Associate of Arts Degree (AA) in Special Education

College of Southern Nevada

This degree is designed to provide for the first two years of college preparation for students wanting to become special education teachers, and/or who plan to become a paraprofessional (Instructional Aide).Student Learning OutcomesApply the dimensions of multicultural education to support appropriate pedagogical practices for teaching diverse students in Special Education.Select technology tools for integration across the curriculum in Special Education.Synthesize the major theoretical perspectives and methods of educational psychology to teaching, learning, and schooling in Special Education.Choose formative and summative techniques for evaluation and modification with group and individual instruction and learning strategies in Special Education.Evaluate the historical, legal, and philosophical foundations and issues related to contemporary Special Education.

School of Education, Behavioral and Social Sciences