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Catherine Molano, from Charleston County School District in South Carolina, has a bachelor's and master's degree in education, plus 17 years of teaching experience. She is an Education Specialist with certificates in Learning Disabilities and Early Childhood; however, according to the No Child Left Behind standards, she is not considered qualified to teach her current special needs students. As a former school psychologist, Molano states, "I can test, qualify students and write legal documents, I just can't teach them."
Like many U.S. educators, she is teaching "out of area." With the help of South Carolina's Project CREATE and the University of Phoenix Online, she is currently completing the online special education course she needs to meet the highly qualified standards.
Like most teachers who take classes over the Internet, Molano had never taken an online class before. She admitted that she was "terrified" at first, but soon calmed down when she logged onto her class and started to know the other teachers in her class. Molano mentions she is learning much from the class discussions and gets valuable suggestions from her classmates that she uses in her own classroom. She also feels that through the class discussions, she has been able to formulate her own philosophy of special education - something that she had never been encouraged to do until now. Molano is finding her class assignments valuable, too. For one assignment, she compiled a directory of social services in her community. She showed it to her principal, who was so impressed with it, that it is being used as a resource for her school - The Special Day School Program in Charleston, SC. Molano admits that she prefers online classes to traditional classes. With two special needs children of her own, online classes are the best way for her to go to school. |
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ON THE ROAD University of Phoenix Online has a team of education liaisons that travel to schools and education events around the country. Representatives conduct informational meetings, counsel potential students, participate in education fairs, and develop relationships with the education community. Look for a University of Phoenix representative near you:
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Is there an event that you would like to see University of Phoenix Online attend? Please email us at cte@phoenix.edu. |
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| Opportunities in Education The following school districts are currently seeking educators to join their district: Maryland Anne Arundel County Public Schools www.aacps.org South Carolina Richland School District Two www.richland2.org California Mt. Diablo U.S.D. www.mdusd.k12.ca.us The University of Phoenix and/or Apollo Group, Inc. does not endorse or sponsor the above school districts, we are simply sharing information. |
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Issue 3
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
Did you know that according to the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), every teacher is required to be highly qualified as a teacher by June 2006? If you're not highly qualified, now is the time to get it done! To find out if you are highly qualified check with your state, as each state sets its own standards.
The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2002, has expanded the federal role in education and has set requirements in place that affect every public school in America. At the core of No Child Left Behind are measures designed to close achievement gaps between different groups of students. For more information on NCLB please visit the following website: http://www.ed.gov/nclb/
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TEACHING THE A.D.D. CHILD
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Many children labeled A.D.D. are visual-spatial learners. Make sure they can see what you are saying. Write down the words or draw/show a picture. |
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Allow them to doodle or manipulate something while you are teaching. They learn better this way. |
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Move easily distracted children to the front of the room (so they aren't distracted by the other students behind them). Surround them with calm, focused children who will serve as positive role models. |
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Reward them frequently with lots of positive attention. If they do not receive this attention, they may seek negative attention. |
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Have you received a promotion, learned skills that helped you in the classroom or have met highly qualified standards as a result of taking one of our online courses? If so, and you would like to be featured in a future edition of The Educator, please let us know. Contact us at: sue.baird@phoenix.edu.
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