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Special education is a unique and challenging profession.

Candidates in special education learn to teach students the skills needed to fully participate in their school, community, and workplace.

Course work combines on-campus learning with field learning experiences to prepare candidates to work with people with disabilities ages 5 to 21.

Special Educators plan and deliver instruction designed to meet each student's individual needs.

Special educators have opportunities to work with individual students, co-teach within general education classrooms, consult with general educators, accommodate and modify general education curricula, and collaborate with parents and other professionals.

We invite you to explore the various degree and licensure programs that the Department of Special Education at UCCS has to offer.

• Special Education Licensure Programs - Undergraduates brochure
• Special Education Licensure Programs - Graduates brochure

Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Special Education are committed to providing professional programs that prepare students to become high quality special education teachers. The faculty is known for exemplary teaching, scholarship, and community service for the purpose of increasing the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

• Lindy Crawford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department Chair
• Randall De Pry, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Christi Kasa-Hendrickson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
• Elaine Cheesman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
• Gerry Olvey, Ed.D., Senior Instructor
• Laura Marshall, M.A., Instructor
  

Accreditations

Department of Special Education programs are accredited by:

• National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
• Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Projects and Initiatives

• Breaktime Community Collaboration for Family Respite Care
• ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Curriculum
  and self-determination lessons for elementary aged students
• Family as Faculty
• Freedom's Song: 100 Years of African American Struggle and Triumph
  - middle and high school lessons and DVD - www.freedomssong.net
• Freshman Seminar
• Statewide Positive Behavior Support Training
• Statewide K-12 Developmental Disabilities Initiative
• UCCS Teacher Cadet Alliance
• NCELLA (National Center for English Language Learner Achievement)

Community Participation

• Colorado Department of Education Task Forces
• Colorado Reading First Higher Education Council
• PEAK Parent Center
• Professional Development Council
• Resources for Families and Young Children
• School District 11 Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Committee

Contact Us

Special Education (SPED)
Departmental office is located in Columbine Hall 3012.
Phone: (719) 262-4121 Fax: (719) 262-4110
E-Mail: hmyers@uccs.edu