News, Announcements & EventsUpcoming EventsDate: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Reception: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Cortelyou Commons Lincoln Park Campus 2324 N. Fremont Chicago IL 60614 Garage parking will be validated and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP for this event by sending an email, including your name, mailing address, program of interest and best number to reach you, to gradevents@depaul.edu - and feel free to bring a friend or colleague! Information Sesseions Graduate Teacher Certification Program Information Sessions. Teacher certification programs provide a master's degree and certification in early childhood, elementary, or secondary teaching certificate. A dual certification program in Elementary and Special Education is also available. For more information, please see Information Sessions for graduate-level Certification Programs or contact the School of Education at 773-325-7740. Advanced Graduate Program Information Sessions. Advanced graduate programs provide professional development opportunities for educators and human services personnel in the areas of Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Curriculum Studies, Educational Leadership, Human Services and Counseling, Special Education (Language, Literacy, Specialized Instruction), as well as Social and Cultural Foundations in Education. For more information, please see Information Sessions for Advanced Graduate Programs or contact the School of Education at 773-325-7740. Doctoral Program Information Sessions. The School of Education offers two strands in the doctoral program: Curriculum Studies and Educational Leadership. For more information, please see Information Sessions for Doctoral Programs or contact the School of Education at 773-325-7740. News |
NEW! Special Education (Type 10 - LBS1) Certificate and Master's Degree
Maximize your ability to teach every student in your class. Understand the strengths and needs of students with disabilities. Increase your repertoire of teaching strategies. DePaul now offers a special education program for practicing teachers who want to enhance their instructional skills and career flexibilty. Candidates in the program will complete indepth course work in characteristics, assessment, and instruction of students with both high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities across the 5-21 age range. The program focuses on helping students with disabilities succeed in the general education classroom as well as on developing strategies for students who need an independence curriculum. The program includes two field-based practicums offered in the summer.For more information about the program, visit the Special Education web page.
NEW! Reading Specialist (Type 10) Certificate and Master's Degree
Become a Reading Specialist. The program is unique because it combines developmental and remedial reading coursework with coursework in learning disabilities. It provides candidates with a well rounded but in-depth understanding of issues related to teaching literacy to students with a wide variety of strengths and needs in urban environments. The graduate program concentration in Reading and Learning Disabilities blends best practices in reading instruction and intervention with an understanding of reading/learning disabilities. The program is housed in the Language, Literacy, and Specialized Instruction (LLSI) Program in the School of Education. Candidates who complete the program will be exposed to theory and practice in reading instruction for a wide variety of "typical" readers and those with reading problems. Coursework also includes the knowledge and skills needed to become a leader in reading curriculum and reading program management for a school or school district.
For more information about the program, visit the Reading and Learning Disabilities web page.
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Announcing New Certification Test for Teacher Certification Students Information
Effective October 1, 2003, persons applying for an early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special K-12 certificate in PE, music or special education are required to pass the Assessment of Professional Teaching Test in addition to the Illinois Test of Basic Skills and the Subject-Matter Knowledge Test (commonly known as the Content Area Test.)
This new test covers the Illinois Core Standards (Professional Teaching Core, Language Arts Core, Technology Core). Information on the framework for the content of the test can be viewed at the Illinois Certification Testing System web site, www.icts.nesinc.com, click "Test Frameworks," then "Assessment of Professional Teaching." A study guide will be available at that web site in March 2003.
Fall 2003 student teachers are advised to take the Assessment of Professional Teaching Test in July 2003. Registration information can be found at the ICTS web site www.icts.nesinc.com in the coming months.
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Become a Reading Specialist. The program is unique because it combines developmental and remedial reading coursework with coursework in learning disabilities. It provides candidates with a well rounded but in-depth understanding of issues related to teaching literacy to students with a wide variety of strengths and needs in urban environments. The graduate program concentration in Reading and Learning Disabilities blends best practices in reading instruction and intervention with an understanding of reading/learning disabilities. The program is housed in the Language, Literacy, and Specialized Instruction (LLSI) Program in the School of Education. Candidates who complete the program will be exposed to theory and practice in reading instruction for a wide variety of "typical" readers and those with reading problems. Coursework also includes the knowledge and skills needed to become a leader in reading curriculum and reading program management for a school or school district. For more information about the program, visit the Reading and Learning Disabilities web page.
Announcing New Certification Test for Teacher Certification Students Information
Effective October 1, 2003, persons applying for an early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special K-12 certificate in PE, music or special education are required to pass the Assessment of Professional Teaching Test in addition to the Illinois Test of Basic Skills and the Subject-Matter Knowledge Test (commonly known as the Content Area Test.)
This new test covers the Illinois Core Standards (Professional Teaching Core, Language Arts Core, Technology Core). Information on the framework for the content of the test can be viewed at the Illinois Certification Testing System web site, www.icts.nesinc.com, click "Test Frameworks," then "Assessment of Professional Teaching." A study guide will be available at that web site in March 2003.
Fall 2003 student teachers are advised to take the Assessment of Professional Teaching Test in July 2003. Registration information can be found at the ICTS web site www.icts.nesinc.com in the coming months.
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