SPED 4300 - Engaging Scholarship in Education

1 cr. 1 hr. Offered every Semester

Teacher Candidates in the Special Education Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 with Elementary Education Licensure will engage in a scholarly research approach to bridge the gap between theory and practice. During the senior year, the candidates in this Special Education major embark on a semester long field-based experience. The engaged scholarship course is a collaborative inquiry project that will generate useful knowledge and skills between three IDIS disciplines and academic pedagogy as practiced in the public school settings. Metacognitive activities will be used to assist candidates in reflecting about their teaching while demonstrating scholarly writing. This course is taken in conjunction with

SPED 2970

SPED 3100

SPED 3400

, and

SPED 3720

. Required for all Special Education: Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 Majors.

Prerequisite(s): Successful passage of Stage One Education Unit Review and all concentration-required MTELs.