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Comprehensive Special Education, K-12 (#165) Cross-Endorsement
Coursework and assessment requirements for the special education cross-endorsement.
Formative Assessment - Mastery-Based Learning
The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.
Approved Courses for Elementary Foreign Language Cross-Endorsement
Detailed list of courses which have been approved for meeting the language acquisition and methods requirement for elementary foreign language cross-endorsement certification.
The following endorsements are classified as special services: Speech and Language Pathologist (#061), School Counselor (#068, School Psychologist (#070), School Social Worker (#071), School Nurse-Teacher (#072), School Dental Hygienist-Teacher (#073).
Frequently Asked Questions about Mastery-Based Learning
Mastery-based learning refers to systems of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting that are based on students demonstrating that they have learned the knowledge and skills they are expected to learn as they progress through their education.
Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CNP System)
The CNP System is a web-based software solution that provides Connecticut administrators, state users, and sponsors with efficient and immediate access to applications, claims, and related nutrition program functions for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Programs.
The Writing Portfolio Guides for Grades K-2 include materials that can be used by teachers to complement the instruction of writing over the course of the school year.
Grading - Mastery-Based Learning
One of the primary goals of a mastery-based grading system is to produce grades that more accurately reflect a student’s learning progress and achievement, including situations in which students struggled early on in a semester or school year, but then put in the effort and hard work needed to meet expected standards.
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's CEP provides an alternative approach for offering school meals in local educational agencies and schools in low-income areas, instead of collecting individual household applications for free and reduced-price meals in school nutrition programs.
Special Education Legal and Due Process Resources
Resources including complaint resolution, procedural safeguards, parent information and Connecticut special education regulations
Approved Courses for Special Education
Connecticut State regulations require the completion of a course in special education for all applicants seeking certification. The regulations mandate this course be comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods of identifying, planning for and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.
Educator Preparation Statutory Requirements
Teacher Preparation Statutory Requirements Updated July 12, 2017