Listed below are the following ways that Grand Valleys College of Education program has prepared me to be a highly

qualified teacher:
Elementary General Education, grade K-5 (grades 6-8 if self-contained classroom): -Earn a passing score on Michigans MTTC Elementary Certification Test Special Education, grade K-5 (grades 6-8 if self-contained classroom): -Earn a passing score on Michigans MTTC Elementary Certification Test AND appropriate special education endorsement tests Special Education, grades 6-12 (or to age 26) where 100% of students on caseload take MIAccess: - Earn a passing score on Michigans MTTC Elementary Certification Test AND appropriate special education endorsement tests Special Education, grades 6-12 (or to age 26) where 1 or more students on caseload take MEAP: -Passing score on Michigans MTTC Elementary Certification Test AND appropriate special education endorsements AND complete HOUSSE Option 3, Component 2 Course work that Ive taken that meets HOUSSE Option 3 Component 2 is listed below: English Language Arts Content Courses: ENG 308 Teaching Reading: The Necessary Skill ED 320 Reading: Assessment and Instruction WRT 098 Writing with a Purpose WRT 150 Strategies in Writing WRT 305 Writing in the Disciplines Courses that support the teaching of the English Language Arts: ED 361 Principles. Processes & Methods in Special Education ED 495 Diagnostic and Interpretive Procedures ED 498 Educational Interventions: Emotional Impairment ED 360 Language and Reading Development ED 441 Curriculum for CI ED 463 Educational Practices and Procedures: CI ED 499 Professional Development in Teacher Education Math Content Courses: MTH 110 Algebra MTH 221 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I MTH 222 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II STA Intro Applied Statistics Courses that support the teaching of Math: ED 361 Principles. Processes & Methods in Special Education ED 495 Diagnostic and Interpretive Procedures ED 498 Educational Interventions: Emotional Impairment

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Science Content Courses: SCI 225 Life Sciences SCI 226 Integrated Physical Science for K-8 teachers Courses that support the teaching of Science: ED 361 Principles. Processes & Methods in Special Education ED 441 Curriculum for CI ED 499 Professional Development in Teacher Education Social Studies Content Courses: ED 225 Diversity in Education HST 102 European Civilizations ANT 204 Cultural Anthropology SOC 280 Social Problems Courses that support the teaching of Social Studies: ED 441 Curriculum for CI ED 361 Principles, Processes & Methods in Special Education ED 499 Professional Development in Teacher Education

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