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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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Purdue begins work to advance science of reading with $1.5M grant

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This article on the science of reading originally appeared on Purdue University’s site and is reposted here with permission. awarded to Purdue in August as part of Lilly Endowment’s Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana initiative, which launched in 2022. The work is funded in part by a $1.5

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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Educators will increasingly be looking for–and needing–educational resources and technologies that authentically represent and support today’s growing number of multilingual learners. The term “science of reading” has become shorthand for phonics in many cases. –Cindy Jiban, PhD, Principal Academic Lead, NWEA.

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SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board 

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Johnson has a Bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University in Special Education, a Master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Special Education, an Ed.S. from the University of Montevallo in Educational Leadership, and an Ed.D. from Samford University in Educational Leadership.

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3 ways students with autism benefit from art, music and recreation

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Hopkins likes to read singable stories—songs in the form of a book—to target goals in young students like reading comprehension, reading pace, and sustained attention. “Music therapists use music to target non-musical goals,” Hopkins explained, “Those goals can really vary depending on the population.”. About the Presenters.

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The Surprise Benefits of Virtual SEL and Mindfulness Learning

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As a special education teacher in an inclusive classroom, Christina Ramsay knows that growing students’ social-emotional and mindfulness skills can mean the difference between meltdowns and managed emotions, self-doubt and confidence or isolation and connection. Templates for School Counseling: Feelings.

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Racism is a subtle, silent enemy of STEM classrooms

eSchool News

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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