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Fully Seen and Fully Known: Teaching that Affirms Disability

Cult of Pedagogy

Over the past few decades, significant strides have been made in the field of special education to make every classroom a place where students, regardless of ability or disability, can reach their full potential. While these efforts have succeeded in improving access, they still position disabled students as lacking in some way.

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

Elevate k12

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 ). It provides noncredit-bearing instruction that is directly aligned to students’ academic IEP goals , typically in areas like reading, writing, or math.

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

Faculty Focus

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. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing.

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Teaching Strategies That Help Struggling Students Thrive

Teach Hub

Talk about how famous people like Albert Einstein, Whoopi Goldberg, and John Lennon all had learning disabilities but overcame them with hard work and dedication and still made history. For example, if they’re writing an essay, help them focus on just the intro first. Discuss how Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Whoopi Goldberg, etc.

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UFLI in 2nd Grade: Tips & Tricks to Keep You Sane and Your Students Learning

The Applicious Teacher

There is no cost to you, but this extra coinage allows me to continue creating free resources and writing awesome content for you! Tip #1 Use a Notebook UFLI includes a few key writing components. But here’s the thing: research has shown that writing improves memory retention. And even more specific: writing on paper. (

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Meaningful Vision Board Ideas for Students + Tips for Creating Them

Teachers Pay Teachers

Create a Word Wall: Have students write down words and quotes that feel relevant to the goals they listed. The vision boards are accompanied by a writing assignment, and then they’re all hung as a class display. Teach students to use the SMART formula to ensure that any goals they set are specific and measurable.

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

eSchool News

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. It isn’t working.”

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