Catalog 73 - National University

School of EducationAdmission to the ProgramSubmit the following application documentation in ONE completepacket:• Application for Admission to Education of the Deaf graduateprogram• CD or DVD portfolio of ASL Fluency (video samples, 10 to 12minutes maximum in length) including the following content:1. Introduce yourself and discuss your sign language acquisitionexperience2. Narrate an ASL story3. Narrate a selected work of children’s literature• Intermediate proficiency or better in American Sign Languagecompetencies as assessed by Proficiency Interview• Personal and professional goals essay (a writing sample, 1 fullsingle spaced page maximum)Send ONE complete application packet to:DHH Faculty AdvisorNational University, 11255 North Torrey Pines Rd.La Jolla, CA 92037-1011Program Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of the program, candidates will be able to:• Utilize research knowledge to critique and synthesize culturalhistoricalperspectives, educational theories, and effective ASL-English learning practices.• Implement and evaluate differentiated visual learning activitiesthat motivate individual academic development and lifelonglearning within our diverse communities.• Implement and evaluate culturally relevant curriculum expandingstudents’ megacognitive skills and multiple literacy skills.• Critique communication policies and language planningframeworks, and implement the latest technology to facilitateindividual student’s identity development, nonverbalcommunication, and academic interaction skills.• Demonstrate academic discourse competency in both ASL andwritten English, and utilize interpretation and translation skillsbetween the two visual languages.• Implement and evaluate creative ASL-English curriculumshowing evidence of individual students’ learning progressesbased on learning interests and state content standards.• Demonstrate negotiation skills by reconstructing new knowledgeworking as change agents advocating the communication andacademic needs of ASL-English speakers.• Demonstrate consultation and collaboration skills by linkingreflective learning communities, working with and throughprofessional organizations and families.Degree RequirementsPrerequisites(10 courses; 43.5 quarter units)PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (or equivalent course)PSY 301 Child Development(Prerequisite: ENG 100/101)PSY 427 Biological PsychologyPSY 431 Theories and Techniques of Psychological Testing(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101 and PSY 100)HED 602 Introductory Health Ed: K-12EDT 608 Computer based Technology in the ClassroomEXC 603 Dev. EC Spec NeedsEXC 604 Excep & Diversity in ClsrmEXC 602B Fld Exper: Incl Settings (3 quarter units)CLD 627 Meth. Crosscult. Instr.Interdisciplinary Core Courses(3 courses; 13.5 quarter units)TED 615 The Foundations of EducationEXC 620 Positive Behavior SupportTED 621A Lang. Dev. Methods: Elem. Sch.Generic Core ExamCore Courses for the Education Specialist: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing(8 courses; 36 quarter units)DHH 600DHH 601DHH 602DHH 603DHH 604DHH 605DHH 606DHH 607ASL-English Bilingual EducationASL Acquisition & DevelopmentEnglish Acquisition & DevAssessment for DHH LearnersBi-literacy EducationEd of Deaf Special NeedsCurriculum and InstructionBilingual – Multicultural EdResearch Coursework(2 courses; 9 quarter units)ILD 625EXC 637orEXC 694Exit ExamEducational ResearchAction Research(Prerequisite: ILD 625)Thesis(Prerequisite: ILD 625 and successful completion of anundergraduate or graduate statistics course. Students musthave written permission of lead faculty to enroll in the course.)For credential requirements please see credential section of thecatalog.Students seeking the Preliminary Level I Education Specialist- DHHcredential must demonstrate Intermediate-high proficiency or betterin American Sign Language competence as assessed by ProficiencyInterview before taking:Student Teaching(3 courses; 12 quarter units)DHH 609 Student Teaching Seminar (3 quarter units)(Must be taken concurrently with student teaching)DHH 608A Student Teaching IDHH 608B Student Teaching IIorInternship Requirements(for those in a DHH Internship program only)(3 courses; 10.5 quarter units)EXC 655I Internship Induction Sem. (3 quarter units over a 2month period)DHH 608I Student Teaching for InternsDHH 609 Student Teaching Seminar (3 quarter units)196