Special Education Partnership
The Patton College of Education's Special Ed Special-education program currently partners with one local school district to provide PDS Teacher Candidate placements for some students during their junior year. Cohort groups spend a year with a team of professors and elementary faculty studying an integrated curriculum and gaining intensive classroom experience.
ALEXANDER LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Alexander Local School District鈥檚 Mission:
The mission of Alexander Schools is to provide a positive learning environment that inspires students to achieve through various instructional methods.
Alexander Elementary and Alexander Junior High/Senior High
- Includes an elementary school that serves over 700 students in grades K- 6 and junior/senior high school that serves over 780 students in grades 7 -12
- Inclusive classroom experiences
- Services to students with a wide variety of educational needs including:
- Multiple disabilities services
- Sensory integration resources
- Enrichment opportunities for accelerated learners
Opportunities for Candidates
- Work with intervention specialists to assist in delivering specially designed instruction
- Work with an intervention specialist and general education teachers in inclusive learning environments
- Develop and teach lessons that differentiate instruction for learners with a wide range of needs
- Use pre- and post-assessment data to monitor learner growth and guide the selection of instructional methods.
- Experience assisting with, and creating, a variety of classroom activities
- Observe, and be mentored by, experienced mentor teachers and 51社区 clinical educators Connect theory learned in OHIO methods classes to a clinical setting
- Participate in research opportunities, including using the Bug In The Ear (BITE) coaching technology to assist candidates when teaching.
Contact Information
Dr. Ryan Pigman
Faculty Coordinator