Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The committee built on the districts existing criteria which already included usability, data privacy and alignment with goals by adding new elements: AI capabilities, language support for English learners and accessibility features for students with disabilities. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) renewed our national focus on the least-restrictive environment. We began providing accommodations through differentiated instruction and teachers figured out what to change or modify to accommodate “disabled” learners.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

was first spoken during the height of gang wars in Los Angeles, when I was a new speech language pathologist in the Los Angeles Unified School District. More than 30 years later, I now work at a 700-student elementary school in Washington state and I have a caseload of 50 students consisting of varying disabilities.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of the hardest hit are students with unique needs that require services from qualified professionals, such as speech-language pathologists, sign-language interpreters, teachers for the vision and hearing impaired and special education teachers. Burnout is one of the leading causes of workforce shortages in U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

With a draft in hand, we can better use our time to figure out ways to connect the lesson to our students’ passions, differentiate to meet the unique needs of students (like those with disabilities or English Language Learners), and make the tiny adjustments necessary to bring learning to life.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2024

That level of transparency requires three primary things: context, the use of vernacular and understandable language in an accessible format, and routine use. We are regularly told to avoid jargon and put materials into accessible language. Stakeholders need to be aware of the policies, goals, missions, etc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Here’s an interesting piece from Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, on the explosion of wearable technology and its place in the education ecosystem: How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. Overcoming Disabilities. Solving Seeing. Immersing in Education.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This is considered ‘deficit thinking,’ or thinking that defines a diagnosis by its challenges, in order to treat, fix, or minimize specific features of a student’s disability. My lived experience with a disability and my professional positionality in disability scholarship and education systems is driving my efforts.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Teacher 2: Delivers the same instructional content or activity to all groups, regardless of their skill levels. This structure ensures that all students are actively engaged in the reading process, developing their comprehension skills and ability to discuss and articulate their understanding of the text.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

When I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, so the “typical” school experience was always a challenge for me. As a teacher of world language, I want my students to realize that you don’t have to learn Spanish by studying verb conjugations out of a textbook every day.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one out of every 54 children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, making it one of the most common developmental disabilities in the USA. I especially love the sensory products and those that encourage movement like the Yogarilla activity cards.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2017

CCC-SLP, associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Communication Enhancement and the Autism Language Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, discussed some innovative communication tips for students with autism. In “ Communication Innovations for Individuals with Autism ,” Howard C. Shane, Ph.D., Shane, Ph.D.,

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Communication Disabilities Language Languages 195

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“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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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“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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Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This requires a team capable of providing academic skills and content as well as consistency, emotional support, extracurricular activities, and so much more. They need school staff who speak the home languages of the students and teachers who reflect the students’ ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds. Who is needed on this team?

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2016

As schools everywhere shift to the Common Core, teachers are now realizing that they must now be able to determine the both the factors within a given text where students will need scaffolding as well as the type of scaffolding appropriate for the activity. Fortunately, there are a number of free apps that can help.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders? At STEM4Real, we carry out activities that mirror the lived experiences of our students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

While many well-intentioned commentators have warned teachers against this practice, the fact is that copyright law—specifically fair use—permits many read-aloud activities online. Fair use is a provision of copyright law that allows many reading aloud activities to be translated from the classroom to online learning. What Is Fair Use?

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2024

Accessible conferences ensure that all attendees, regardless of physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities, can participate fully and engage with the content and networking opportunities. This involves engaging with disabled individuals directly, seeking their insights and perspectives to inform decision-making.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Recognizing the gap in EF skill development of incoming freshman, some universities embed EF language in freshman seminar courses or offer advising and coaching supports that focus on executive functioning skill development. disability coach, advisor, etc.). The app makes a sound when it is time to move on to the next task.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities. These AI assistants can also help teachers create lesson plans by suggesting content, activities, and resources tailored to the class’s needs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

The necessary and rapid move to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disabling for our education system. At a macro level, disability organizations are finding ways to work together that would never have happened before the pandemic.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Similar activities were taking place in nearly every corner of the school: In another classroom, students rolled dice to practice two-digit multiplication and huddled close to their teacher to review their work. The district provided lessons and activities for teachers that tie in with the district’s usual curriculum.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. But we are also beginning to understand the breadth of connection, growth and networks that we have encountered over the past two years.

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Disabilities Universal Design Special Education English 186

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

The surveys included over 20 demographic questionscovering areas like housing, food security, disability status, and employmentfollowed by 1540 experience-based questions exploring academic confidence, mental health, study habits, and perceptions of inclusion. These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. Students who struggle because they have reading disabilities or struggle to read on a computer screen because of blurred vision. For that,] a text-to-speech software saves us.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

In fact, research shows that 80 percent of esports teams are comprised of students who have never before participated in extracurricular activities. As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

She is intentional about actively listening to her community (educators, parents and students) more accurately define the problems that need to be addressed. Moskowitz says, “ Their reading analysis skills have increased as they contemplate how poets might have felt and why they chose that particular language.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

“We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL).

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Meeks was introduced to us after participating in the UDL Product Certification listening sessions, a project sponsored by the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), a coalition of organizations dedicated to supporting students with disabilities and learning differences. You have a teacher mode and a play mode. That was huge!

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Education Language Languages Disabilities 200

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

How can we empower youth to become key voices and leaders who actively shape and improve emerging AI technology, ensuring it positively impacts their communities? Involving youth in the development of AI tools can empower them to become active creators of technology rather than passive consumers.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

“We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL).

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Math Testing English Disabilities 140

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

We have a complex language where one letter pattern can stand for different sounds (COW and SNOW), and where similar sounds can be spelled in different ways (WAIT and WEIGHT). First, we need to ensure that we are offering strong, evidence-based code instruction beyond the grades where those skills used to be actively taught.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It gives language for the dissonance of the repeated realization of a fractured personhood and how we persistently reassemble ourselves. My department simultaneously professed concern while ignoring my needs and rights under the American Disabilities Act. It took four more years to get it fully under control.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In fact, the National Education Association found nearly every general classroom across the country includes at least one student with a disability. Text-to-speech assistive technology is designed to help children with visual impairment or other disabilities that impact their ability to read. Over the past 10 years, the number of U.S.

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Assistive Technology Technology Gamification Disabilities 167

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. For example, the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen (Yale) is a survey that asks teachers to make judgments on how often they think a student displays problems in their language behaviors such as oral expression. 20k+ per year).

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Disabilities Learning Disabilities Evaluation Special Education 130

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

While some teachers develop homegrown SEL programming from menus of activities and strategies (sometimes referred to as kernels ), our research suggests sequencing skill development from emotion to social skills is key. Implementation also matters and teachers play a critical role.

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