[nabs-l] Question about College of Education Requirements

[Stephanie Martin]

Hi Chris.I am a recent graduate from Louisiana Tech University in the Master of 
Arts in Teaching: Teaching Blind Students. For this program you do not have an undergraduate degree in teaching if you want to go the general studies or a different route. If you do want to get a Bachelors in education, Tech also has the Masters of Education: Teaching Blind Students. They are different tracks with the same result. In undergrad I started out in education and changed my last semester to general studies, because I was not interested in teaching in a full class. As an education major in undergrad I had to take the Praxis 1 which covers every subject or have at least a score of 24 on my ACT, not sure of the SAT equivalent, then take the Praxis 2 content knowledge, which for me was elementary since that was my degree, than the Praxis: PLT for elementary. The second two definitely had to be in before I student taught my last semester, but I cannot remember if the first one had to be turned in before I started methods or when I student taught, because I had a high enough score on my ACT to not worry about it again. I went to a small Christian college in Louisiana for undergrad, so I'm not sure what the difference in requirements would be, but that is what I had to do. To enter the MAT program at Tech you need to take the Praxis 2: elementary content knowledge and the GRE. The other two Praxis tests, the Visually Impaired Praxis and the Special Education Praxis, just need to be done before you student teach. I am not too sure about the requirements for the Masters of Education though if you decided to go that route. Dr. Bell would be a great person to call, because her the director the of the Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech. I hope this helps and if you have any additional questions or want Dr. Bell's contact information feel free to contact me off list. 
Thanks,Stephanie MartinMAT TVI NCUEBwork email: stephanie.martini at lincolnschools.orgpersonal email: martinsteph2010 at yahoo.com


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Hello All:

As many on these lists know, I have decided to pursue a career in teaching blind students. This means that I'm planning to major in special education for my undergrad degree before going to another college which has a TVI-specific Master's program for my graduate level courses. Today I visited the college I plan to attend for my undergrad work, and I was told about a requirement which struck me as odd. Apparently, Virginia law mandates that an aspiring teacher (no matter their desired content area) must pass the Math Core Praxis test along with their state's communicational literacy and reading assessments in order to enter any college-level education program. In other words, I will have to pass the test which certifies me capable of teaching math before I can even take any education classes. So I'm wondering whether any of you have had experience with this type of program, and if so, whether this is a requirement for any state other than VA? If it is a requirement, what is involved in the test and how difficult have you found it to be? Thanks in advance for your help. 

Chris Nusbaum

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