Through this innovative program, which integrates formal training and application, students are employed as half-time teachers in the local school district while they complete their degrees. Their faculty-supervised work in the schools comprises an essential part of their coursework. Students identify problems in their settings and bring them back to the University, where faculty and students participate in the problem-solving process. During the summer months, the department runs a speech camp for preschool children at-risk for developmental speech and language problems. Graduate students can also help non-native speakers of English improve speech clarity and collaborate with faculty members on research projects.
Project is an ongoing qualitative research study involving gifted adolescents.
Counselor Education students interview gifted students and their families in a year-long case study. Faculty and students analyze these case studies to validate and refine a model of social and emotional adjustment that counselors, parents, and administrators can turn to in better addressing the needs of these students.