教育是教学的职业。老师充当教练，利用互动讨论和动手方法来帮助学生学习和应用科学，社会研究，数学或英语等学科的概念。他们为学生提供学习抽象概念，解决问题和发展批判性思维过程的工具和环境。特殊教育的教学重点是帮助有发展困难的学生发挥其教育潜能。特殊教育老师帮助学生学习应对技巧，学习策略和特殊技巧，以帮助他们掌握基本概念。他们在学生发展中起着至关重要的作用。这些老师是学生及其家庭的学习教练。学生在指导下学习和经历的内容可能会改变学生对自己和世界的看法，并可能影响他们以后在大学，工作或个人生活中的成功。
The Pre-Special education program prepares you to work with students in grades K-12. Special educators collaborate to make curriculum accessible and build inclusive settings. As an aspiring special education teacher, this program will help you to understand the complex human and social factors involved in educating children with diverse characteristics, as well as practices that support inclusion and lifelong learning. A bachelor's degree in education is the minimum requirement to become a teacher. As an associate degree program, UC Clermont offers freshman and sophomore coursework with the expectation that students will transfer to UC Clifton to complete their preparation and earn a bachelor's degree.