Instructional Strategist II: Significant Support Needs Endorsement K-12 Learning/Behavioral

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Buena Vista University offers coursework in special education leading to an educational endorsement as an Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate and/or Strategist II: Significant Support Needs Cognitive or Behavioral. This endorsement is designed to accompany coursework for a major in elementary education or secondary education licensure. Completion of any of these endorsement options allows one to teach in resource, inclusive/mainstreamed, and partially self-contained settings with students have exceptionalities in the area of mild to moderate disabilities and/or significant support needs. Buena Vista University also offers a major in Special Education leading to an endorsement as a K-12 Special Education Generalist.

The special education endorsement requires completion of an elementary education major or disciplinary major including secondary education licensure and the following special education courses:

Courses

EDUC 336 - Literacy Foundations I 3 Credit(s)
OR
EDUC 337 - Literacy Foundations II 3 Credit(s)
OR
SEDU 337 - Literacy Foundations II 3 Credit(s)
EDUC 338 - Literacy Methods and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
OR
SEDU 365 - Methods of Reading in the Content Areas and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
EDUC 393 - Elementary Math Methods and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
OR
SEDU 421 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 101 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 103 - Introduction to Learners with Significant Behavioral Disabilities 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 210 - Special Education Law and Professional Practices with Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 220 - Multidisciplinary Assessment and Evaluation 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 230 - Transitions and Self-Determination 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 292 - Instructional Strategies in Special Education and Field Experience 2 Credit(s)
ESSI 303 - Methods of Teaching Differentiated Curriculum and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 307 - Methods for Teaching Students with Behavioral Disabilities with Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 310 - Behavior Interventions and Supports 3 Credit(s)
MATH 123 - Mathematics for Elementary Education I 3 Credit(s)
TEAC 493 - Student Teaching - Significant Support Needs, Learning/Behavioral (K-12) 3-6 Credit(s)

Note(s)

Note: The Instructional Strategies II endorsement is taken in addition to a student’s primary area of teacher preparation (elementary or secondary education). The primary area of preparation includes 12 credit hours of student teaching. TEAC 493 will substitute for six of those student teaching credit hours.

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Instructional Strategist II: Significant Support Needs Endorsement K-12 Learning/Behavioral

Courses

Note(s)

44 credit hours