Next is a proposal to revise SE434-Special Education Practicum so it would fit into the Special Education with Certification Option. Students would take this course at the same time as they do their student teaching. It would be at a selected site with a Special Education Certified Instructor and would be overseen by the Special Education Coordinator in our department. This would be one of the approved Special Education Electives. We need to look over the framework carefully and make some suggestions for revisions.
Technology is another area that needs to be reviewed.
The Council agreed to discuss this as a body at the December meeting. This is a high priority item that we will continue to work on. This is a continuing process that everyone is working on. If an area cannot be completed, then this is something to think about addressing in their program. Finally they were asked to identify courses students are required to take in order to attain the knowledge, skills and dispositions required by their discipline.