Students with unique needs require teachers who specialize in strategies to help them succeed. Special Education teachers work with students in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, differentiating and customizing their learning to help students meet their goals.
Students learn skills in:
Most graduates transfer to a partner Minnesota State university to earn a related bachelor’s degree to pursue the licensure required to become a Minnesota special education teacher.
Tuition/Fees
Additional Costs
The Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway AS is designed for a student to attend a partnered Minnesota State university:
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Office: 250c – Hutchinson
Bachelor of Science – Elementary Education, St. Cloud State University
Bachelor of Science – Special Education, St. Cloud State University
Master of Science – Education, Saint Mary’s University
Master of Science – Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Early Literacy, Minnesota State University – Moorhead (in progress)
I taught in the PreK – 12th grade school system for 12 years prior to teaching at Ridgewater.
Quality Matters Certified Course
Live United Award – West Central United Way
Golden Apple Awards
1996
Education Instructor
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Ridgewater College is an equal opportunity employer and educator.
