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Peer reviewedHelms, Ronald G. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2000
This article describes the new National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate for teachers of students with disabilities. The certification process, the required Exceptional Needs portfolio, the assessment center, and the application fee are discussed, along with answers to frequently asked questions about the NBPTS.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAnderson, Peggy L.; Baker, Barbara K. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1999
Describes how Metropolitan State College of Denver, a large undergraduate institution, developed and implemented a case-based special-education curriculum approach to special-education teacher preparation. Of 20 students prepared using the case-based method, 19 have successfully passed the State of Colorado mandated teacher competency test.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Disabilities, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Pullin, Diana – 1985
As of the fall of 1984, 40 states had by state mandate adopted some form of student minimum competency testing; 19 are or will be using test performance for the award of high school diplomas. In the other 10 states, local initiatives had implemented such testing programs on the school district level. Five states were using competency tests to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Disabilities
