Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
0.00 TEACHERS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION: DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
FORM I-C MATRIX
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Primary
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
ESSP 330 -
ESSP 331 - Teaching
ESSP 332 -
ESSP 333 - Transition
ESSP 334 –
ESSP 458 Student
SEP and Core
Teaching Seminar (3
Courses in Program
Introduction to
Students with Physical
Elementary Methods
Planning and
Communication
8710.5400
credits) / ESSP 459 of Study that serve as
Developmental
and Multiple
for Educating Students Secondary Methods for
Strategies and
Teachers of
co-primary courses
Disabilities (DD)
Disabilities
with Developmental
Students with
Assistive Technologies
Student Teaching:
Special
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
for the standard
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
for Students with
Developmental
(4 credits)
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
Disabilities
Education:
(4 credits)
(11 credits)
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
and Autism
Disabilities
(4 credits)
Subp. . Subject matter standard. A candidate for licensure as a teacher of special education: developmental disabilities must complete a preparation program under
subpart item C, that must include the candidate's demonstration of the knowledge and skills in items A to E.
A. A teacher of special education: developmental disabilities understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and history and context of developmental disabilities as a
foundation on which to base practice. The teacher must understand:
(1) historical and
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philosophical
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Primary
Primary
foundations, legal
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Assessment
Assessment
bases, and
contemporary
issues pertaining
to services to and
the education of
children and youth
with a broad range
of cognitive
impairments and
deficits in adaptive
behavior
(2) the etiology,
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Knowledge
Knowledge
characteristics, and
Primary
Primary
classifications of
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Assessment
developmental
disabilities
(3) current
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Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
educational
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
definitions,
Assessment
identification
criteria and
labeling issues,
and entrance and
exit criteria for
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
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Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
services pertaining
to students with
developmental
disabilities;
(4) general
developmental,
academic, social,
and functional
characteristics of
individuals with
developmental
disabilities as they
relate to levels of
support needed;
(5) research-based
theories of
behavior problems
exhibited by
individuals with
developmental
disabilities;
(6) socialemotional aspects
of developmental
disabilities,
including adaptive
behavior, social
competence,
social isolation,
and learned
helplessness and
the impact on
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
ESSP 448
Knowledge
Primary
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
ESSP 330 -
ESSP 331 - Teaching
ESSP 332 -
ESSP 333 - Transition
ESSP 334 –
ESSP 458 Student
SEP and Core
Teaching Seminar (3
Courses in Program
Introduction to
Students with Physical
Elementary Methods
Planning and
Communication
8710.5400
credits) / ESSP 459 of Study that serve as
Developmental
and Multiple
for Educating Students Secondary Methods for
Strategies and
Teachers of
co-primary courses
Disabilities (DD)
Disabilities
with Developmental
Students with
Assistive Technologies
Student Teaching:
Special
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
for the standard
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
for Students with
Developmental
(4 credits)
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
Disabilities
Education:
(4 credits)
(11 credits)
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
and Autism
Disabilities
(4 credits)
family and
community
relationships;
(7) impact of
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Knowledge
multiple
Primary
Primary
disabilities on
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Assessment
learning and
behavior; and
(8) medical
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aspects and
Primary
terminology of
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cognitive
impairments,
disabilities, and
their implications
for learning.
B. A teacher of special education: developmental disabilities understands referral, assessment, planning, and placement procedures specific to teaching students with
developmental disabilities. The teacher must understand:
(1) referral and
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intervention
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Primary
procedures;
Assessment
Assessment
(2) use,
limitations, ethical
concerns,
administration,
and interpretation
of formal and
informal
assessments for
students with
developmental
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Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
8710.5400
Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
disabilities and
how to effectively
communicate the
results to the
students,
families, teachers,
and other
professionals;
(3) factors that
may influence the
over- and underrepresentation of
culturally or
linguistically
diverse students in
programs for
students with
developmental
disabilities;
(4) how to adapt
and modify
existing
assessment tools
and methods to
accommodate the
unique abilities
and needs of
students with
developmental
disabilities;
(5) how to
interview, gather,
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Knowledge
Assessment
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
ESSP 408
Knowledge
Primary
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
8710.5400
Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
and maintain
information from
parents, families,
teachers, and other
professionals for
the purpose of
assessment and
planning,
developing,
implementing, and
evaluating
individual
education
programs;
(6) how to assess
and accommodate
for architectural
barriers in the
educational
setting;
(7) how to use and
maintain orthotic,
prosthetic,
assistive, and
adaptive
equipment
effectively;
(8) uses and
sources of
appropriate
materials,
equipment, and
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
8710.5400
Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
adaptive,
augmentative, and
assistive
technologies to
meet the needs of
children and youth
with
developmental
disabilities;
(9) how to manage
student support
needs including
the medical
complications and
implications of
tube feeding,
catheterization,
seizure
management, and
CPR;
(10) various
educational
models and setting
options and the
selection of
appropriate
options based on
the needs of the
student; and
(11) how to design
individual plans
that integrate
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Assessment
Assessment
6
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
ESSP 330 -
ESSP 331 - Teaching
ESSP 332 -
ESSP 333 - Transition
ESSP 334 –
ESSP 458 Student
SEP and Core
Teaching Seminar (3
Courses in Program
Introduction to
Students with Physical
Elementary Methods
Planning and
Communication
8710.5400
credits) / ESSP 459 of Study that serve as
Developmental
and Multiple
for Educating Students Secondary Methods for
Strategies and
Teachers of
co-primary courses
Disabilities (DD)
Disabilities
with Developmental
Students with
Assistive Technologies
Student Teaching:
Special
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
for the standard
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
for Students with
Developmental
(4 credits)
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
Disabilities
Education:
(4 credits)
(11 credits)
Cognitive Disabilities
Developmental
and Autism
Disabilities
(4 credits)
assessment results,
family priorities,
resources, and
concerns and that
incorporate, when
appropriate,
nonacademic and
academic goals
and the
appropriate use of
adaptive
augmentative, and
assistive
technologies.
C. A teacher of special education: developmental disabilities understands how to use individual education program plans to design and implement developmentally
appropriate instruction for students with developmental disabilities. The teacher must understand how to:
(1) Assessed
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Assessment
research-supported
Assessment
Primary
Primary
Primary
instructional
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
strategies and
practices,
including
functional
developmental
disabilities skills
approach,
community-based
instruction, task
analysis, multisensory, and
concrete or
manipulative
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
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Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
techniques;
(2) select, adapt,
and implement
developmentally
appropriate
classroom
management
strategies for
students with
developmental
disabilities;
(3) establish
classroom
environments to
meet the physical,
cognitive, cultural,
and
communication
needs of children
and youth with
developmental
disabilities;
(4) design, adapt,
modify,
implement, and
evaluate
instructional
programs,
processes, and
materials to
enhance student
participation in
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
ESSP 448
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
ESSP 448
Knowledge
Primary
8
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
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Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
domestic and
family, school,
recreation or
leisure,
community, and
work life;
(5) use
instructional
strategies, adaptive
technologies, and
sources of
specialized
materials for
students with
developmental
disabilities;
(6) assist students
in using and
maintaining
alternative and
augmentative
communication
systems
(7) implement
recommended
mobility
techniques;
(8) stimulate
language
development,
teach basic
academic and
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
ESSP 414
Knowledge
Primary
9
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
8710.5400
Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
literacy skills, and
integrate art,
music, and body
movement into the
instruction;
(9) manage student
self-care, health,
and safety needs;
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
Assessment
..
(10) construct
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Assessment
instructional
Primary
sequences to teach
Assessment
transition skills
based on
cognitive,
affective, and
academic
strengths of each
student and plans
for transition from
school to
postsecondary
training and
employment; and
(11) monitor,
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
Assessment
summarize, and
Primary
Primary
Primary
Assessment
evaluate the
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
acquisition of the
outcomes stated in
the individual
plans.
D. A teacher of special education: developmental disabilities communicates and interacts with students, families, other teachers, and the community to support student
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Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
ESSP 330 -
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Introduction to
Students with Physical
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Developmental
and Multiple
Teachers of
Disabilities (DD)
Disabilities
Special
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
learning and well-being. The teacher must understand:
(1) how to assist
Knowledge
Knowledge
students and their
Primary
parents in making
Assessment
choices that
impact academic
and occupational
decisions;
(2) sources of
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Knowledge
unique services,
Primary
Primary
networks,
Assessment
Assessment
agencies, and
organizations for
individuals with
developmental
disabilities;
(3) the structures
Knowledge
supporting
Primary
interagency
Assessment
collaboration and
how to implement,
monitor, and
evaluate
interagency
agreements and
transition plans;
(4) the educational
Knowledge
Knowledge
roles and
Primary
Primary
responsibilities of
Assessment
Assessment
other teachers and
support personnel
in providing
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Assessment
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
Assessment
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
8710.5400
Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
educational
services to
students with
developmental
disabilities;
(5) school,
community, and
social services
appropriate to
individuals with
developmental
disabilities and
how to identify
and access
services that will
enhance
instruction and
programming; and
(6) how to access
and evaluate
information
relevant to the
field of
developmental
disabilities through
consumer and
professional
organizations,
publications, and
journals.
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
.
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
Knowledge
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
Knowledge
Primary
Assessment
Knowledge
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
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Minnesota State University, Mankato (Department of Educational Studies: Special Populations)
Primary
Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA)
MATRIX Form I-C
Assessment placement courses are indicated below with the word Primary
Assessment. Secondary role courses are noted only as Knowledge or . If no
notation is found within the cell, then the course is not formally linked to the standard.
8710.5400
Teachers of
Special
Education:
Developmental
Disabilities
E. A teacher of
special education:
developmental
disabilities applies
the standards of
effective practice
in teaching
students with
developmental
disabilities through
a variety of early
and ongoing
clinical
experiences with
kindergarten or
Primary/intermediate, middle level,
and high school
students across a
range of service
delivery models.
ESSP 330 Introduction to
Developmental
Disabilities (DD)
(4 credits)
ESSP 331 - Teaching
Students with Physical
and Multiple
Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 332 Elementary Methods
for Educating Students
with Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 333 - Transition
Planning and
Secondary Methods for
Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
(4 credits)
ESSP 334 –
Communication
Strategies and
Assistive Technologies
for Students with
Developmental
Cognitive Disabilities
and Autism
(4 credits)
These five courses require a field experience in public school classrooms with students with
developmental cognitive disabilities during each of the four semesters prior to student teaching. The
structuring of these experiences will be such that each student will have a dedicated semester in an
PRIMARY, MIDDLE/JUNIOR HIGH and SECONDARY class prior to the placement in student
teaching, thereby ensuring cross-age experience to fulfill the K- requirement. These experiences will also
apply and reinforce Standards of Effective Practice.
ESSP 458 Student
Teaching Seminar (3
credits) / ESSP 459 Student Teaching:
Developmental
Disabilities
(11 credits)
SEP and Core
Courses in Program
of Study that serve as
co-primary courses
for the standard
Assessment
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