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Inside the unique STEM school for students with learning difficulties

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But in the world of special education, these numbers take on a special significance. Despite high unemployment and underemployment for autistic adults, for example, more than a third of students with an autism spectrum disorder end up picking STEM majors, which often require a mix of hard and soft skills.

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

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Implicit bias can also be seen in the overrepresentation of students of color in special education vs. underrepresented students in gifted and talented education. As educators, it is vital that we recognize the biases we carry so that this does not have an adverse impact on the students that we are serving.

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SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board 

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Additionally, La’Toya is the Assistant Boys and Girls Powerlifting Coach for THEE Meridian High School. Outside of education, La’Toya is a four-time World Powerlifting Champion. from the University of Montevallo in Educational Leadership, and an Ed.D. from Samford University in Educational Leadership.

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CASEL Board Member Dr. Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Starts as NoVo Endowed Chair of SEL at UIC

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Known as a world-renowned expert in SEL, Dr. Schonert-Reichl was a Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education in the Faculty of Education at University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1991 to 2020. Roger Weissberg, who held the post since its creation.

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16 Activities on Career Exploration for High School Students

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By high school, students have probably heard What do you want to be when you grow up? Its one of the reasons why high school (and increasingly middle school!) is a prime time for educators to teach students about professional pathways after graduation. more than a few times. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, L.11-12.1,

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

eSchool News

With the release of the Nation’s Report Card and ongoing school staffing shortages, states and professional organizations will need to rethink the benefits of technology in supporting students in special education programs. College is our country’s post-high school default, and it doesn’t have to be.

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School Makes Some Students Anxious. Is Physically Showing Up Necessary?

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A high school senior with long curly hair who participates in a vocational program, Bradley spends about half the day at culinary school and then half in “at-home instruction” through a nearby high school run by a statewide public education service. Bradley loves baking lava cakes.

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