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Indiana Licensure in Exceptional Needs: Intense Intervention K-12The Intense Intervention K-12 teaching license program, also approved by the Indiana Department of Education Office of Educator Licensing and Development, includes successful completion of 15 credit hours of coursework. Candidates for this program must first be licensed in Mild Intervention K-12. Candidates who are not licensed in Mild Intervention K-12 have the option of taking the following coursework (or their equivalents) in addition to the 15 hours required for Intense Intervention:
These courses, combined with the Intense Intervention courses, will assure that candidates have met Indiana standards for teachers of students with exceptional needs. Licensure in Intense Intervention is a cohort program, which begins each Spring semester in January. In response to the federal mandate for “highly qualified” teachers of students with special needs, required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, Purdue Calumet special education licensure programs do not “stand alone;” only candidates holding a valid teaching license are admitted. Curriculum and AssessmentStandards-Based CurriculumCandidates seeking the Intense Intervention K-12 license demonstrate mastery of the Indiana Department of Education standards for Teachers of Students with Exceptional Needs and Graduate Studies in Education Standards. Syllabi reflect these standards and include key assignments to be submitted through TaskStream, an online assessment system. TaskStream is a program evaluation tool which supports accreditation documentation and encourages candidates to create an electronic portfolio. Whether you create a portfolio is optional; however, as a candidate for licensure, you will be required to use the system to submit specific artifacts (assignments) in your courses, as directed by your instructors. A TaskStream account costs $75, which is good for two years, with an option for renewal. To get an account, please make arrangements to see Virginia Rhodes (rhodesv@calumet.purdue.edu or 989-2326) in the Graduate Studies in Education office (ANNX-122). Candidates may also complete a Master of Science in Special Education, which requires additional courses. Performance-Based AssessmentCourse syllabi contain one or more assignments which are scored using a rubric that documents successful performance on the State standards toward licensure. These artifacts include papers, projects, computer-based teaching materials, videotaped instruction, K-12 student products, and evidence of reflective practice. Unit Assessment System (Gates)The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Indiana Office of Educator Licensing and Development require that a unit assessment system provides for a data driven monitoring system for all candidates. Our unit assessment system includes three gates through which the candidates must successfully pass to enter, move forward in, and complete, the licensing program. Admission, Retention, and CompletionAdmission (Gate 1)This is a cohort program, with a new group of candidates being admitted each spring. To be formally admitted to the program, candidates are expected to:
Retention (Gate 2)Once admitted, in order to continue in the program, the candidate must meet the following requirements, which are evaluated at the halfway point of each candidate’s licensure program (completion of five specific courses):
Completion of Program / Approval for Licensure (Gate 3)To be recommended to the State of Indiana for Intense Intervention K-12 Licensure, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
When program requirements are met, the candidate contacts Kim Wasniak, our Licensing Advisor (edlicensing@calumet.purdue.edu or 219-989-2335), for support and assistance with the licensure application process. Coursework meets Indiana licensure requirements. Candidates seeking licensure in another state are advised to check with that state for requirements. License in Exceptional Needs: Intense Intervention (K-12): The Courses
* Practicum in Special Education is a student teaching-like field experience.
SUMMARY: FIVE COURSES (15-16 CREDIT HOURS)Indiana requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification for licensure. Graduate courses above may also be counted toward the Master of Science in Special Education, a 33 credit hour program. |
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