Special Education
Teaching students with disabilities and special needs. High demand and supportive job market.
Core courses
- • Foundations of Special Ed
- • Educational Psychology
- • Disability Categories
- • Assessment
- • Behavior Management
- • IEP Development
- • Methods for Special Ed
- • Student Teaching
Career paths
- • Special Education Teacher
- • Resource Room Teacher
- • Self-Contained Classroom Teacher
- • Inclusion Specialist
- • Educational Diagnostician
- • Behavioral Specialist
- • Special Education Administrator
- • Advocacy
What to expect
Strong job market — special ed teachers are consistently in shortage. Emotional demands are significant.
How Fennie helps
Fennie supports subject knowledge across the K-12 curriculum special ed teachers cover.
FAQ
Is special ed harder than general ed?
Different challenges — more emotional and paperwork-heavy. Class sizes typically smaller.
Job market?
Strong everywhere. National shortage of special ed teachers across most states.
Master's path?
Master's in special ed or applied behavior analysis opens specialist and administrative roles.
Get through your Special Education coursework with Fennie
Daily Plans adapted to your specific courses — upload syllabi and Fennie does the rest.
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