Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics. Group 2 (On Grade Level): Students read a standard-level folktale and discuss the central message.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

The study offers the following insights: Building and navigating interpersonal relationships is the stickiest issue for today’s teens: While using the app, across all grades, teens discussed or sought support for an interpersonal relationship 40% of the time, followed by school-related topics and their self-identity. Yet more than 7.5

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Summarized transcription: What and why Summarized transcription, a form of “speech-to-text services,” provides “meaning-for-meaning” transcriptions by summarizing the essence of a discussion or other spoken content.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Younger students, and students with disabilities that impact executive function, struggle more in fully asynchronous learning environments, and may require adult supervision to work through asynchronous assignments. Here’s how one special education teacher, Stephanie Landrum, who teaches at Horizon K-8 Charter School in Boulder, Co.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

That discussion could draw the attention of other students–making my students feel self-conscious–or it might be disruptive. Checking for understanding When students watch a video or read a long block of text online, they may need help to understand what they are learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

With Black students not even scoring half of the overall percentage, we’ve just gotten a sign to ring the alarm on equity in science education. This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. We are clearly not serving our Black students.

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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. We asked the same questions to more than 1,000 special educators and they added feeling exhausted, frustrated and confused. Can best practice be translated to this way of educating?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

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. In 2023, the science of reading discussion will grow to encompass reading skills beyond foundational skills.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

In early 2010, I began the search for the best amplification system to implement in the classrooms of Veterans Memorial Elementary School to improve learning for students with hearing loss and impairments, learning disabilities, and English Language learners. We made plans to expand our pilot.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The school followed suit, developing an initial Individual Education Plan (IEP) and throughout the year, made a series of reactionary amendments to try to keep up with her evolving needs. Our daughter is now in third grade, and we recently attended her annual meeting to discuss progress on her IEP. Department of Education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2019

Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Personalized Learning: Meeting the needs of students with disabilities. Bring on the learning revolution!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2016

PresenceLearning, provider of telemedicine/telehealth services in education and health care, is launching a free, three-part webinar series for special education leaders this fall. During the webinar, Dr. Coulter will discuss the current state of RDA and how it is affecting special education leaders.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

Indeed, studies have shown that video learning has positive outcomes on multiple levels, including increased motivation and deeper learning, and can specifically impact students’ ability to facilitate discussions and identify problems. Tips for Using Video In Class. Five Best Practices of Creating Quality Screencasts.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2017

Post-graduation, she worked full-time in summer camps, including time at an Easterseals camp for children and adults with disabilities, where she adapted programming to be accessible for all participants. Art for Students with Autism.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, in conversations with faculty, many discuss that although they take the time to write or discuss explicit feedback with their students, the students may not read it or if they do read it, they don’t apply the feedback given to future course assignments which can lead to frustration from faculty leading to a ‘what’s the point then?’

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

More than half said they’d never heard of three of the six IES sources, which include the Education Resources Information Center, National Center for Education Research, National Center for Education Statistics, National Center for Special Education Research, What Works Clearinghouse and Regional Education Laboratories.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

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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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

As Matthews, a special education teacher, went around the room and posed the questions to each of his students, one answered that he was feeling energetic. From there, they were able to dive into their school work, which, on that day, involved a discussion of the final chapters of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

When the report came back with the words “learning disability,” I was filled with so much shame. The report said that my intelligence is actually very high but that the gap between my intelligence and my abilities is wide enough that I must have some sort of learning disability. My whole body shut down.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Historically, Maine has spurred national, paradigm-shifting discussions about how we “do school.” We have pushed many state districts to make significant policy changes that align with instructional and educational best practices, and have encouraged teachers, administrators, and districts to innovate educational systems design.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

My first year in education, my student teaching year, was incredibly difficult. Amid my anxiety, I could not read the room during classwide discussions. As it turns out, the checklist format is a recurring accommodation given to many students with IEPs and is often discussed outside the context of special education as chunking.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

We spent the remainder of the meeting discussing strategies that were effective for Sadie and coming up with an action plan to put into place immediately, which included music integration, a social skills support group and tutoring. So, What’s Alternative About Our School?

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak disrupted daily life for virtually every educator, parent, and student in the U.S. It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 4, 2024

Allow students to expand upon their learning by using activities such as online discussion forums. Online discussion style forums not only allow for demonstration of knowledge, but they also provide students with flexibility and control over when the assignment is completed. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Guild Education.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Central to this approach is the promotion of a social web of connections, where building, maintaining, and repairing relationships are standard expectations, with students recognized as vital members of the educational community. Discussion boards, reflective assignments, and peer reviews can facilitate this exchange.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, in conversations with faculty, many discuss that although they take the time to write or discuss explicit feedback with their students, the students may not read it or if they do read it, they don’t apply the feedback given to future course assignments which can lead to frustration from faculty leading to a ‘what’s the point then?’

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

Recently, we discussed creating a common vision for a school model that meets the needs of the whole learner and mentioned that we'd be tackling this very problem at Fusion 2018 in October. Special Education teacher Sean Arnold is serious about playful learning. Implementation. Research & Evidence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Understand Individual Needs Understanding the unique needs of each student with special needs is the first step in effectively using technology to support their learning. Whether it’s a learning disability, physical impairment, or sensory issue, recognizing these elements will guide you in selecting the right technological tools.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Central to this approach is the promotion of a social web of connections, where building, maintaining, and repairing relationships are standard expectations, with students recognized as vital members of the educational community. Discussion boards, reflective assignments, and peer reviews can facilitate this exchange.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Despite the challenges faced in the field of education – and particularly special education – both students and staff have proven ourselves to be a resilient bunch. D, SVP, Special Education–Behavior, Specialized Education Services, Inc. that I feel optimistic about what’s to come. Diane Myers, Ph.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

With Black students not even scoring half of the overall percentage, we’ve just gotten a sign to ring the alarm on equity in science education. This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. We are clearly not serving our Black students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

That includes six separate testing elements: Computerized tests in English and math, a half-hour class discussion in each of those subjects and a lengthy “performance” task related to each of those discussions. Nearly all teachers who took the survey said students with disabilities needed more and better accommodations.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

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. 2022 will be the year of decision making for K-12 educators. –Jason Carroll, Chief Product Officer, Texthelp.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 4, 2024

Allow students to expand upon their learning by using activities such as online discussion forums. Online discussion style forums not only allow for demonstration of knowledge, but they also provide students with flexibility and control over when the assignment is completed. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Guild Education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

In particular, they’re taking aim at how educators are credentialed, how they receive on-the-job training and other ways they might advance their careers. The new credential also opens up possibilities for educators to specialize in tracks such as mental health, disabilities and dual-language instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

. –Michele Dick, Education Specialist, Wacom 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. –Diane Myers, Ph.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In the struggle to implement expanded remote learning, educators are also finding opportunities. They’re discussing and chipping away at long-standing digital divides. But with efforts to provide devices and Wi-Fi access, educators still are missing — or inadvertently reducing — opportunities to better serve all students.

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