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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

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Teachers must employ cultural scaffolding to help diverse students use their backgrounds to enhance academic achievement, including collaborative learning opportunities that empower students to participate actively in decision-making processes. Additionally, deficit thinking by teachers may contribute to misconceptions about students (i.e.,

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One Standardized Tests Provider Looks to Gaming and Personalized Learning to Innovate Exams

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When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. Help or Hindrance?

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How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

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Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities. This way, students can track their own progress and achievements, and teachers can easily monitor and share data.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

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Marketplace trend update: 6 new products, teaching strategies, and learning initiatives

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The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. On the 2015 AzMERIT statewide benchmark exam, only 2 percent of ELLs passed the language arts section, and 6 percent passed the math section of the exam.

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Crunch the numbers—The latest and greatest data on edtech

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million US students — 15% of all students — have disabilities that qualify them for Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). TCG serves students with behavioral and academic challenges that are usually caused by diagnosed disabilities such as emotional disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental disabilities, and more.