Time to Renew Your Certification?

What's in the Research in Practice Renewal Course?

This year's renewal course takes you inside twelve peer-reviewed studies from the two most recent issues of JAASEP, the Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals. You'll get a snapshot of where the field stands right now: what the research says, and what it means for your practice.

✅ The Special Education Workforce

Examine new research on what the job actually demands, why mentorship works, and what teacher compensation can and cannot fix for students with disabilities.

✅ Collaboration That Actually Happens

Learn what school-based speech-language pathologists say separates teams that work from teams that fail quietly, and the simple moves that protect collaboration.

✅ Behavior and Autism, Through Family Eyes

Hear what parents of children with autism say about repetitive behaviors, when they want support, and what new research says about student-led self-management.

✅ Instruction Without Lowered Expectations

Explore simulated instruction for community skills, a framework that pairs academic standards with functional skills, and a shared reading approach that transformed one student's communication.

✅ Transitions That Too Often Break Down

See where high school transition programs misalign with what colleges actually expect, and what research says about youth returning from residential treatment to neighborhood schools.

✅ Peer-Reviewed and Immediately Usable

Every finding comes from NASET's own peer-reviewed journal. For each study: what the researchers did, what they found, and what it means for your practice on Monday morning.

This course keeps your certification grounded in current, peer-reviewed evidence. Don't let your certification expire; renew with a fresh look at the research shaping the field.