Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

Teaching 186

Teaching Exams Disabilities Languages 186

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Teachers want fair funding for all schools. Charter schools have been known to cherry pick students by race, class and even disability levels. In fact, charter schools have been accused of re-segregation. The remaining public schools often lack nurses, the arts, basic school supplies, heat and even toilet paper. What do teachers want?

Teachers 215

Teachers Schools Disabilities Fairness 215

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The year before the pandemic, 22% of students in the district met or exceeded Illinois’ English language arts standards, while 16% cleared that bar in math. At the beginning, we were: No, no, no, no, no,” said Marisa Mills, the president of Cicero’s teachers union and a seventh grade English language arts teacher at Unity Junior High.

Math 283

Math Schools English Reading 283

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Students who participated in SEL programs reported better relationships with their teachers, witnessed less violent and aggressive acts at school, and expressed that their school environments have fair policies and rules. Students also reported feeling more supported, and on the whole, experienced increased perceptions of inclusion.

Disabilities 218

Disabilities Schools Study Ethics 218

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. Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

EdSurge talked with Taylor about what makes reading a visually unnatural activity, why reading inefficiency isn’t a learning disability, and how early intervention can increase fluency and foster joy in reading. these reading skills don't correlate with intelligence, and reading inefficiently isn't a learning disability.

Reading 167

Reading Learning Disabilities Disabilities Motivation 167

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Note that these tools are notoriously unreliable, inaccurate, and biased against non-native English speakers and students with disabilities; Liang et al.,

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 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. Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T

Hybrid Learning 291

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 291

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 105

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Feature Bots Chatbots Primary function Automate tasks Communicate and provide information User interaction No direct user interaction Direct user interaction through natural language Typical use cases Customer service, marketing, social media Customer service, education, e-commerce Figure 1.

Education 135

Education Academic Integrity Plagiarism Students 135

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

I’ve been a para in New York City for eight years and in that time, I’ve worked as a behavioral para, a language para and a toileting para (assisting with toilet training). I've worked with students who have autism, behavioral challenges, learning disabilities and more — and every time a student is in crisis, I'm by their side.

Assignments 137

Assignments Learning Disabilities Disabilities Fairness 137

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

but the ability for me to read their faces and read their body language, all of those kinds of things that a good instructor is doing, doesn't work as well on Zoom. Beaudoin: It's fair to say that faculty are extremely concerned about the likelihood of the spread of the virus on campus. We run our Senate meetings with Zoom.

Lecturing 174

Lecturing Instructors Communication Questions 174

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 107

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 107

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Note that these tools are notoriously unreliable, inaccurate, and biased against non-native English speakers and students with disabilities; Liang et al.,

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 106

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 106

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

Learning 90

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 90

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2022

Role : Elementary school English/language arts teacher Location : Cooter, Missouri Salary : $40,000 Years teaching : 22 Additional jobs : School custodian, house cleaner, painter and more Stacey Robinson poses in her classroom in Cooter, Missouri. Stacey Robinson. Outside of teaching, he’s had a graphic design business for more than 20 years.

Teachers 197

Teachers Special Education Elementary School Elementary School 197

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Virtual tutors and chatbots equipped with natural language processing capabilities offer 24/7 support, addressing queries and reinforcing learning concepts outside traditional classroom hours. AI also plays a role in the early identification of learning disabilities and special needs.

Education 130

Education Ethics Gamification Learning Styles 130

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Feature Bots Chatbots Primary function Automate tasks Communicate and provide information User interaction No direct user interaction Direct user interaction through natural language Typical use cases Customer service, marketing, social media Customer service, education, e-commerce Figure 1.

Education 111

Education Academic Integrity Plagiarism Students 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Equity is the fair and just access to opportunities and resources for all. Evidence of equitable OER includes: accessible PDF versions, compatible with screen readers, accessible technologies used, sensitive language (UNESCO), and considering diverse guidelines (Zhang et al., 2020; Miller). link] Zhang, X., Nascimbeni, F., Change, T-W.,

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 98

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

Mindy, a VIPKid instructor from Michigan, believes she once heard a student being beaten during a lesson; she can’t be sure, because the parent had disabled the video feed. “I Nevertheless, many US teachers still feel they are better off staying out of it. I felt that it was abusive,” Mindy says.

Teaching 167

Teaching English Instructors Culture 167

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Equity is the fair and just access to opportunities and resources for all. Evidence of equitable OER includes: accessible PDF versions, compatible with screen readers, accessible technologies used, sensitive language (UNESCO), and considering diverse guidelines (Zhang et al., 2020; Miller). link] Zhang, X., Nascimbeni, F., Change, T-W.,

Accessibility 82

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 82

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2023

There's a range and a variation [of chronic absence] by ethnicity, and you see higher levels for kids who are affected by or have a disability. It also used to be that we saw young English language learners tended to show up to school pretty regularly [prior to the pandemic]. In fact, more regularly than their English-speaking peers.

Schools 185

Schools English Languages Language 185

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

And print-disabled users can use assistive technologies to read scanned books that might otherwise be difficult if not impossible to find in accessible formats. The headline result we found is that women were equally represented as writers of English-language fiction in the 19th century, and lost ground dramatically in the 20th,” he says.

Fairness 167

Fairness History English Internet 167

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

percent met English Language Arts standards. My children are being cheated because they are not given the same experiences as their counterparts in other schools, and that’s not fair,” says Brownlee. During the 2015-16 school year, only 0.7 percent (3 out of 451) of students met state standards in math, and only 4.5 They need it.

Teachers 135

Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 135

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2024

They interfere with so many aspects of child development,” she says, rattling off some examples: cognitive development, language development, social emotional and behavioral development, mental health. Airplane mode can be disabled with one touch, and truthfully he’d rather not see the devices in his elementary school at all.

Communication 196

Communication Elementary School Elementary School Grades 196

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 12, 2024

Private schools often are serving different populations than public schools because they’re not under any legal obligation to serve, say, children with disabilities. Is that a fair assessment of the math there? But in most cases, it’s fair to say if a student leaves, the money follows them. So already it would be difficult.

Schools 106

Schools Fairness History Art 106