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So you think you understand UDL?

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In 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) renewed our national focus on the least-restrictive environment. We began providing accommodations through differentiated instruction and teachers figured out what to change or modify to accommodate “disabled” learners.

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Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education 

Faculty Focus

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

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Students using AI: It’s not that scary and shouldn’t be banned

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While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. For example, text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools support students with disabilities, while language models assist non-native English speakers. Misconceptions about AI in education 1.

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Creating Inclusive Classrooms with Co-Teaching and the Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

Each group receives targeted support in writing argumentative essays, with the instruction tailored to their specific needs. Writing Support: The teacher provides scaffolding as students begin drafting their essays, offering sentence frames and transitional phrases to help them build coherent paragraphs.

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Crunch the Numbers: Real-Time EdTech Data You Can Use for December 2023

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Seventy percent of high school juniors and seniors believe AI-powered tools, including ChatGPT, can be a resource in brainstorming ideas for their college essays or short answer responses. AI-powered tools can help students brainstorm ideas for a college essay.

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Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education 

Faculty Focus

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

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5 innovative tech initiatives happening in schools today

eSchool News

Each student had a clean hard copy of the specific essay in front of them so that the discussion would be easy. ’ Next page: Career opportunities for students with disabilities and more.