prgram. Knw research-validated cgnitive learning strategies. Knw research-validated meta-cgnitive learning strategies. Demnstrate the principles f Universal Design fr Learning thrugh the use f multiple means f representatin, expressin, and engagement acrss the curriculum. Plan and facilitate cmprehensive transitin services. Standard 4: Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates have the knwledge and skills t use systematic, explicit, multi-sensry methds t teach cmmunicatin skills, reading, written expressin, and mathematics. Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates prvide a cmprehensive series f daily instructinal lessns in cmmunicatin skills, reading, written language and math that are systemic, explicit and multi-sensry. Understand the essential cmpnents f the English language (phnetics and phnlgy, sund prductin, mrphlgy and rthgraphy, semantics and syntax and pragmatics) and the impact f language n learning. Understand the critical cmpnents f cmprehensive reading instructin (phnemic awareness, letter-sund assciatins, wrd identificatin, spelling, reading fluency, vcabulary, reading cmprehensin). Understand and prvide instructin in the essential cmpnents f math instructin (quantity/magnitude, frm f a number, base ten, equality, numeratin, algebraic and gemetric applicatin and prprtinal reasning). Understand and prvide instructin in the essential cmpnents f written language instructin (cmpsitin and cnventins). Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

22 Standard 5: Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates have the knwledge and skills t teach students t use behavirs that prmte success in the learning envirnment, which include the develpment f scial cmpetence. Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates use effective strategies that prmte a psitive learning envirnment. They als use small-grup and individualized strategies that enable students with behavir prblems t develp academic and scial cmpetence. Teacher candidates use individualized behavir management strategies fr thse with mre severe behavir prblems. Knw hw t establish rules and prcedures that cnvey behaviral expectatins. Demnstrate hw t teach scial skills using explicit and systematic instructin. Demnstrate cmpetency t cnduct and analyze a functinal behavir assessment. Demnstrate cmpetency t use functinal behaviral assessment results t develp a psitive behavir supprt plan based n research-validated interventins. Knw hw t implement individualized psitive behavir supprt strategies based n functinal behavir assessment results fr students with significant behavir prblems. Standard 6: Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates cllabrate and cnsult with families, general educatin teachers and ther prfessinals t further the academic and scial develpment f students. Special Educatin: General Curriculum teacher candidates recgnize hw accessing resurces and cllabrating with families, schls, and the cmmunity can impact student success. Cmmunicating and building trusting partnerships with families, including thse frm culturally and linguistically diverse backgrunds, are essential elements that must be implemented. Teacher candidates partner with families t gather critical infrmatin t assess student prgress and design instructin. Inclusive educatin and ther cllabrative teaching mdels assist with prviding access t the general curriculum. Demnstrate effective cmmunicatin strategies. Establish effective interagency cllabratin with adult service prviders. Mdel evidence based variatins f c-teaching. Cllabrate and cnsult with interpreters, transliteratrs and ther related / adult service prviders. Maintain cnfidentiality. Prvide effective paraeducatr supervisin. Why Study Special Educatin General Curriculum (K-12) at Lees-McRae Cllege? The Lees-McRae Special Educatin (K-12) prgram prvides candidates with the knwledge, skills, and dispsitins necessary t be utstanding teachers f exceptinal children. The prgram als prvides a curse f study that prmtes a psitive and hlistic understanding f the teaching prfessin within a reflective practitiner framewrk. Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

23 Chice f Bachelr f Arts r Bachelr f Science Degree The Bachelr f Arts degree requires a level f prficiency in Spanish that helps graduates better meet the needs f the diverse ppulatins they may serve. The Bachelr f Science degree requires additinal curses in math and/r science abve the cre requirements. This prvides the graduate with a strnger fundatin in math/science in rder t better prepare K-12 students t meet the needs f STEM prgrams in public schls. Accreditatin The Special Educatin prgram at Lees-McRae Cllege has achieved the high standards required t maintain accreditatin by the Nrth Carlina State Department f Public Instructin (NCDPI). Building n the Lees-McRae liberal arts General Educatin Cre curriculum, the prgram curriculum has a balance f philsphy, thery, and practice fr effective teacher preparatin. Field Experience Field experiences begin with the first curses in the Teacher Educatin Prgram. The required field experiences ccur in lgical prgressin frm bservatin, t assisting, t student teaching. Each prvides fr a smth transitin t the next level f expectatin, thereby assuring success at each level. Many field experiences take place at Lees-McRae Prfessinal Develpment Schls (PDS). These specially selected schls enable candidates t wrk clsely with prfessinals wh are cmmitted t the educatinal success f future teachers. Teacher Candidate Prtfli Candidates cmplete a Pre-Prfessinal Prtfli demnstrating their knwledge, skills, and dispsitins fr the teaching prfessin. Technlgy Skills The prgram requires the demnstratin f cmpetence in the technlgy standards adpted by the Internatinal Sciety fr Technlgy Educatin Natinal Educatinal Technlgy Standards fr Teachers (ISTE/NETS*T) expected f all teachers by the State f Nrth Carlina. Faculty and Staff The faculty and staff f the prgram are well qualified fr the psitins they hld and the respnsibilities they fulfill. All full-time faculty have terminal degrees and public schl experience, and methds faculty have NC Prfessinal Licensure. Staff members are knwledgeable f the prgram, cmpetent in required skills, and supprtive f candidates and faculty, exemplifying the reflective practitiner framewrk. Candidate/Faculty Rati The candidate/faculty rati is apprpriate t allw fr psitive interactin. Class size is held t a number that allws fr a high level f candidate participatin and small grup activity. Faculty members are available t mentr and wrk with candidate needs n an individual basis. When in field experiences, candidates are prvided apprpriate supervisin. Bachelr f Arts r Science in Special Educatin General Curriculum On-Campus Majr The BA/BS in Special Educatin General Curriculum requires 63 semester hurs and includes the fllwing cmpnents: Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin

24 Cmpletin f the General Educatin Cre and Degree Requirements fr the Bachelr f Arts r Bachelr f Science degree Special Educatin Prerequisites: PSY 253 Develpmental Psychlgy (Fall f Sphmre Year) 3 HUM 231 Advanced Cmpsitin (Spring f Sphmre Year) 3 MAT 112 Cllege Algebra 3 Required Majr Curses (63 semester hurs) Recmmended: EDU 102 Intrductin t Educatin (spring nly/freshman year) 3 Required: EDU 201 Intr. t Public Schl Teaching (fall nly/sphmre year) 3 Prfessinal Studies and Field Experience (admissin t Teacher Ed Required t take these curses). Fall Junir Year EDU 321 Educatinal Psychlgy 3 EDU 322 Fundatins f American Educatin 3 EDU 323 Assessment f Student Learning 3 EDU 325 Reflective Teaching/Classrm Mgt. 3 SPE 210 The Exceptinal Child 3 25 Hur Field Placement Spring Junir Year EDU 324 Managing Envirnment Fr Diverse Learners 3 EDU 381 Cmputer/Media Applicatins in the Classrm 3 EDU 328 Qualitative Literacies 3 EDU 329 Teacher as Researcher 3 SPE 313 Assessment and Cllabratin fr EC 3 25 Hur Field Placement Fall Senir Year SPE 404 K-6 EC Methds 3 SPE EC Methds 3 SPE 402 Students with Reading Difficulties 3 SPE 414 Behavirs 3 EDU 473 Field Experience/Seminar 3 Spring Senir Year EDU 491 Student Teaching/Seminar 12 EDU 499 Senir Research/Impact n Student Learning Prject 3 Additinal Elective Curses (enugh t reach the 120 hur level) Lees-McRae Cllege Teacher Educatin Handbk Editin