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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

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Instead of written exams, ask students to turn in a summary of a lesson as an exit ticket before they leave. Give second (and third) chances For many reluctant learners, one school failure is enough to reinforce their belief that they’re poor students.

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5 ways to help special education students manage testing anxiety

eSchool News

In special education programs, many of our students’ disabilities are closely related to anxiety, and testing can be a trigger that heightens those negative thoughts and feelings. It’s a common belief that testing anxiety affects only older students, such as those taking high school or college placement exams.

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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

eSchool News

Accountability is maintained through national curricula and standardized exams, emphasizing the belief that education benefits both individuals and society. It involves government funding and regulation of schools without direct operational control.

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Crunch the Numbers: Real-Time EdTech Data You Can Use for December 2023

eSchool News

Pro-censorship groups do not represent the vast majority of parents or guardians in their beliefs about librarians, reading, education, and civil society.” Licensure exams, if rigorous and aligned to the science of reading, can serve as an important guardrail for making sure teachers have this critical knowledge.

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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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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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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

eSchool News

For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better. Heading into the 2024-2025 school year, I think we’ll see an increase in the funding and focus on meeting the needs of students with disabilities, like low vision and ADHD, through innovations in technology.

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