METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVERStudent Teacher Candidate

Academic Background Summary

Name: Dawn Chastain Date: 01/30/2015 Licensure Area: Special Education

NOTE: IP indicates coursework is in progress.

LICENSURE Courses ALL Courses in the CONTENT AreaCourse Title Credit

HoursGrade Received

Course Title CreditHours

GradeReceived

Introduction to Communication Science 3 B Human Diversity: Multicultural Ed. 3 BLanguage Acquistion 3 C Literacy Devel CLD Student K-12 3 AClassroom Intervention for Commun. Dis. 3 B Prspctvs. Lingistically Divrse Learners 3 BDiversity, Disability, and Education 3 B Assessment Eng. Language Learners 3 ASocial/Emotnl. Development & Disorders 3 B Scnd. Lang. Acq: K-12 Educ. Implica 3 IPEffective Behavioral Support Systems 3 IP CLD Methods of Teaching ESL 3 AAssesesment & Methods for EBD 3 IP Diversity & Communication U.S. 3 AAsmt/Mtds/Assitive Tech Sev Disabilities 3 A Elementary Spanish II 5 BAssessment & Instructional Planning 3 A- Elementary Spanish II 5 AExceptional Learner in the Classroom 3 A Mathematics of Elem. Curriculm 3 AEducational & Medical Aspects of Dis. 3 B Devel. Educational Psychology 3 ACurriculum and Content Standards 3 A Integrated Mathematics I 3 BMath. Inst. for Students w/ Disabilities 3 A Integrated Mathematics II 3 AFoundations of Literacy Instruction P-6 3 A Freshman Composition-The Essay 3 AElements of Lit. Inst. for Student w/Dis 3 A Frshmn. Comp-Res, Anly. & Documt 3 BRdg. Disorders & Content Instruction 3 IP Intro to Children's Literature 3 AApplication of Education Technology 2 A+ Art & Music for Elementary Teachers 3 AInstructional Del. for Inter. Lrng Envm. 3 A+ Developmental Educational Psychology 3 AIndividualized Education & Curriculum 3 A Educational Technology 3 A Critical Reading/ Thinking 3 A+ Leadership. & Social Change 3 AStatement of philosophy of education and reason for choosing teaching as a career.

I became a Special Education teacher with an endorsement of Culturally Linguistic Diverse to make a difference for students who struggle with getting a high-quality education. I believe all students need to be educated as individuals to achieve the highest success in a stimulating environment conducive to learning. As a teacher my goal is to reach diverse learners by teaching them to excel psychologically, academically, physically, and socially in the all areas of their lives to promote a dynamic community.

I attest that I have accurately included all relevant courses, credit hours, and grades. Transcripts are available on request.

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