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Bethany Hamilton-Jones

Biography

My career began as a classroom Special Educator in Clarke County at Cleveland Road Elementary School almost twenty years ago. My current focus is on effective teacher preparation through the use of high leverage practices in Special Education while employing innovative teaching methods in the higher education classroom. I instruct undergraduate and graduate courses on instructional methods for students with high incidence disabilities, collaboration among school professionals and families, positive behavior supports, and inclusive practices for the elementary setting in addition to providing clinical instruction and supervision to teacher candidates in the field. Please see the attached CV for details.

Areas of Expertise

  • Collaboration and Co-teaching
  • Practice-based Teacher Preparation
  • Quality Online Instruction
  • Evidence-based Practices in Special Education
  • Explicit Instruction
  • Positive Behavior Supports
  • Clinical Practice
  • High-Leverage Practices in Special Education

Education

  •  PhD in Special Education, 2009
    University of Georgia
  •  MED in Special Education, 1999
    University of Georgia
  •  BS in English Literature, 1994
    S.U.N.Y at Oswego

Concentrations

Contact

Office Hours

  • by appointment

Awards and Accolades

Publication Award

Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2016