Over the course of the five-year grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, eight interdisciplinary early childhood educators and eight speech/language pathologists will be trained together. Students accepted into the interdisciplinary program will receive funding for graduate school tuition, travel and a stipend. Together, they will complete coursework and field experience hours to prepare to earn a teaching certificate or speech-language pathology licensure.
The UK International Center (UKIC) student-facing work like Education Abroad programming and international student support are integral to their mission, however, Associate Provost for Internationalization Sue Roberts said their mission is just as deeply tied to supporting the important global work that UK employees undertake every day.
The Kentucky Professional Education Standards Board’s university-based alternative pathway to certification, known as Option 6, allows qualified teacher candidates to work in a full-time teaching position within a Kentucky school while enrolled in a participating teacher preparation program. Through this option, teacher candidates obtain a temporary provisional certificate valid for one year.