Grambling State University Standard 1 Compendium

RA.1.1 Candidates Skills

1

Application of professional dispositions, laws and policies, codes of ethics and professional standards appropriate to their field of specialization.

Program

MED Curriculum and Instruction (Reading)

How skills are addressed … (Course Assignment or Tasks)

ED 505, ED 504 ED 506 ED 507: In the program, candidates articulate the research base related to the connections among teacher dispositions, student learning, and the involvement of parents, and the community. They understand the need of confidentiality when collecting data. Candidates encourages the value and importance of reading and writing in and out of school by modeling a positive attitude toward reading and writing with students, colleagues, and parents. They join professional literacy organizations, conferences, and workshops. Candidates demonstrate the ability to reflect on their professional practices, belong to professional organizations, and are critical consumers of research, policy, and practice (ILA 6.2) and advocate on behalf of teachers, students, families, parents and communities.

ED 549, SPED 542: Candidates are required to complete Human Subjects training for ethical research through cititprogram.org. As with the M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction -Reading, they understand the need for confidentiality when collecting data.

MED Special Education

In SPED 542 candidates demonstrate how they make general education curriculum standards accessible for diverse students by utilizing the IEP to: enhance language skills, engage learners through multiple means, promote critical thinking in all students, work proactively to increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behavior. They also assess learners both formally and informally, and work to share important data and documents with stakeholders and use their knowledge of special education laws to act as advocates for all students in the educational setting