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3 strategies to improve attendance for students with disabilities

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Recent data shows students with disabilities miss substantially more school compared to their peers. In Minneapolis Public Schools, for example, rates of chronic absenteeism among students with disabilities rose from 29 percent in 2019 to 53 percent in 2022. This blueprint has three integral sections: 1.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Representation

Catlin Tucker

Different learners enjoy engaging with information in different formats, and some learners have sensory or perceptual disabilities that make it challenging to interact with information presented in traditional print formats. Representation. Language and Symbols.

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

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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Managing rising student needs under IDEA

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This increase–driven by improved identification and diagnosis, heightened awareness, advocacy, and broader definitions of disabilities–presents substantial challenges for school districts. million over the past decade. Timely action: States must issue findings of noncompliance within three months of identifying an issue.

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“They Don’t Read My Feedback!” Strategies to Encourage Reception and Application of Course Feedback

Faculty Focus

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

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The committee built on the districts existing criteria which already included usability, data privacy and alignment with goals by adding new elements: AI capabilities, language support for English learners and accessibility features for students with disabilities. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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MDM solutions and gamification make perfect interactive learning partners

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It will also disable or freeze devices after repeated attempts at access. And should thieves remove touchscreens from school premises, geolocation capabilities can locate the devices and disable functions remotely. Instant Feedback Instant feedback reinforces learning by keeping students continuously engaged.