Special Education Professional Development
For K-12 Administrators, Teachers, and Paraeducators
Prepare All K-12 Educators to Meet the Needs of Your Diverse Learners
With the Exceptional Child Online Professional Development System, you can easily deliver evidence-based special education-related training to all staff who support students with exceptionalities. It’s the perfect solution to provide online PD for teachers, including general education teachers, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and more.
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Featured Testimonial
"Exceptional Child makes sense to meet everyone's needs--from the administration to paraprofessionals--and helps prepare all staff to improve the outcomes of students with disabilities."
Exclusive Expert Interview: Why Special Education Training is Needed for All Staff Learn More
Special Education Directors
Spend less time organizing training, and provide affordable, effective professional development without pulling teachers out of the classroom or paying substitute fees or travel costs.
Risk Management Directors
Provide training on key special education laws and other important safety topics, like restraint and seclusion.
Professional Development Director
Assign courses to new hires or other subgroups, like principals or paraprofessionals, to easily address unique training needs. Or support professional growth with custom PD plans for individual educators.
General Education Teachers
Access engaging video-based courses on key topics that will help you meet the needs of the diverse students in your classroom today! Learn more about specific disabilities or the IEP process, or how to effectively collaborate with the special ed team.
Paraeducators
Gain valuable knowledge and skills to better support the students you work with. And learn effective behavior management strategies to address a wide range of individual student needs.
Learn more about our online training for paraeducators.
College of Education Students
Ensure that future teachers are graduating with a background in key special education topics. The flexible on-demand course modules can easily be incorporated into college courses.
Learn more about how we support higher education.
Whitepaper: The Cost of Not Training All Staff on Special Education Topics - Is It Worth the Risk?
“This is so needed. I wish that the teachers that I work with had access to these courses right now.”
Engaging, Evidence-Based Online Courses
Find multimedia-rich online courses on Autism, Behavior, Special Ed Law, IEP Process, Transition, and many more important topics. Every course is written by the nation’s leading experts and includes:
– Interventions
– Actionable ideas
– Assessments
– Helpful reference materials
– Certificate of completion
Teachers will love the flexibility that online PD provides!
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Online System Makes Managing Professional Development Easy
- Assign courses
to individuals or groups of educators and track completions - Ensure staff stays on track
with email notifications of assignments and due dates - Customize courses
with your own content to meet your specific needs
Contact Us to Learn More
Learn more about organizational subscriptions by contacting us at:
1-800-434-0154 or info@exceptionalchild.com