College of Education & Allied Professions
Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
As of 07/21/2006
Department: Human Services
Program: M.A.Ed./M.A.T. Special Education
Program Goals:
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Develop teachers who are knowledgeable of normal development in cognitive, social-emotional and language areas and within that
framework focus on how students vary in abilities, skills and maturation.
Prepare teachers to differentiate for variation in abilities, skills and maturation and determine congruence with current curricula as a basic for
setting goals and objectives.
Foster a problem-solving framework in which reflective decision-making by observing and collecting information on students is used as a
basis for setting goals and objectives, planning instruction and evaluating the teaching program.
Provide education in a variety of teaching methods and curricular approaches which emphasize creatively using the students' knowledge and
background as a basis for designing inviting teaching and transition programs.
Provide training in working collaboratively with parents and professionals and in managing a positive classroom environment so there is time
for focused learning within an accepting and inviting atmosphere.
Provide teachers with the skills to access and reflect on information in the field of special education through the use of journals, books and
conferences so that their education will continue after graduation.
Student Learning Outcomes:
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Formulate a knowledge base for each of the basic skills in language arts and mathematics.
Demonstrate a broad working knowledge of research-based learning strategies and their relationship to teaching individual students.
Teach students to use behaviors that promote success in the classroom environment.
Organize effective student-learning environments,
Use a variety of assessment techniques to determine instructional content, instructional procedures, and documentation of student learning
and progress.
6. Explicitly teach research-validated instructional and behavior strategies to facilitate learning across the curriculum.
7. Use systematic, explicit, multi-sensory methods to teach reading, written expression and mathematics.
8. Use knowledge about cultural, socioeconomic and family dynamics to guide instructional and/or management planning and selection of
teaching techniques.
9. Know and apply the process and procedures for providing special education services.
10. Collaborate and consult with general education teachers, parents and other professionals.
11. Pursue continued professional development on learning to improve schools and advance knowledge.
8/1/2006
Office of Assessment