BACB Pass Rate Data
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Programming can be similar to a crossword. Writing in wrong answers can lead one astray, changing the entire outcome of the puzzle. Kent State University computer science Professor Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., and computer science alumnus Michael Decker, Ph.D. '17, may just have solved the puzzle. As Maletic explains it, tracking changes through lines of code can be an impossible task. Changing a line early in the sequence can spark a chain reaction, destroying the entire system. “You have millions of lines of source code in a system. These are big, with multiple people w...
Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule can hardly contain his own smile and emotions as he talks about the experience of directing the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s award-winning novel “The Color Purple,” which opened Christmas Day to glowing reviews. The 2005 Kent State University graduate, who earned a degree in business administration, recently joined the movie’s powerhouse cast in a sit-down interview with Jennifer Hudson on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” Bazawule talked about the challenge of making some of the story’s most iconic scenes, including the moment when Walker herself gave hi...
Moderate/Intensive Educational Needs Concentration
The Master’s Degree in Special Education Moderate/Intensive Educational Needs concentration provides students with advanced knowledge about special education for students with moderate/intensive educational needs including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), multiple disabilities, and complex health impairments.
Mild/Moderate Education Needs Concentration
The Master’s Degree in Special Education Mild/Moderate Education Needs concentration provides advanced knowledge about special education for K-12 students with mild/moderate disabilities. Students with mild/moderate disabilities most often participate in the general curriculum. These students may require specially designed intervention and support in the areas of academics, non-cognitive skills, social and emotional functioning, behavior, and/or career preparation and postsecondary transition.
General Special Education Concentration
The General Special Education concentration prepares quality teachers of exceptional learners.
The general special education concentration provides an opportunity for already licensed teachers to engage in endorsement or certificate training to enhance their existing skills. Moreover, graduates learn to use evidence-based practices to guide their direct service, support and consultation skills in schools and other agencies as professionals work together with individuals with exceptionalities and their families.
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist Concentration
The early childhood intervention specialist program at Kent State University is designed for individuals interested in working with young children with disabilities or at risk for disabilities and their families. The program prepares early educators (age 3-8) and early intervention (birth-age 3) professionals to meet the learning and developmental needs of all infant, toddler, preschooler, kindergarten and elementary age children, including those at risk for and with disabilities.
Deaf Education Concentration
The Deaf Education concentration prepares candidates to work with deaf and hard-of-hearing students across inclusion, itinerant, resource room and self-contained public and residential classroom settings.
Disability Services Concentration
The Disability Services concentration prepares students to work with individuals with disabilities who have a wide variety of support needs in a broad array of settings (e.g., vocational, residential, community).