Hunter College – New Visions Charter Residency – Adolescent Special Education (MSEd)
Welcome to the Hunter College – New Visions Charter Residency – Adolescent Special Education (MSEd) program home page. Use this page as a guide to the program from acceptance to graduation.
The Hunter College-New Visions Charter School Teacher Residency is a 24-month teacher preparation residency program to prepare adolescent Special Education teachers to work in New Visions Charter High Schools. Students spend the first year of the program as a resident in a New Visions Charter High School working alongside and learning from an experienced mentor teacher. Upon successfully completing the residency year they are hired as a full-time teacher in the New Visions Charter High School. Tuition costs are subsidized at approximately 50% by New Visions and students are not responsible for any tuition payments until their second year.
Upon successful completion of the program students receive a master’s degree from Hunter College and are eligible for New York State initial teacher certification.
Advisor
The program advisor will notify students of their cohort’s particular course of study before registering for classes. Course sequence is subject to change. To view course descriptions, progress standards and exit requirements visit the catalog.
First Summer
- SPED 700 Issues and Practices in Educating Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
- SPED 702 Classroom Management in Special Education and Inclusive Settings (3 credits)
- SPED 701 Assessment of Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
- SPED 704 Issues in Teaching English Second Language Learners with Special Education Needs (1 credit)
Pre-Service Fieldwork
First Fall – Residency Year
- SPED 771 Methods of Teaching Reading for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities (3 credits)
- SPED 77550 Supervised Practicum: Grades 7-12 (2 credits)
First Spring – Residency Year
- SPED 773 Math Methods for Adolescents with Disabilities (3 credits)
- SEDC 716 Math: Curriculum and Methods – Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
Second Summer
- SEDF 714 Adolescent Development and Learning: Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
- SPED 780 The Study of Learning Disabilities in Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
- SEDC 718 Science: Curriculum and Methods – Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
Second Fall – Induction Year
During your induction year you will be hired as a full-time teacher of record.
- EDLIT 755 Literacy Instruction for Struggling Readers and Writers: Grades 5-12 (3 credits)
- SPED 777 Supervised Clinical Teaching of Students with Learning Disabilities (1.5 credits)
Second Spring – Induction Year
During your induction year you will be hired as a full-time teacher of record.
- SEDC 717 Social Studies: Curriculum and Methods – Grades 7-12 (3 credits)
- SPED 777 Supervised Clinical Teaching of Students with Learning Disabilities (1.5 credits)
Total credits: 39