Training teachers for jobs in demand today.
Do you like working with students? Do you think difference is a good thing? Do you like being a creative, innovative problem-solver? If so, consider the intervention specialist major.
We’re very serious when we say employment is practically guaranteed. There is no greater need in schools everywhere, not just in Ohio, than for teachers skilled in providing the educational interventions and supports for students who need them to be educationally successful.
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What You’ll Love About the Program:
- Join a unique brand of modern teachers trained in inclusive models, where support, solutions and success come from serving students needs.
- Upon graduation, you’ll have virtual employment certainty because teachers with these specialized skills are sorely needed everywhere.
- We’re a close-knit group of bright, motivated and self-disciplined people. We’d love you to work alongside as we serve amazing students and their families.
- Enjoy the chance to put problem solving, compassion and creativity to work, improving students’ lives.
- You have the ability to choose from programs for students with mild/moderate need or those with moderate/intensive need.
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Reach Your Career Goals
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We’re not kidding when we say employment is practically guaranteed. There is no greater need in schools everywhere, not just in Ohio, than for teachers skilled in intervention who can:
- Help students based on need
- Use up-to-date methods to help students succeed
- Develop individualized plans
- Coordinate with fellow teachers and families
- Foster one-on-one relationships with these students
- Maintain self-awareness and centeredness no matter the challenge
- Handle demands with flexibility and poise
So, if you have a passion for helping students who in the past have been set apart because they move, talk, behave or learn differently, begin your professional success with us.
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Professors With a Passion for Teaching
With an off-the-charts passion for serving students, our faculty practice and teach real-time scholarship — not old ideas, models or methods. We’ll help you become the leaders schools sorely need in this critical need area. We’ll show you how to take what’s already in your heart and put it to work improving students’ lives and learning outcomes.
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Gain Real World Experience
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Field experiences begin right away, so you’ll know quite soon whether you enjoy the intervention specialist teaching field or not. Our students complete 300 hours of fieldwork before taking on the full-time teaching experience in senior year.
In these real classrooms, you’ll have plenty of responsibility, but our faculty members and mentors/teachers will be right by your side, giving you the support you need to succeed.
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Some of the Interesting Classes You May Take
- Instructional Technology Lab — Gain hands-on experience with many instructional media tools.
- Introduction to Educational Intervention — Review the history, legislation, legal definitions, characteristics and educational concerns of students with need for educational intervention.
- Assessing and Teaching Children with Mild/Moderate Educational Needs — Explore and apply the variety of options, methods, materials and technology available.
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Organizations for Intervention Specialist Majors
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