Posts Tagged ‘Education’

FAFSA Time Again!

It’s that time of the year again!  Time to fill out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid!

The Government streamlined the application and made it easier to use than ever this year.  They also added some new security features for the paranoid, including virtual keyboards to type in sensitive info like Social Security numbers.

If you’ve filled out the FAFSA online before, then most of your information will already be filled in for you.  Just add the new information, and you should be able to finish in less than 15 minutes.

For education majors, check out the new TEACH grant, which is available to students that are willing teach at low-income public or private schools, primary or secondary,  after graduation.  The grant is worth $4,000 a year

Education Majors Can Now Get Intervention Specialist License

Obviously, its the summer time, so news is slow.  I saw this up on the school’s site and figured to post it.  Another cool little feature that makes Marietta College what it is.

Here is the college’s press release talking about the new addition.

June 12, 2009 — Marietta College’s Department of Education will be broadening its horizons this fall with the introduction of a new licensure program—Intervention Specialist—that will provide students with the necessary classes and experiences needed to become an Intervention Specialist for children with mild to moderate disabilities.

The Marietta College Mild-Moderate Intervention Specialist licensure program is designed for individuals who will receive content area certification in addition to the Mild/Moderate licensure. The Ohio Mild to Moderate Intervention Specialist license enables the holder to be employed as the special education teacher in classrooms serving students with mild to moderate disabilities. Successful completion of the program and passage of the Praxis II Special Education exam qualifies the candidate for a license.

This Mild-Moderate undergraduate educational needs major is designed around the standards required by its national accrediting body, The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Hands-on fieldwork beginning as a freshman will allow the student to become experienced and knowledgeable about students with disabilities starting at the beginning of their education program.

“We are excited to offer this new major that meets the demand of shortages of special education teachers across the United States,” said Associate Professor of Education Dr. Bill Bauer. “The Education Department is committed to producing Intervention Specialists that are both highly qualified and have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become educators that will provide a positive impact on their students and families.”

– Brenda Puckett

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