Professional Standards

• CEC Resources on Highly Qualified Requirements for Special Education Teachers
  The highly qualified requirements for special education teachers, as set forth in the 2004 IDEA and NCLB are complex and it is important that special educators understand how these requirements affect them and their practice.
  Read CEC's Resource on Highly Qualified.
  
  
  
• Research Papers: Criteria for Evidence-based Practice (*Read-only PDFs)

  CEC Evidence-Based Professional Practice Proposal

  Evaluating the Quality of Evidence From Correlational Research for Evidence-based Practice PDF

  Quality Indicators for Group Experimental and Quasi-experimental Research in Special Education PDF

  The Use of Single Subject Research to Identify Evidence-based Practice in Special Education PDF

  Qualitative Studies in Special Education PDF

  Research in Special Education: Scientific Methods and Evidence-based Practices PDF

  * These papers were published in Exceptional Children Vol 71-2 (Winter issue).

• CEC Accreditation Standards for Preparation Programs:

  • Standards for CEC/NCATE Approval

  • Knowledge & Skills Standards

• The Mentoring Induction Principles and Guidelines project is available!

• CEC Ethics and Professional Practice Standards

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