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The Georgia Professional Standards Commission and Valdosta
State University are developing a series of web-based courses for Georgia
certified special education teachers who may use them to qualify for newly
revised state certification. The two web-based course series will provide
fifteen(15) semester hours of content in the area of reading and provide
fifteen(15) semester hours of preparation in mathematics designed for special
educators. The web-based modules will be used in a program for certified special
educator programs that provides state approved content for either college credit
or professional learning credits. These courses are for special
education candidates who are seeking initial state certification and will
fill the requirements of Title II Part A for highly qualified special education
teachers who teach core academic content.
| Reading Certification Courses |
| Trends and
Issues in the Teaching of Reading A review of current issues and trends in literacy education. Emphasis is on the principal viewpoints on these issues, including opposing points of view. |
| Teaching Reading and
Writing in the Primary Grades This course is an introduction to content, theoretical perspectives, and evidence-based strategies for teaching children in the primary grades to read and write. Major topics include building a literacy foundation in phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. |
| Teaching
Reading and Writing in Middle and Secondary Grades To prepare educators to teach and evaluate reading and writing across the curriculum. Examination of current research relevant to teaching and evaluation of reading and writing in a school environment. Motivating students to read widely and developing vocabulary, reading comprehension, and study skills will be addressed in relation to the school curriculum. |
| Reading in the Content
Areas The simultaneous teaching of reading skills and course content. Emphasis is placed on preparing students for content area reading assignments, providing support during reading, and promoting higher level thinking. Motivating students to read widely and developing vocabulary, reading comprehension, and study skills will be dealt with in relation to the content areas. |
| Diagnosis and Correction
of Reading Difficulties Students will study the nature and causes of reading difficulties, develop and conduct diagnostic assessments, interpret the results of the assessments, and plan instructional programs to address the learning needs of children. Students will conduct the assessments and implement the instructional plan in a tutoring setting. |
| Mathematics Certification Courses |
| Mathematics Process Standards An in-depth study of processes underlying the P-12 mathematics curriculum. The focus of this course is the five process standards as identified in the Georgia Performance Standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Communication, Connections, and Representation. Activities are provided to enhance and extend the mathematics of the K-12 exceptional education teacher. |
| Numbers and Operations An in-depth study of concepts and processes underlying the P-12 Numbers and Operations mathematics curriculum. Special emphasis will be on numeration, number systems, estimation, and computational algorithms. Problem solving and historical context serve as unifying strands.The course includes learning modules that will develop both problem-solving and pedagogical skills necessary to teach P – 12 Numbers and Operations. Experiences with instructional materials that are integral in P-12 exceptional education teaching are also included. |
| Algebraic Thinking An in-depth study of concepts and processes underlying the P-12 algebraic mathematics curriculum. The use of electronic as well as physical manipulative for teaching algebraic ideas will be employed as the content warrants. Patterning, conjectures, and activities are provided to enhance and extend the algebraic thinking and understanding of the K-12 exceptional education teacher. |
| Geometry
and Measurement An in-depth study of concepts and processes underlying the P-12 geometry and measurement mathematics curriculum. The use of electronic as well as physical manipulative for teaching geometry and measurement ideas will be employed as the content warrants. Proofs, conjectures, and activities are provided to enhance and extend the geometry and measurement understanding of the K-12 exceptional education teacher. |
Data Analysis and
Probability |
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