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Special Education Careers
Through careful, one-on-one attention, special education teachers help children who need the most help. The children in special education classes are children with disabilities and injuries that make it difficult for them to keep up in regular classroom situations. These are the children who need the most help and as a special education teacher, you can make a difference in their lives. In fact, special education teachers can make a huge difference in the lives of their students. Special education teachers work with these special students and help them to adjust to the world and grow into adults.
With flexible class scheduling, financial aid assistance, and over 100 degree programs, University of Phoenix can help you get there.
The Master of Arts in Education/Special Education
The Master of Arts in Education (MAED) with a specialization in Special Education is a graduate degree program preparing candidates for teacher licensure in the field of special education.
Candidates for this program have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to gain the pedagogical skills and knowledge that will assist them in becoming effective special education educators. The program's curriculum includes orientation to the exceptional child; foundations and methodologies of mild disabilities; diagnosis and assessment of disabilities; structured English immersion; reading and language arts instruction; inclusion strategies; and collaboration and resource management for the special educator.
Curriculum in special education may include:
- Orientation to Teacher Education
- Professional Communications
- Orientation to the Exceptional Child
- Models, theories and Instructional Strategies
- Special Education Methods
- Structured English Immersion
- Special Education Assessment and Interpretation
- Special Education Student Teaching: Cross-Categorical, Seminar I
- Action Research
- Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
- Characteristics of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders
- Characteristics of Physical & Health Disabilities
- Curriculum Constructs and Assessments: Reading and Language Arts
- E-Portfolio Evaluation for RDG/530
- Inclusion Strategies for the Special Educator
- Special Education Student Teaching: Cross-Categorical, Seminar II
- Special Education Student Teaching: Cross-Categorical, Seminar III
Higher Education, Highly Accessible
Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we have nearly 200 educational facilities, as well as a flexible online learning format to deliver our education programs in most countries around the world.
Regardless of where or how you attend class, you'll receive a real-world education with real value.
- Earn your education while attending class at times and places that fit your busy schedule.
- Learn from instructors who hold advanced degrees and have substantial experience in the fields they teach.
- Collaborate with peers in small, interactive classes.
- Receive personalized student support every step of the way.
You work hard. A college degree does too.
With convenient class locations as well as online learning, University of Phoenix makes quality higher education highly accessible. Whether you're seeking an associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, we can help you reach your goal while you work-and much sooner than you might expect.
In fact, University of Phoenix has helped thousands of students achieve the higher education they need to achieve higher success. We can help you too.
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