Current instructor

Kelly Bard

/5Adjusted rating
/5RMP difficulty
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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RPSE-330 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Kelly Bard delivers instruction is a fast and enticing way. She can give lectures almost too fast, but she understands kids don't wanna be there any longer than they have to be. She's really helpful and will answer any question in its entirety. She's a great professor and I would recommend her to anyone.
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Classes with Kelly Bard

RP&SE 475

Special Education Practicum: Early Childhood and Elementary

1–9 credits

A supervised practicum in special education for early childhood and elementary students with disabilities.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Kelly BardRebekka Olsen+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
RP&SE 476

Special Education Practicum: Secondary (grades 4-12)

1–9 credits

A supervised teaching practicum for special education students in grades 4-12 placements.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Kelly BardRebekka Olsen+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026RP&SE 475Special Education Practicum: Early Childhood and Elementary
Fall 2026RP&SE 476Special Education Practicum: Secondary (grades 4-12)

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