Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in Agricultural Education

This certificate program was developed by faculty and graduate students in the Agricultural Education and Communication department at the University of Florida.  You will learn about a range of disabilities, their associated behaviors and characteristics, and strategies for working with these students in a variety of settings in Career and Technical Education (CTE).  You will also become familiar with federal legislation regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities in a public school setting.

The course is divided into 9 module topics:

• Federal Legislation & Florida State Process
• Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's Syndrome
• Hearing Impairments & Deafness
• Visual Impairment & Blindness
• Emotional Disturbance & Behavioral Disorder
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Speech & Language Impairments
• Traumatic Brain Injury