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Connie L. Lurie
College of Education
Special Education
Sweeney Hall 204
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0078
Phone: (408) 924-3700
Fax: (408) 924-3701
E-mail: speceduc@email.sjsu.edu
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Office Hours
| Monday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
| Tuesday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
| Wednesday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
| Thursday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
| Friday |
9:00 - 4:00 |
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Why Become a Special Educator?
Make a difference in the lives of students with special
needs
Professionals who teach and provide services to children with disabilities have challenging yet rewarding careers. These professionals include special education and and adapted physical education teachers, school psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, art therapists, music therapists, and school social workers.
The Law
Federal legislation, reauthorized in 2004 and now called the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), requires that public
schools provide appropriate instruction and supportive services to meet
the education, social, emotional, and vocational needs of students with
disabilities. To qualify for special education services, a student must
have a unique learning need that differs from other similarly aged students.
This need is individually determined through an interdisciplinary assessment,
and the education and services to be provided are planned jointly by the
child's parents, teachers, other school professionals, and the students
themselves if they are able.
Special Education Teachers
provide instruction and adapt and develop materials to match the learning
styles, strengths, and special needs of each student. They work to ensure
that students with educational disabilities reach their learning potential.
There are several specialty areas within special education. These areas
of specialization are usually classified by disability category, such
as teacher of students with learning disabilities or teacher of students
with mental disabilities. In some schools, special education classes
may be made up of students who have different disabilities; in other, the
class may be designed for students who all have the same disability to
varying degrees. Now that more children and youth with disabilities are
being served within the general education classroom in their neighborhood
school, special education teachers are also acting as consultants to general
education teachers (resource specialists), or are co-teaching classes with
them.
To Learn More
Persons interested in learning more about how to become a special educator at San Jose State University should attend an orientation.
Our professional preparation programs are:
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Early Childhood Special Educator
- Mild/Moderate Disabilities
- Moderate/Severe Disabilities
(c) Quoted from: National Clearinghouse for Professions
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