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SPECIAL EDUCATION To apply for the Special Education Program at Miami, you must meet the following requirements: completed at least 30 credit hours
earned a minimum 2.75 gpa
completed EDP 201, EDP 256, and EDP 220 (Oxford only) - courses can be taken during semester of application
100 hours of service experience with persons with exceptionality
one-page essay of interest/philosophy -
September 20, 2016 Dear Student, We welcome you to the Miami University Department of Educational Psychology Special Education major! You have met the criteria to join the ranks of those pursuing a career that makes a difference in the lives of children and as such, you will be helping to shape the next generation of citizens in our society.
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Completion of EDP 201, EDP 256, and EDP220. Field Work EDP 220= 2days; Early Field Block=72 hours; Content Block (Spring)=135 hours; Methods= all day Tuesday or Thursday for 14 weeks (Fall); Student teaching = 5 days for about 15 weeks (Spring)
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Assessment of Professional Knowledge (pedagogy) and a Content Knowledge Assessment. Before student teaching, I must take the content test. To obtain licensure in Ohio, I must pass the pedagogy and content tests.
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Apply for Teaching Position of Interest
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Resident Educator License (Four Year)
ORC 3319.22 OAC 3301-24-18
Teaching (early childhood grades P-3, middle childhood grades 4-9, adolescence to young adult grades 7- 12, multi-age grades P-12, intervention specialist grades K-12/P-12, early childhood intervention specialist grades P-3, career-technical grades 4-12) -
Teacher Performance on Standards & Student Grown Measure
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Creating your teacher portfolio which includes samples of your work and videos of your student teaching.
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Professional Educator License (Five Year)
ORC 3319.22
• Valid for five years
• Renewable
• Requires candidate to have
successfully completed the Ohio Resident Educator Program (if the initial teaching license was a resident educator license or alternative resident educator license) -
Lead Professional Educator License (Five Year)
ORC 3319.22 oAC 3301-24-17
• Valid for five years
• Renewable
• Masters degree
• Nine years of experience under a standard teaching
license or certificate, of which at least 5 years are under a professional/permanent license/certificate or senior professional educator license; and