教育与人类发展文学硕士-情绪和行为残疾儿童的特殊教育

特殊教育者的作用超出了他们对残疾学生生活的日常影响，它也是倡导者的作用，影响社会障碍并改变社区。情绪和行为残疾儿童特殊教育（EBD）计划的研究生将获得必要的知识和技能，以成为高素质的特殊教育者，与面对学习，情感和行为挑战的各类学生一起工作。该课程的毕业生将有资格获得特殊教育的教师执照-情绪障碍（ED），学习障碍（LD）和智力障碍（ID）。EBD计划中强调了专业发展学校（PDS）的模式，将理论和教学实践结合在一起，以便第二天在大学教室中学习的概念可以与EBD学生一起使用。在此模型中，研究生们通过他们的课程学
The role of a special educator goes beyond the daily impact they make in the lives of students with disabilities- it is also the role of an advocate, impacting social barriers and changing communities. Graduate students in the Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) program gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become highly qualified special educators working with a diverse population of students with learning, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Graduates of the program will be eligible for teacher licensure in Special Education - Emotional Disturbance (ED), Learning Disability (LD), and Intellectual Disabilities (ID). A Professional Development School (PDS) model is emphasized in the EBD program, blending theory and practice of learning to teach, so that concepts learned in a university classroom can be applied the next day to work with students with EBD. In this model, graduate students learn about best practice and research-based interventions through their coursework, while being able to apply them concurrently in their full-time, clinical internship in a therapeutic school setting. Currently, our program partners with both public and non-public schools throughout the DC, VA, and MD area. Graduate students are not only matched with a partnership school for internships, but also with a Cooperating Teacher, who serves as a mentor and support in the school building. University faculty and staff provide bi-weekly supervision and individualized feedback on teaching progress, as well as weekly seminars that provide a forum for professional growth and peer-driven emotional support.