PROGRAM DESCRIPTION & COURSE OUTLINE
MASTER OF EDUCATION
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION:
INDIVIDUALIZED GENERAL CURRICULUM

Program Description
Summer 2008 Outline
Fall 2008 Outline
Degree Requirements
Certification
Cost

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Department of Inclusive Education: 770-423-6577

Interim Department Chair: Dr. Deborah Wallace-- dwallace@kennesaw.edu

Assistant Department Chair: Dr. Patty Crawford -- pcrawfo4@kennesaw.edu

The M.Ed. in Inclusive Education: Individualized General Curriculum uses a cross-categorical model that reflects the needs of teachers serving students with disabilities in P-12 educational settings. The program prepares teachers to meet the educational needs of students eligible for categorical services within an inclusive education classroom. Course work emphasizes the similarities and highlights the differences among students with disabilities and includes a life-span perspective addressing issues from preschool through transition to postsecondary or employment. The course sequence includes courses that link theory and practice through field experience and culminates with a supervised internship.

This program prepares professional teacher leaders with advanced knowledge, skills and understanding of:

• Characteristics and needs of students with disabilities;
• Research-based practices in the instruction and assessment of students with disabilities;
• Preschool through adolescent service delivery models
• Collaborative practices and structures to enhance education of students with disabilities;
• Positive behavior support for students; and
• Current issues and trends in the field.

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SUMMER I
EXC 7741 Educational Research (3 semester hours)
EXC 7715 Nature/Needs (3 semester hours)

FALL I
INED 7720 Classroom Behavior Strategies (3 semester hours)
INED 7760 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (3 semester hours)

SPRING I
INED 7730 Assessment (3 semester hours)
EDRD 7718 Using Instructional Strategies in the Content Area
(3 semester hours)***

SUMMER II
INED 7705 Special Education Procedures (3 semester hours)
INED 7770 Psychoneurology (3 semester hours)

FALL II
EDRD 7715 Theory & Pedagogy in the Study of Reading
(3 semester hours)***
INED 7780 Collaborative Practices (3 semester hours)

SPRING II
INED 7790 Documenting Professional Growth (1 semester hour)
EDRD 7717 Reading Assessment & Instruction (3 semester hours)***
INED 7970 Internship (2 semester hours)

TOTAL: 36 SEMESTER HOURS

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FALL 2007 COURSE OUTLINE

FALL I
INED 7720 Classroom Behavior Strategies (3 semester hours)
INED 7760 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (3 semester hours)

SPRING I
INED 7730 Assessment (3 semester hours)
EDRD 7718 Using Instructional Strategies in the Content Area
(3 semester hours)***

SUMMER I
INED 7705 Special Education Procedures (3 semester hours)
INED 7741 Educational Research (3 semester hours)

FALL II
EDRD 7715 Theory & Pedagogy in the Study of Reading (3 semester hours)***
INED 7780 Collaborative Practices (3 semester hours)

SPRING II
INED 7790 Documenting Professional Growth (1 semester hour)
EDRD 7717 Reading Assessment & Instruction (3 semester hours)***
INED 7970 Internship (3 semester hours)

SUMMER II
INED 7770 Psychoneurology (3 semester hours)
INED 7715 Nature/Needs (3 semester hours)

TOTAL: 36 SEMESTER HOURS

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SUMMER 2008 COURSE OUTLINE

SUMMER I
EXC 7741 Educational Research (3 semester hours)
EXC 7715 Nature/Needs (3 semester hours)

FALL I
INED 7720 Classroom Behavior Strategies (3 semester hours)
INED 7760 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (3 semester hours)

SPRING I
INED 7730 Assessment (3 semester hours)
EDRD 7718 Using Instructional Strategies in the Content Area
(3 semester hours)***

SUMMER II
INED 7705 Special Education Procedures (3 semester hours)
INED 7770 Psychoneurology (3 semester hours)

FALL II
EDRD 7715 Theory & Pedagogy in the Study of Reading
(3 semester hours)***
INED 7780 Collaborative Practices (3 semester hours)

SPRING II
INED 7790 Documenting Professional Growth (1 semester hour)
EDRD 7717 Reading Assessment & Instruction (3 semester hours)***
INED 7970 Internship (2 semester hours)

TOTAL: 36 SEMESTER HOURS

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FALL 2008 COURSE OUTLINE

FALL I
INED 7720 Classroom Behavior Strategies (3 semester hours)
INED 7760 Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (3 semester hours)

SPRING I
INED 7730 Assessment (3 semester hours)
EDRD 7718 Using Instructional Strategies in the Content Area
(3 semester hours)***

SUMMER I
INED 7705 Special Education Procedures (3 semester hours)
INED 7741 Educational Research (3 semester hours)

FALL II
EDRD 7715 Theory & Pedagogy in the Study of Reading (3 semester hours)***
INED 7780 Collaborative Practices (3 semester hours)

SPRING II
INED 7790 Documenting Professional Growth (1 semester hour)
EDRD 7717 Reading Assessment & Instruction (3 semester hours)***
INED 7970 Internship (3 semester hours)

SUMMER II
INED 7770 Psychoneurology (3 semester hours)
INED 7715 Nature/Needs (3 semester hours)

TOTAL: 36 SEMESTER HOURS

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Degree Requirements
The requirements for completion of an M.Ed. in Inclusive Education Individualized General Curriculum include:
1. Completion of a minimum of 36 hours of approved graduate course work;
2. Completion of a minimum of 27 semester hours of the minimum 36 hours in full standing at Kennesaw State University;
3. An earned cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 in all graduate course work at Kennesaw State University;
4. Successful completion and presentation of a professional portfolio (See SPE Portfolio Handbook).

Portfolio
A portfolio serves as a permanent record of the candidate’s individual progress while working toward a Master of Education degree. The portfolio encourages the Kennesaw State University candidate as learning facilitator to implement a systematic, reflection-in action approach to problem solving and decision making. The portfolio provides a detailed authentic picture of the candidate’s professional practice and reflective analysis of the integration of courses taken supported by theory and resource literature. Changes in classroom practice as well as in oneself are documented. Impact on student achievement is documented. Portfolio assignments are integrated in each course syllabi. Candidates enroll in a capstone course to support portfolio development and a presentation during the candidate’s final semester of study.

Transfer Credit
Graduate courses taken at other accredited institutions must be evaluated and approved by the program coordinator. A maximum of nine semester hours of transfer credit (with grades of B or better) may be applied toward a degree program. No courses will be accepted for transfer credit if they are more than five years old at the time of evaluation. Transfer credit includes all course work accepted into the M.Ed.program prior to admission in full standing (maximum nine semester hours), whether earned at another institution or at Kennesaw State University.

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CERTIFICATION

In order to receive your Teaching Certificate from the PSC, you must register, pay, and pass the GACE Content Assessment exams 081 & 082 in Special Education & General Curriculum
See the following web site for details: www.gace.nesinc.com/GA_PG_081082_opener.asp

For additional information on certification, please e-mail
Kellie Oxford koxford@kennesaw.edu,
Certification Officer in the Teacher Education Advisement Center at KSU.

For additional information on the M.Ed. in InclusiveEducation,
please email Alisha Bello abello1@kennesaw.edu
Graduate Coordinator in the Teacher Education Advisement Center at KSU.