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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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While the authors of the 2017 National Educational Technology Plan recommended that, “every new teacher should be prepared to model how to select and use the most appropriate apps and tools to support learning and evaluate these tools against basic privacy and security standards,” this has not come to fruition.

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What Your Students Aren’t Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy 

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These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. The surveys included over 20 demographic questionscovering areas like housing, food security, disability status, and employmentfollowed by 1540 experience-based questions exploring academic confidence, mental health, study habits, and perceptions of inclusion.

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Our Nation’s Public Schools are Failing Neurodivergent Learners. That Needs to Change.

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When I requested to have her evaluated for additional support at school, I was told to give her time. While the school waited, we sought outside evaluations to explore if there were supports that would be helpful to reduce the challenges she was experiencing at school. It’s every kid in this grade,” her teacher said.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? For more information, Del Tufo recommends the universal design for learning research of Anne Meyer and David Rose.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment 

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This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment 

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This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

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This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration.

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