Professional Rural Education Program (PREP)
PREP prepares teachers to provide services to
infants, children and youth who are deaf/hard of hearing living
in rural communities.
Who can apply?
- Persons living in rural communities, interested in
working with students from their local area who have hearing
loss.
- Currently licensed education professionals and those willing
to take on the challenge of becoming a licensed teacher in
deaf/hard of hearing education.
- Individuals recommended by the special education director or
school principal in their rural community. Letter of
recommendation must reference the need for individuals licensed
in deaf/hard of hearing in your area.
- Priority will be given to individuals currently teaching
deaf/hard of hearing students without disability-specific
licensure.
Program requirements
- Complete background courses at
local college or university.
- Complete core courses at local college
or university.
- Complete final required specialty
courses through
the University of Minnesota. These classes and practicum
activities are offered during the summer at the Minnesota State Academy for the
Deaf (MSAD).
- Student teaching in deaf/hard of hearing may be completed in your local school
district.
How to apply to the University of Minnesota
- Submit an application
to the College of Education and Human Development: Educational
Psychology Department
- Deadline is March 1st.
Opportunity for financial support
- Financial support is available to ten candidates per program
cycle for tuition, textbooks, and
travel.
- Professional support includes access to videoconferencing
systems and participation in the teacher induction program.
- Grant participants are committed to the
“Work or Repay” training
scholarship agreement.
How to apply for PREP financial support
 Requirements for participation in PREP
- Complete required foundation coursework at cooperating
college or university.
- Maintain 3.0 GPA.
- Participate in two consecutive summers of coursework and
practical experiences at Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf.
(Three of four weeks each summer.)
- Complete six credits of student teaching in deaf/hard
of hearing in a rural
community.
- Participate in distance learning seminars.
- Participate in the teacher induction/mentorship program.
Required coursework
- Reading methods
- Basic child psychology
- Education psychology foundations or human learning
- Transition
Core special education courses
- Behavior analysis or classroom management
- Foundations of special education I
- Assessment/Legal aspects in special education
These courses must be taken through the University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities, during summer sessions held at the
Minnesota State Academy for
the Deaf in Faribault, Minn.
Summer session II 2008
- EPSY 5642—Early Childhood Intervention for
Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (3 cr),
Paulson, June 18-20, U of M campus
- EPSY 5646—Reading and Writing Practices with
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children (3 cr), McAnally, June 23-July 2, U of
M campus
- EPSY 5647—Aural and Speech Programming for Persons Who Are
Deaf/Hard of Hearing (3 cr), Paulson, July 7-11, MSAD
- EPSY 5649—Models for Instructional Programming
with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students (3 cr), Landrud, July 14-18, U of
M campus
Summer session I 2009
- EPSY 5642—Early Childhood Intervention for Infants, Toddlers
and Preschoolers Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (3 cr)
- EPSY 5641—Foundations of Education for Individuals Who are
Deaf/Hard of Hearing (3 cr)
- EPSY 5644—Language Development and Programming for Children
with Hearing Loss (3 cr)
- EPSY 5648—Communication Systems for Children with
Disabilities (2 cr)
EPSY 5751—Student Teaching: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
(to be completed in your local school district)
Note: Candidates for licensure will not be required to complete formal
credit coursework in American Sign Language (ASL). However, they will be
required to achieve a rating of Intermediate Plus on the Sign
Language Communication Proficiency Inventory (SCPI) to be recommended for
full licensure. Oral/Auditory-only licensure requires 6 credits of ASL
or a rating of Survival on the SCPI.
Questions?
Susan Rose, Ph.D.,
Coordinator
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program
University of Minnesota
245 Education Sciences Building, 56 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-6387
srose@umn.edu
Joyce Daugaard, Coordinator
Special Projects
University of Minnesota
250 Education Sciences Building, 56 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-7340
dauga001@umn.edu
February 2008 |
