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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

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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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Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners

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Programs like this open new doors for students who don’t always see themselves represented in traditional extracurriculars, especially girls, multilingual learners and students with disabilities. With its success, regional leaders are already planning the next phase, emphasizing teacher training, broader participation and enhanced support.

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Introducing SDI: IEP-Aligned Instruction from Certified Special Ed Teachers

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Department of Education found that only 20 states fully met IDEA requirements , while the rest required assistance or intervention, often due to systemic noncompliance ( Disability Scoop ). Many shared that they felt supported, motivated, and eager to participate in lessons tailored just for them. In 2024, the U.S.

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

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Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Ann Fredricksen, a dedicated advocate with Disability Resources and Educational Services, kept disability at the center of our equity frameworknot as an afterthought, but as a foundation.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. Additionally, research shows that students who participate in hybrid learning tend to retain information better, as they actively engage with content rather than passively receiving it.

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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

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Encourage reluctant students to focus on participation and completion goals, such as “I will turn in 90% of my homework” or “I will miss class fewer than 5 times.” Have all students set skill-based goals at the beginning of the year.

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Trump moved fast and broke things in education–but what he’s creating isn’t clear

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ProPublica reported that under Trump the Office for Civil Rights has dropped ongoing investigations into serious racial bullying and mistreatment of students with disabilities and abandoned agreements that required school districts to change how they treated Native students. And the U.S.

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