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Program Overview

Our Special Education program is dedicated to preparing educators to support students with diverse learning needs. Students study special education laws, individualized education plans, and strategies for teaching students with disabilities. Graduates are equipped to work in special education classrooms, inclusive settings, or as special education advocates.

Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Pedagogical Foundations And Teaching Methods:

The College of Education begins with a focus on pedagogical foundations and teaching methods. Students delve into the principles of education, child development, and innovative teaching techniques. This foundational knowledge equips them with the skills necessary to inspire and educate future generations.

Classroom Experience And Student Engagement:

Beyond the theoretical framework, our College of Education places a strong emphasis on classroom experience and student engagement. Students have opportunities to participate in teaching practicums, work with diverse student populations, and collaborate with local schools. These experiences not only enhance their teaching skills but also provide valuable insights into effective education strategies.

Global Education Perspectives And Cross-Cultural Teaching:

The College of Education at Los Angeles City University is committed to promoting global education perspectives and cross-cultural teaching. Our curriculum explores international approaches to education and encourages students to engage in cross-cultural teaching experiences through study abroad programs and collaborations with educators from around the world. This global perspective equips students to excel in diverse educational settings.

Basics of Teaching and Learning

Teaching is a profession that can yield something amazing when the right ideas and beliefs are implemented in the classroom. The purpose of this course is to induce you to the concept of teaching as a profession. The course presents various learning methods and role of Education in 21st Century.

Teaching At Different Levels

The course introduces you to the concepts of differentiated instruction, differentiating planning, differentiated assessment and differentiated learning experiences. The course also includes grouping, differentiation, and enrichment of gifted children.

Learning and Development

The course introduces you to the concepts of physical development, cognitive development, emotional and social development and physical and cognitive development. The course also presents tools for learning in real time and online learning activities.

Foundations of Education

The purpose of this course is to enable you to think critically about contemporary education issues, so they can develop creative solutions to difficult problems. This will be accomplished by gaining an understanding of the history of these issues and problems.

Philosophical Foundations of Education

This course explores the underlying principles and philosophical foundations of teaching and education and examines how teachers function on the basis of a set of assumptions and beliefs regarding what they teach, how they teach, and to what end they teach.

Computers in Education

This course prepares educators to use, evaluate, and integrate a variety of computer-based programs into the classroom. The course also covers use of graphic tools in education, how technology is used to provide education to special children and issues and challenges of technology in education.

Essentials of Educational Psychology

This course explains the cognitive, linguistic, personal, social, and moral development of individuals as well as individual and group differences. This lesson also describes behaviorist and social cognitive views of learning, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and informal and formal assessments.

Teaching for Special Fields

The course teaching for special fields provides you with a comprehensive overview of major aspects of the field of special education. This course emphasizes how students with special needs can succeed in the general education classroom with the assistance of the teacher and other members of the team.

Introduction to Inclusion

This course contains all of the core information that an inclusion text requires and then takes you to a higher level by including issues of gender, race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and family structures.

Assessment in Special Education

The course focuses on the educational assessment methods and procedures used in decision making and program planning for students with exceptional learning needs and from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds. You will be able to learn the aspects of the assessment process that represent a commitment to integrity, intellectual spirit, justice and stewardship.

Introduction to Special Education

This course provides an overview of the field of special education. By the end of the course, you will have a broad overview of the field and its key concepts, issues, and the relevant Department of School Education policies.

Introduction to Mental Retardation

The course aims to reveal to you, the causes and diagnoses of mental retardation. The course provides methods and strategies for treating and teaching children with mental retardation; curriculum (comparison and contrast); and modern trends in teaching children with mental retardation.

Teaching Students with Moderate Disabilities

The course “Teaching students with Moderate Disabilities” seeks to help you develop age-appropriate strategies for educating students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.

Special Education Mathematics

This course is designed to emphasize the development of skills, techniques and applications that deal with algebra, number relations, linear equations, formulas, polynomials, graphing, systems of equations, factoring, quadratic and exponential equations.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE $18,480
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $18,480
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At Los Angeles City University, we believe in where affordability meets opportunity. Our commitment to accessible education ensures that quality learning doesn't come with a hefty price tag. We open the doors to knowledge, offering students the chance to thrive without the burden of overwhelming tuition fees, empowering them for a brighter future.

Basics of teaching and learning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Do i want to be a teacher?
    Developing as a professional.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Helping diverse learners succeed in today's classrooms.
    Changes in american society: their influences on today's schools.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Education in the united states: its historical roots.
    Educational philosophy: the intellectual foundations of american education.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The organization of american schools.
    Governance and finance: regulating and funding schools.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    School law: ethical and legal influences on teaching.
    The school curriculum.
    Creating productive learning environments.
    Instruction in american classrooms.
    Technology in american schools.

Teaching at different levels

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Education in a age of change.
    Becoming a professional educator.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Challenges of school reform.
    Profiles of today's learners.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Responding to diversity.
    Meeting the needs of exceptional learners.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The curriculum.
    Effective instruction.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classroom management and discipline.
    Assessing learning.
    Social and philosophical perspectives.
    Historical influences.
    Influences of technology.
    Legal issues affecting learners and teachers.

Learning and development

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literacy and learning
    Theoretical perspectives of literacy development
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Oral language development: foundation for literacy
    Signs of emergent literacy among infants and toddlers: observation and exploration
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Enhancing emergent literacy among infants and toddlers
    Signs of emergent literacy among preschoolers
    Enhancing emergent literacy among preschoolers
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Emergent literacy among kindergartners: signs, standards, and assessment
    Enhancing emergent literacy and beginning reading and writing in kindergartners
    Literacy instruction in first grade: becoming an independent reader and writer
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literacy instruction in second and third grade: transitioning to fluent reading and writing
    Transitioning to fourth grade-reading and writing to learn

Foundations of Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Status of the profession
    Development of the profession
    The major philosophies
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The impact of educational theories on educational practice
    American education: european heritage and colonial experience
    American education: from revolution to the twentieth century
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Modern american education: from the progressive movement to the present
    School and society
    Responding to a diverse and multicultural society
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students at risk
    Legal framework for the public schools
    Teachers, students, and the law
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Governance and financing of elementary and secondary schools
    The school curriculum: development and design
    Instructional practices in effective schools
    Education for the new millenium

Philosophical Foundations of Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Idealism and education
    Realism and education
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Eastern philosophy, religion, and education
    Pragmatism and education
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Reconstructionism and education
    Behaviorism and education
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Existentialism, phenomenology, and education
    Analytic philosophy and education
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marxism and education
    Philosophy, education, and the challenge of postmodernism

Computers in Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theoretical foundations
    Designing and planning technology-enhanced instruction
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computers in the learning environment
    Digital technologies in the classroom
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Administrative software
    Academic software
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The internet and the world wide web
    Using the web for teaching and learning
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Audiovisual technologies
    Distance education: using technology to redefine the classroom
    Issues in implementing technology in schools
    Technology, teaching, and you

Essentials of Educational Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to educational psychology
    Learning, cognition, and memory
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning in context
    Higher-level cognitive processes
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Cognitive development
    Motivation and affect
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Personal and social development
    Instructional strategies
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classroom management strategies
    Assessment

Teaching for special fields

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of today's special education
    Ensuring progress in the general curriculum through universal design for learning andinclusion
    Today's multicultural, bilingual, and diverseschools
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Today's families and their partnerships with professionals
    Understanding students with learning disabilities
    Understanding students with communicationdisorders
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Understanding students with emotional or behavioral disorders
    Understanding students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    Understanding students with mental retardation
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding students with severe and multiple disabilities
    Understanding students with autism
    Understanding students with physical disabilities and other health impairments
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding students with traumatic brain injury
    Understanding students with hearing loss
    Understanding students with visual impairments
    Understanding students who are gifted and talented

Introduction to Inclusion

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    
    
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    

Assessment in Special Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundations of assessment.
    Assessment framework.
    Reliability and validity.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Developing technical skills.
    Observing, interviewing, and conferencing.
    Performance-based, authentic and portfolio assessments.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Test interpretation and report writing.
    Achievement: overall performance.
    Reading.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Written language.
    Oral language.
    Mathematics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cognitive development.
    Adaptive behavior.
    Behavior in the classroom.
    Implementing program evaluation.
    Involving families.
    Assessment of young children.
    Youth in transition.

Introduction to Special Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to special education
    Students with communication disorders
    Students with mental retardation or intellectual disabilities
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with learning disabilities
    Students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Students with emotional and behavioral disorders
    Students with physical and health impairments
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with autism spectrum disorders
    Students with hearing impairments
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with visual impairments
    Students with severe and multiple disabilities
    Students who are gifted and talented

Introduction to Mental Retardation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Historical perspectives.
    Definition and terminology.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assessment of individuals with intellectual disabilities.
    Individual rights and legal issues.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Psychological aspects of intellectual disability.
    Biological aspects and the promises prevention -polloway and smith-.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Family considerations -trainor-.
    Characteristics ofpersons with mild mental retardation.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Characteristics ofpersons with severe intellectual disabilities.
    Infancy and early childhood -dietrich-
    School years.
    Adult years.
    Assistive technology applications.

Teaching students with Moderate Disabilities

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Creating responsive learning environments.
    Planning and organizing instruction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assessing students for instruction.
    Teaching students and managing instruction.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Promoting social, emotional, and behavioral development.
    Assessing reading.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Teaching reading.
    Assessing and teaching spelling.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assessing and teaching handwriting and written expression.
    Assessing math.
    Teaching math.
    Teaching learning strategies, content, and study skills.
    Promoting transitions.

Special Education Mathematics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Instructional activities: the building blocks for effective instruction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diversity in the classroom: variations of individual needs.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Beginnings: mathematics learning in early childhood.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Whole numbers and numeration: naming and writing quantity.
    Adding and subtracting whole numbers: combining and separating quantities.
    Multiplying and dividing whole numbers: combining equal-sized groups and separating quantities into equal-sized groups.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fractions: working with units smaller than one.
    Measurement: assigning a number to a quantity.
    Data analysis and probability: getting information from data and measuring likelihood.
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