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Special Education and Teaching

Early and Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

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2015

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Increasing Rural Special Education Teacher Candidates' Ability To Implement Evidence-Based Practices: A Program Description Of The Boise State University Taters Program, Evelyn S. Johnson Apr 2015

Increasing Rural Special Education Teacher Candidates' Ability To Implement Evidence-Based Practices: A Program Description Of The Boise State University Taters Program, Evelyn S. Johnson

Early and Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Technology Accentuated Teacher Education for Rural Specialists (TATERS) program aimed to: (a) prepare highly qualified special education teachers across a state comprised of more than 70% rural districts, (b) develop a system of support through a mentor network and institutions of higher education collaboration to address the needs of teacher candidates in rural areas, (c) ground special education teachers in the use of evidence-based practices to improve the instructional services that students with disabilities in Idaho receive, and (d) develop a mechanism to evaluate and provide feedback on teacher candidates' implementation of evidence-based practices. This article describes the application …