Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2024

Keyboarding for Youngers A while ago, I participated in an online discussion about keyboarding for kids. The last participant was the mom of a first grader there to share her keyboarding experiences (turns out, she was also the director of the early learning initiative at the New America Foundation, an author, and a prominent blogger).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

When the report came back with the words “learning disability,” I was filled with so much shame. The report said that my intelligence is actually very high but that the gap between my intelligence and my abilities is wide enough that I must have some sort of learning disability. My whole body shut down.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2019

For more traditional layouts—whether in rows or in the form of a semi-circle arrangement—past research suggests that students who sit toward the center tend to participate more in classroom discussions. If something doesn’t work, then the teacher can adjust until an arrangement sticks.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Now that such tools are out there, Watkins suggests that professors look for more ways to do active learning in their classes, and to put more of what he called “intentional friction” in student learning so that students are forced to stop and participate or to reflect on what is being said.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

The tools span everything from music to time-saving shortcuts and supports for struggling students or those with learning disabilities. Or, “allow students to comment on each others’ work to foster discussion.” Check out these educators’ top picks or explore a list of attendee favorites here.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

Recently, we discussed creating a common vision for a school model that meets the needs of the whole learner and mentioned that we'd be tackling this very problem at Fusion 2018 in October. Perhaps the most important consideration to be factored into a personalized learning plan is the amplification of student voice. Implementation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Understand Individual Needs Understanding the unique needs of each student with special needs is the first step in effectively using technology to support their learning. Whether it’s a learning disability, physical impairment, or sensory issue, recognizing these elements will guide you in selecting the right technological tools.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Ahead of a series of rapid-fire pitches by 11 individuals who are seeking to solve major problems in the field—including issues of literacy, early childhood assessment, learning disability detection and online teacher training—a panel of ACF leadership explored what “innovation” means in the context of early childhood development.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2017

Since studies have shown that people who have a dyslexic parent are more likely to have dyslexia, she says, perhaps schools should ask students to report family history of any learning disabilities at the start of their education. Why don’t we start monitoring them sooner, rather than waiting for them to start to fail?” she asks. “We

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? Try having in-depth discussions about what is really important to the children and what they are really interested in. Stay safe, sane and sanitary, everyone.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For example, design a lesson for a fifth grade boy with a reading learning disability who is interested in sports. It’s creating conversations and discussions that we thought we had already had, and now we’re second guessing them, which may or may not be a bad thing. Now you get. He’s interested in sports.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And universal assessments that test multilingual students in English can provide inaccurate information that teachers use to guide their practice or can wrongly indicate learning disabilities. Importantly, they create a universal, neutral platform for discussion of the language acquisition levels of students, free of judgment.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

Serve the needs of students who required more instruction to succeed but did not necessarily display a learning disability. As teachers applied the interventions and collected data, the team would reconvene to discuss student progress. Their goals were to: Identify students who needed special education services more accurately.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

We spent the remainder of the meeting discussing strategies that were effective for Sadie and coming up with an action plan to put into place immediately, which included music integration, a social skills support group and tutoring.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. In the cases in the scandal, the students who cheated falsely claimed they had a learning disability, which let them take the test at a different school than they usually attend, an accomodation which made it easier for them to cheat.]

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2019

“Students need more than a program for providing accommodations or tutorials in reading and writing,” says Manju Banerjee, vice president of educational research and innovation at Landmark College, which exclusively serves students who have learning disabilities, attention disorders or who are autistic. It gets really exhausting.”

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

Cipriano thinks about and researches social-emotional learning every day, so she broke down for us what SEL is, where it comes and how it works. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Update course syllabi to include statements from the campus disability/accommodations resource office, a statement on academic diversity, religious observant policies, and campus mental health resources.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

When I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, so the “typical” school experience was always a challenge for me. As a teacher of world language, I want my students to realize that you don’t have to learn Spanish by studying verb conjugations out of a textbook every day. Taking Things Despacio.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

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. There was no training or even discussion of the types of scenarios we’d soon encounter. During my first year, I was a floating para.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. iii] [iv] ; furthermore, 19% of US undergraduate students reported having a disability, and of these, 35% reported a learning disability [v] for 2016 (the most current data we could find). For instance, in 2019, 6.2%

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. iii] [iv] ; furthermore, 19% of US undergraduate students reported having a disability, and of these, 35% reported a learning disability [v] for 2016 (the most current data we could find). For instance, in 2019, 6.2%

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

to discuss solutions to staffing challenges and innovative strategies for growing enrollment in graduate, online, and adult degree completion programs. By doing so, institutions can build a strong, stable, and effective enrollment team, essential to their success in a highly competitive marketplace. Ready to find out more?

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

to discuss solutions to staffing challenges and innovative strategies for growing enrollment in graduate, online, and adult degree completion programs. By doing so, institutions can build a strong, stable, and effective enrollment team, essential to their success in a highly competitive marketplace. Ready to find out more?

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Challenges are present daily in schools, and students with specific learning disabilities experience many different challenges in addition to those a general learner faces. Deaf and hard of hearing students can find themselves in learning environments that are not conducive to their needs, therefore, creating a struggle in learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2019

You improvise for each student – according to their educational goals, their learning styles, their academic capacities, and maybe their learning disabilities. I think this teacher-parent-student connection is crucial to the academic development of a child.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Teaching Partner – To highlight the importance of collaboration, librarians should work as teaching partners with other educators in the school to build engaging learning materials for students. This collaboration can take place in the form of guiding a class discussion, creating assignments and responding to student work.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Students need opportunities to learn with and about AI. In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. Students need to have opportunities to discuss what role AI chatbots, and other AI tools, should and should not play in their learning, thinking, and writing.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Students need opportunities to learn with and about AI. In the following section, I will discuss each of these points. Students need to have opportunities to discuss what role AI chatbots, and other AI tools, should and should not play in their learning, thinking, and writing.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

My organization is one, but I see them a lot, especially the Ark in DC, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, as well as one of them. Stay tuned for more insightful discussions about what’s next in Ed Tech. I have seen incredible organizations really take a stand and then say hey, we. See you next time.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

They learn to use interactive whiteboards, host breakout discussions, and embed live polls seamlessly within sessionsakin to actors trained for both stage and film. History discussions often bring in voices from current events, connecting past lessons to modern social movements. Electives extend even further.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

How do online schools support students with special learning needs (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning disabilities)? Many K12 virtual schools offer Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or learning accommodations to support students with unique educational needs. </p>

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Teach Your Kids

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In my interview with Dr. Gordon Neufeld, we discussed the extraordinary power of the bond between parents and children, and how devastating it is when that bond is broken. Cultivating a relationship changes the entire dynamic of the tutoring session and makes it possible for children to learn more quickly because they feel safe and inspired.

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Lab to Class

JANUARY 3, 2024

After reading this guide, teachers should begin collecting materials and creating lesson plans by discussing with their colleagues, doing further research and keeping this guide nearby to ensure no key elements are forgotten. ” Journal of Learning Disabilities, vol. What is Preschool? Nonlinear Dynamics, 95(3), pp.1923-1939.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2024

But she recalls one student, a sixth grader with a learning disability. The study did not look at virtual high-dose tutoring , of the kind provided by some of the organizations discussed here.) He was struggling to grasp multiplication. She worked with him, diligently, for about five weeks. One day, it just clicked.

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Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

doctor's appointment, university obligation, learning disability, etc.). is discussed on the first day of class. As I circle the room, I can hear the Zoom attendant having the same discussions that are occurring in the in-person groups. Zoom etiquette (dress, backgrounds, participation, etc.)

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