This article describes rural and remote teacher training in low incidence (LI) disabilities through an alternative teaching pathway (ATP) and the efforts of one university’s ATP program to address the ongoing critical special education teacher shortage in rural and remote school districts. The impact of the federal investment in recruiting/training teacher candidates in LI disabilities in rural and remote areas is described, and critical features of a distance education ATP programs in LI are discussed. Lessons learned over two decades of distance ATP delivery in LI are shared.

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联邦人事准备补助金对农村和远程替代教学途径的特殊教育教师候选人招聘的影响

本文描述了通过替代教学途径 (ATP) 对低发生率 (LI) 残疾的农村和远程教师培训，以及一所大学的 ATP 计划为解决农村和偏远学区持续严重的特殊教育教师短缺问题所做的努力。描述了联邦投资在农村和偏远地区 LI 残疾教师候选人招聘/培训方面的影响，并讨论了 LI 远程教育 ATP 计划的关键特征。分享了 LI 中 20 年远程 ATP 交付的经验教训。