Advance your knowledge in specially designed instruction for 6-12 students with disabilities and expand upon your master's degree with an online Education Specialist in Special Education: Collaborative Teacher 6-12 degree from Auburn University at Montgomery. You'll master topics such as policy and practices, technology for inclusion, and more. This program is taught fully online and in an asynchronous format, meaning you can study at times convenient for you. Learn more and apply today.

Brenau University's online Educational Specialist in Special Education (Ed.S.) is designed for current teachers with a graduate degree in special education who want to pursue career advancement through continued study. Finish this GaPSC-approved program in one year and enhance your skills in supporting students with special needs as a classroom teacher and instructional leader. PSC Level V certification in special education and two years of full-time teaching experience are required to apply.

AU Online's Special Education Endorsement (LBS 1) prepares you to work effectively with students with varying disabilities. You will complete a comprehensive curriculum, learn to evaluate current research, and conduct research in the classroom while benefiting from the diverse experiences of our tight-knit community. The ISBE-approved program is aligned with Illinois Professional Teaching Standards. Graduate in as few as six months.

The online Temporary Special Education Certificate program from the University of West Alabama prepares you for the Special Education Praxis exam and delivers the skills you need to make an impact through teaching. Created in response to Alabama's shortage of special education teachers, this program can be completed entirely online in just one year, allowing you to gain invaluable hands-on experience inside the special education classroom while you complete your education. Learn more.

The Associate of Arts in Education, Human Development, and Special Needs offers lower division coursework that provides an introduction to issues, policies, and practices of education, with an emphasis on special education. Students will build a foundation appropriate for entry into advanced study in education, including educational research, advocacy, public policy, and/or teacher preparation. The students also can participate in supervised fieldwork in K-8 settings.

Azusa Pacific University’s Extensive Support Needs Education Specialist Credential program prepares candidates to earn a California Extensive Support Needs Education Specialist Preliminary Credential. This rigorous program includes comprehensive foundation courses emphasizing teaching and educational methods, as well as specialization courses that provide content required for the education specialist credential. 

This free online course introduces the essentials of teaching special education needs and delivering quality education.

Are you an existing or aspiring SENCO? The course offers an overview of SEN and/or disabilities in the context of policy, practice and professionalism. You will study the range of perspectives which impact the work and leadership of SEN coordinators.

The Graduate Certificate of Specialist Education focuses on developing knowledge and skills in a specialist field of education. This course aims to meet the professional development needs of teachers, practitioners, policymakers and principals working in the Northern Territory, Australia and the Asia Pacific. You are encouraged to undertake specialist studies that meet personal, organisational, workplace and community interests. You will enhance your analytical thinking, collaborative learning and transformative practice skills in localised, national and/or international settings. You will also enhance your work experience by applying professional knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course to practical contexts and settings.

The Paraprofessional Education program prepares teaching assistants to work in K-12 schools in special education, reading, and general education classrooms. The program articulates the core requirements of the Elementary Teacher Education program while providing needed coursework to improve student learning. This degree is designed for teaching assistants and early childhood care providers.

The Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning in Schools (QCF) – Level 3 Course is available to learners 16+ who are working within a school, particularly in the role of a Teaching Assistant, Classroom Assistant or Learning Support Assistant.

Students who complete the Secondary Education Transfer Major, A.A. - Year Two Pathway will meet the requirements to earn an Associate in Arts degree and will be prepared to transfer to Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, or University of Iowa in order to continue their studies in Secondary Education and earn a four-year degree.

This certificate program will provide a sequence of coursework based on a three-tier service delivery model consistent with requirements of federal and state law. Students will have the knowledge and skills to provide support to students with intensive behavioral needs, provide leadership to their schools, serve as “coaches” in supporting school implementation in their schools.

Working as a Para Educator requires people to be supportive and nurturing while taking a strength-based perspective on the strengths of each person with special needs. This curriculum contains theoretical and practical experiences designed to prepare students to work in public school special education classrooms, inclusive classrooms and resource rooms, institutional settings, sheltered workshops, job coaching programs, group homes, or supported-living programs. Students learn to work effectively as members of professional education and community-based teams that support persons with disabilities.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education has been developed jointly by Hibernia College and the Institute of Child Education and Psychology (ICEP) Europe.