Special Education — P-12 plus Content Endorsement (Dual Endorsement), BAE

at Western Washington University

Teachers with Special Education plus Content endorsements must acquire extensive knowledge in major teaching and learning areas. For example, they must understand typical and atypical human development, recognize the foundations and provisions of education and special education laws and legislation, and embrace and affirm the diversities within middle and high school classrooms. Further, Special Education plus Content educators must become experts in curriculum and assessment and instructional methodology, as effective teaching requires expert and relational teaching.