Special Education Advanced Certificate Online

Special educators in today’s world are dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities. They are committed to the field of special education. They appreciate and embrace the diverse range of students’ needs. They remain lifelong learners as they seek out and implement validated practices supported by research in the field. They are able to work effectively within a variety of settings, situations and personalities.

Special education teachers are able to assess and evaluate student progress; make appropriate accommodations and deliver individualized instruction that is based upon each student’s individual educational program. Finally, special educators are constant agents of positive change in a demanding yet exciting field.   

Advanced Certificate in Special Education

• Students obtain a certificate in grades 1-6 or 7-12.
• Prepares teachers for the policies and practices of teaching students with disabilities.
• Provides teachers with a professional core of courses emphasizing special education services and enhancing performance of students with disabilities.
• Familiarizes teachers with various cultural, ethnic, racial and social backgrounds so that they may create a classroom environment which provides an atmosphere in which students can learn according to their abilities.
• Provides teachers with classroom methods, effective instructional strategies, and curriculum/ assessment modifications necessary for instructing students with disabilities within the general education framework of inclusive practices.
• Prepares teachers with identification instruments and strategies through testing and observation of students with physical, emotional, social and learning disabilities.
• Assists teachers in creating a classroom environment for the inclusion of all children, regardless of ability, in which they can enhance performance in all areas of the curricular standards.

The program is open to students who hold a baccalaureate degree from an accrediting institution and have completed a M.S. in education from an accrediting institution.