Teacher Education Conversion Programs (TECP)

The goals of the General Special Education Conversion Program are to prepare the candidate to bring to K-12 classrooms the knowledge, skills, expertise, innovation, and enthusiasm necessary to succeed as a teacher; to ensure the candidate is afforded opportunities for observation, exploration, and reflection both in and outside the classroom; to apply his/her content expertise and pedagogical principles in the assessment of learning in a practicum experience teaching students with diverse learning needs.

Candidates in this program can expect to learn through integrated fieldwork and courses in the following areas:

• Introduction to Exceptionalities
• Supporting Students with Challenging Behavior
• Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners
• Instructional Technology
• Special Education Assessment
• Consultation, Collaboration, IEP's and the Law
• Practicum Experience

After successful completion of the program, candidates are recommended to the NH State Department of Education - Bureau of Credentialing for General Special Education certification.

Specific Admission Requirements