Welcome to the
A&M-Texarkana
Special Education Website
We hope to
inform
you about our Special Education Programs
and inspire you
to teach students with exceptionalities!
Why A&M-Texarkana?
Our
undergraduate and graduate Special Educator Programs will prepare you to work
with students with exceptionalities. This includes students who are at-risk for
failure, students with disabilities, and students who are gifted. You will be
prepared to teach in general education classrooms and special education
classrooms. Our program emphasizes working with ALL students! Our teacher
preparation program is outstanding by many standards:
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High passing rate on certification examinations!
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Small classes and small student/faculty ratio!
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Student originations related to field of study!
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Highly qualified and experienced faculty!
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Latest in technology!
Our
courses field experiences and student teaching component will get you ready for
today’s classrooms and for a future in the extraordinary Special Educator
profession.
Thinking about teaching?
Asking yourself “Is teaching for me?”
To help
you answer those questions we suggest five steps:
1. Think about these questions…
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“Why
Teach” by Dr. Elaine Beason
2. Visit special educators and their classrooms
via our videos:
* If you are unable to view these videos, please download the free QuickTime movie player here.
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Why Teach? Why not learn
to teach all students?
(Dial-Up) | (DSL/Cable) | (Text Transcript)
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Special People Making a
Difference!
(Dial-Up) | (DSL/Cable) |
3.
Listen to Jay Calhoun interview
Dr. Marty Harris about Special Education & A&M-Texarkana Programs:
“Radio Talk Show” KTFS Texarkana
Radio (Fall 2003)
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What is Special
Education? (8 minute audio clip)
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How does A&M-Texarkana
prepare Special Education Teachers? (15 minute audio clip)
4.
Explore our website!
5.
Contact us!
This
website was funded through: Project Special Education Effectiveness Development in Undergraduate
Possibilities II: Project SPEED UP II
a grant
funded by the: 2004 Recruitment and Retention of
Special Education Teachers in Texas Competitive Grants
This collaborative
grant was developed by:
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Elaine Beason, Ed.D.,
Professor of Special Education
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Martha
Jane Harris, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Special
Education
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Toney
Favors, M.S., Teacher Recruitment Coordinator
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Arleen
White, Ed.D., Director of Teacher Development Center,
Texarkana College
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Sonya
Roberts-Woods, M.Ed., Director of Teacher Preparation
Program, Northeast Texas Community College
v Sara Langford, M.Ed.,
Teacher Induction Director and Director for the Center for Professional
Development and Technology
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Sonya
Jewell, M. Ed., Student Activities Programmer
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Tracy
Pounds, Graphic Specialist
This website was designed by:
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Marty
Harris, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Special Education
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Elaine
Beason, Ed.D., Professor of Special Education
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Toney
Favors, M.D., Teacher Recruitment Coordinator
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Tracy
Pounds, Graphics Specialist
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Frank
Miller, Webmaster
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Jennifer
Foster, Web Specialist
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George
Waddles, Technology Specialist, Graduate Student
Comments and questions may be sent to Dr. Marty Harris or
Dr. Elaine Beason.
You may wish to navigate through the “Site Map” or
“Navigation Bar” at the top of each page.
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