M.Ed.-Teacher as Leader in Autism Spectrum

DisordersProgram Information Meeting

Overview of Program

• A comprehensive training program that prepares educators and school-based leaders with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to successfully educate students with autism spectrum disorder– 37 credits-M.Ed– Beginning Fall 2011

• Hartford County Cohort• Howard County Cohort

– Beginning Spring 2012• Baltimore County Cohort

Innovative Program Elements

• Comprehensive Course of Study• Rigorous and Integrated Coursework• Application Projects• Video Learning Modules• Collaborative Partnerships

Content Areas of Focus

• Survey course• Social connectedness

and communication• Instructional technology

and augmentative communication

• Family partnerships• Assessment• Action research

• Evidence-base strategies and interventions

• Curriculum/methods of instruction

• Differentiation of instruction

• Collaboration/co-teaching

• Leadership Seminar

Application Projects (Aps)

• Integrated within each course:– Guided observations– Hands on implementation experience– Fidelity of implementation– Reflection

Video Learning Modules

• Integrated within selected courses:– demonstration of evidence-based teaching– Guided learning questions and discoveries– Skill acquisition at individual learners’ pace

Collaborative Partnerships

• Stakeholders-Community Partners• Master Teachers/Clinicians– Authentic Learning Environments (Aps)

• Maryland State Department of Education• Towson University Programs/Faculty

What will YOU gain by enrolling?• State of the art and comprehensive knowledge, skills, and

dispositions that confidently prepare you to be an effective educator and assume a leadership role in educational settings related to autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

• Integrated learning about ASD from birth through 21 years of age orchestrated through a meaningful scope and sequence

• Hands on application of information learned in the classroom• Guided reflection upon instructional planning and

implementation of evidence-based strategies in courses taught by leaders in the field of ASD

• Shared insights from families of individuals with ASD

Enrollment Information & Important Dates

Program Contact Information

• Department of Special Education• Katherine C. Holman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP– Teacher as Leader in ASD Program Coordinator and Advisor– 410-704-3613– kholman@towson.edu

• Elizabeth Neville, Ph.D., CCC-SLP– Department Chair– 410-704-4499– eneville@towson.edu