Online Graduate Certificate in Deaf Education (PreK-12)
Deaf Education (PreK-12)
Program Overview
Are you passionate about working with deaf and hard-of-hearing students in PreK-12 learning environments? The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers an online Graduate Certificate in Deaf Education (PreK-12) for teachers interested in an additional ASL teaching endorsement. This fully online graduate certificate program can be tailored to serve various educational career goals. Lead the way in Deaf Education with this 15-credit-hour coursework.
Gain Skills to Lead the Way in Deaf Education
The Deaf Education (PreK-12) graduate certificate can be tailored to serve various career goals. For PreK-12 teachers licensed in areas outside of exceptional education, this graduate certificate can be used towards earning an additional endorsement in Deaf Education (PreK-12). For K-12 teachers licensed in an area of exceptional education at the undergraduate level, non-licensed professionals who work in informal education settings, and others who engage in K-12 leadership positions, this graduate certificate provides advanced coursework specifically designed to enhance capacities for designing equity-focused instruction to students with a range of exceptionalities.
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Featured Courses
Courses offered for the Deaf Education Graduate Certificate include: (Note: All courses, with the exception of EDDE 519, are taught in American Sign Language.)
Language development of the deaf and hard of hearing contrasted with the scope and sequence of normal language development. Formal linguistic systems are used to describe language development.
Language assessment and intervention approaches for deaf and hard of hearing.
Introduction to speech development, perception and production of speech, fundamental aspects of auditory anatomy and physiology, amplification, and aural habilitation/rehabilitation.
Current curriculum trends are adapted for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. New curriculum options and current educational theories. Development and field-testing of instructional techniques.
Theoretical principles and instructional approaches that contribute to effective learning of reading, writing, and reasoning among students with hearing loss.
