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About Project Mosaic |
Goals and Objectives
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Project Mosaic will address identified gaps and services by implementing these primary goals: |
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To increase the number and quality of fully credentialed and competent educators to work effectively with students with autism in diverse settings.
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To increase the diversity of qualified educators who have disabilities and are from underrepresented ethnic, cultural and linguistic groups to serve similarly diverse students.
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To collaborate with school and community partners to prepare educators in research-based knowledge and skill to meet the multi-faceted needs of students with autism and their families.
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The following objectives will guide project activities to meet project goals:
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- Establish and maintain school, family and community partnerships with the university to support project activities
- Recruit and retain 80 candidates with disabilities and/or from diverse ethnic, cultural and language backgrounds
- Develop specialized research-based curricula and pedagogy that allows 20 candidates each project year to provide high quality services and instruction to students with autism
- Prepare candidates with knowledge and skill through integrated coursework and supervised field experiences to address the specialized needs of students with autism
- Evaluate project activities, candidate knowledge and skill, and associated outcomes for the students with autism, and disseminate the program model at the local, state and national level
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*Project goals are consistent with the goals of California's State Improvement Grant (SIG2) and the California Strategic Action Plan for the Recruitment, Preparation and Retention of Special Education Teachers.
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