Teach Special Education Minnesota

Explore, Become, Grow and Thrive.

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Explore

In Minnesota Special Education, we provide programs and resources to help people explore and get interested in teaching students with disabilities.

Become

In Minnesota Special Education, we provide information about courses and resources to help educators obtain certification to become special educators.

Grow

In Minnesota Special Education, we provide an array of programs and resources to help teachers grow in their field of teaching.

Thrive

In Minnesota Special Education, we are continually working to help enhance the leadership capacity of our teachers so that they can thrive in the role as an educator.

Our Vision

To bring prospective educators through veteran educators to one place that will provide information from exploring the field of education all the way through to giving back in education also known as the lifecycle of a teacher.  Our hopes are to change the narrative of special education making it feel like you have a place that you can go to know what is happening in Minnesota around special education!

Join us in Exploring special education, Becoming a special educator, Growing personally and professionally, and Thriving in the role you have as an educator.

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What is special education?

Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

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Minnesota School Jobs

Minnesota School Jobs helps educators connect directly with hiring administrators in public, PreK-12 schools across the state. Discover schools and programs eager to meet aspiring and veteran educators. View current job postings from schools across all of Minnesota and be seen by principals and administrators by clicking the botton below.

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Quick Facts

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Contact Us

Team Leadership:

Paul Dols, paul.dols@state.mn.us, MDE

Christian Wernau, CWernau@zumbroed.org, Region 10 Low Incidence Projects (LIP)

Katie Roby, catherine.roby@state.mn.us, MDE

Ingrid Aasan, ingrid.aasan@brightworksmn.org, Region 11 Low Incidence Projects (LIP)

About our Program

Teachspedmn.org is comprised of a team from the MN Low Incidence Projects, Special Education staff, and Minnesota Special Education Preparation Programs.

The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government. Funding for this event is made possible with a grant from the MN Department of Education. The source of the funds is federal award Special Education – Grants to States, CFDA 84.027A.