Introduction to Special Education

Approved by ACE for 1.0 Continuing Education Units. This is an introduction to the field of Special Education. It will help anyone to understand more clearly what Special Education is about. The course will provide definitions and insights into the various branches of Special Education. The course will have six lessons which will cover the following topics: Learning Disabilities, Gifted and Talented, Emotional and Social Disorders, ADD/ADHD.
Upon completion: Certificate Option

About the School:

UniversalClass is committed to providing the highest quality educational content in their online courses.  Over 3,000 instructors from all around the world use the service to instruct over 50,000 students completely online.

Course Delivery: Online

SE 101 Introduction to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Approved by ACE for 1.4 Continuing Education Units. This is an introduction to intellectual/developmental disabilities course. The course covers I/DD and its history, definitions, causes, prevention, and intervention.
Upon completion: Certificate Option

About the School:

UniversalClass is committed to providing the highest quality educational content in their online courses.  Over 3,000 instructors from all around the world use the service to instruct over 50,000 students completely online.

Course Delivery: Online

SE 102: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders

Approved by ACE for 1.5 Continuing Education Units. This is an overview of autism spectrum disorders. The course is an examination of the psychological, physiological, social, and educational characteristics of individuals who have been identified as having autism, pervasive developmental disorder, Rett’s disorder, Asperger’s syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder.
Upon completion: Certificate Option

About the School:

UniversalClass is committed to providing the highest quality educational content in their online courses.  Over 3,000 instructors from all around the world use the service to instruct over 50,000 students completely online.

Course Delivery: Online

SE 202: Foundations, Behavior, Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation

Approved by ACE for 3 Continuing Education Units. This course establishes the foundations for employing positive approaches in the treatment of people with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders by covering the principles of equal opportunity and self-determination and their relationship to self-determined learning. This basis leads to prescriptions for self-determined learning and positive behaviors.
Upon completion: Certificate Option

About the School:

UniversalClass is committed to providing the highest quality educational content in their online courses.  Over 3,000 instructors from all around the world use the service to instruct over 50,000 students completely online.

Course Delivery: Online