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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

It is important to understand inclusive pedagogies as practices where we discern the nuance between general multicultural education or culturally responsive pedagogy and inclusive practices that specifically address the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension. Support colleagues with disabilities.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Representation

Catlin Tucker

Different learners enjoy engaging with information in different formats, and some learners have sensory or perceptual disabilities that make it challenging to interact with information presented in traditional print formats. Language and Symbols. Representation. Perception. All learners must be able to perceive important information.

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

eSchool News

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. Next week: See how a district turned around its data culture to impact student achievement and growth.

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Could coding count as a foreign language?

eSchool News

Florida Senate votes to consider coding a foreign language for graduation requirements. State senators in Florida overwhelmingly approved a proposal to allow high school students to count computer coding as a foreign language course, although questions linger about whether the two subjects should be considered one and the same.

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Creating IEPs with GenAI while ensuring data privacy

eSchool News

Protecting the data of students with disabilities is crucial for several reasons. However, there is a critical concern: IEPs require detailed information about students’ disabilities, learning needs, medical history, and academic performance. The levels are organized in terms of how much personalization of the tool is possible.

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

Edsurge

The process is part of a five-year plan to build an accountability culture around edtech use. You might find a tool thats low-cost, easy to maintain and highly valued, or something thats a top-down priority but doesnt fit the culture or workflow, she says. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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3 steps for bridging the equity divide in classrooms

eSchool News

As the sixth-largest school district in the country, serving over 275,000 public and public charter school students, BCPS boasts an extremely diverse student population representing over 200 countries and over 190 languages. Bridging the equity divide and addressing cultural responsiveness.