Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While this failure felt terrible at the time, it ended up being the driving force behind the creation of a new high school transition program for students with mild to moderate disabilities. My son has had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) since second grade. The laws change when a student with disabilities turns 18.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Dually certified in special education and English Language Arts, I teach an ELA inclusion class to 11th and 12th graders, which means I serve students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in the same setting. I’d like to see special education take a front seat in conversations about personalized learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a virtual reality system to help students with disabilities, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, to learn, practice and improve social skills they need in a typical school day. Office of Special Education Programs has awarded a five-year, $2.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that they will acquire the Education Technology Division of Don Johnston Inc., a leading assistive technology and special education curriculum company based outside of Chicago, IL.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

Larkin will serve as a thought partner and advisor for school districts across the country as they design and scale specialized academic programs based on student strength and need. During her tenure, she led the implementation, facilitation and monitoring of special education services for students from age 3 through 22.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2020

A major sticking point is not the access gap, but provisions under three federal laws: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Without a doubt, students with special needs deserve equal access to high quality education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2023

At the time, the independent special education day school, which serves students who have emotional disabilities, autism, intellectual disabilities or multiple disabilities, was experiencing significant staffing shortages and the administrative team didn’t have capacity to facilitate the newcomers’ arrival.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

Like Jacob, many students with disabilities are forced to work extra, advocates argue. It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity — including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities — for people with disabilities.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Janae Montgomery has walked the halls of the same school building for much of the last 10 years — first as a high school student, then as a paraprofessional and, as of a few months ago, as a special education teacher. In 2020, I started working at the high school as a full-time para in a self-contained special education class.

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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

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. D, SVP, Special Education – Behavior, Specialized Education Services, Inc.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million students in public K-12 schools in the United States who qualified for special education services. billion in implementing evidence-based practices in schools nationwide to support special education students, including increased resources for staffing and implementing diversified instructional practices.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

I’m a special education teacher serving students in a self-contained class, and all of my students have moderate to severe learning disabilities including ADHD, intellectual disabilities, emotional disabilities, specific learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

students enrolled in special education programs rose 30 percent. In fact, the National Education Association found nearly every general classroom across the country includes at least one student with a disability. Brian is the head of school growth at OverDrive Education. Thu, 09/05/2019 - 10:38. by Brian Potash.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

VR Exercise Games Tackle Obesity and Aid the Disabled. Some people have injuries or disabilities that prevent them from traditional forms of exercise, and anecdotal evidence suggests that VR video games with an exercise component can help them maintain their fitness levels.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Namely, many people think access to technology simply boils down to whether students have a working device and a reliable internet connection. K-12 school districts must plan for a variety of costs related to technology integration. billion in educational technology startups , a marked increase from the previous year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

Video For All Traditional teaching methods—such as standing in front of the classroom— often ignore students with special needs. And while people with learning and physical disabilities make up almost 20% of the US population , many teachers receive no special education training. Tips for Using Video In Class.

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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. In late February, as the coronavirus was silently beginning to spread through the United States, I observed a community meeting in Sean Matthews’ high school classroom.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Nearly 200 colleges face federal civil rights investigations opened in 2019 about whether they are accessible and communicate effectively to people with disabilities. Marcie Lipsitt, founder of the Michigan Alliance for Special Education, told The 74 that she has filed thousands of federal civil rights complaints about school websites.

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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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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Special Education. Special Education is, and will continue to be, the real X-factor in proficiency-based diploma work. Special Education is, and will continue to be, the real X-factor in proficiency-based diploma work.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

He helped launch Indiana’s first and only virtual school in 1999, earned CoSN’s coveted Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) certification and is a member of CoSN’s Board of Directors. Center on Technology & Disability — Getting Started with Accessibility. Pete Just Recommended Resources.

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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Last month, California joined the list of 40 other states that have legislation requiring dyslexia screenings in early education. But of these states, only 30 legally require an intervention for students with this extremely common learning disability.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

During that time, I got to know my special education students better and more quickly than others because each had an individualized education program (IEP). I recommend proactively asking strategic questions once a week or more through a Google form or similar technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

I’m a ninth grade English teacher at Collier and all of my students are classified with a disability and have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that qualifies them for special education services. So, What’s Alternative About Our School?

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2022

Role : High school special education teacher Location : Chicago, Illinois Salary : $45,000 Years teaching : 6 Additional jobs : Bartender, nanny Reaghan Murphy guides students through a math problem. Murphy teaches life skills to 35 students with a wide range of developmental and intellectual disabilities. Reaghan Murphy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. One thing that cannot be denied is the disconnect in today’s education technology between AV and IT and various domains.

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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. . Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

That system hampered the flexibility needed to provide remediation for English-language learners and special education students. In the wake of educational losses caused by the pandemic, a traditional schedule will make it even more difficult for students who have fallen behind to retake classes or receive additional support.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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. I believe my disabilities are not a burden to my teaching practice because I know the importance of scaffolds, accommodations and universal design learning.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2020

They all are accommodations created for people with disabilities that eventually went mainstream. Occupational therapists in special education were among the first to use flexible seating for students with disabilities, Christopher Bugaj, the assistive technology specialist for Loudon County (Va.)

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