eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

” A nationwide survey of schools reported special education teacher vacancies were nearly twice that of other subject areas, with 65% of public schools in the US reporting being understaffed in special education. More than 78% reported difficulty in hiring special education staff. Yet more than 7.5

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Instead of pressuring students with high-stakes exams, AEF focuses on mastery-based learning. The school holds its educators to high standards, ensuring that every teacher and staff member is not just highly qualified but also deeply committed to supporting students who may struggle in traditional school settings.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special education classrooms. These students spent extra time with a special education teacher, and I wanted to see whether my learning approaches were helping them grasp new material for the first time.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I was working as a special education teacher in Cobb County School District at the time. The clear discrimination towards the special education population really bothered me, mostly because I could see that it was systemic and possibly out of my reach to fix. This is especially true for at-risk students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2025

Additionally, required licensing exams, application fees and training programs presented further expenses, which can be overwhelming for newly arrived immigrants trying to establish financial stability. A special education teacher complimented my teaching, saying I explained lessons well and followed lesson plans effectively.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

As we celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Month in October, here are a few ways educators can change their perception of dyslexia and help their struggling readers change their perceptions of themselves. Understanding the Gap between Intelligence and Abilities In college, I took a formal assessment in hopes of getting a time accommodation for exams.

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Learning Disabilities Teachers Disabilities Intelligence 154

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Some have had too much screen time and it’s changed the way their brain works and we’re seeing more students qualifying for special education services and needing help. And those exams–as the learner progresses–will include questions from previous assessments to ensure information is being retained.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2024

I knew my school could provide accommodations, such as an aid to take notes for me and record my responses for exams and counseling services, but I worried that if I accepted this support, I’d be considered weak by my peers and professors. I felt judged and like I had to prove to everyone that I was still the same person.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

A study by the Council of the Great City Schools found that Portland and Oregon students are some of the least-tested in the country when it comes to mandated standardized exams. The tests are designed to last less than nine hours, or 1 percent of the school year. Oregon students took the Smarter Balanced tests for the first time last spring.

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Testing Teachers Math Essay 124

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Louisiana Department of Education calculates graduation rate and strength of diploma metrics on a one-year delay so that the state can verify the data. I am heartbroken and furious that all my students and I have accomplished in the face of great challenges is deemed less important than the results of a handful of exams.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Some have had too much screen time and it’s changed the way their brain works and we’re seeing more students qualifying for special education services and needing help. And those exams–as the learner progresses–will include questions from previous assessments to ensure information is being retained.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

NCLB asked districts to invest in supplemental interventions for students who were at-risk of not achieving grade-level proficiency, according to the state’s math and reading exams. Special education may be the lone exception). Technology providers, in turn, tailored a generation of such products.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2023

More than a decade after earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology, Davenport is a student once again, pursuing his license to become a high school special education teacher. Those are all skills that he expects will serve him well when he becomes a classroom teacher in the not-too-distant future.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The 25-year-old teacher is herself a student—an apprentice, in fact—and must use that quiet period to crank through some homework, study for an exam, start drafting an essay or take a quiz. Only, for Mercedes-Perez, that sacred time is cut short. For one assignment, she observed her students and assessed their personality types.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Currently, the app focuses on materials for Turkey’s university-entrance exam, but plans on expanding to India. ExceptionALLY Pronounced as two words (“exception - ally”), the Atlanta-based startup offers what it dubs a “TurboTax for special education.” According to cofounder Ba?ar

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

That struggle was problematic in many ways because much of it was incompatible with a traditional educational setting. This was a problem because in any context, outside of a public special education, it can often be hard to finance a competent and willing professional to serve as a scribe.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003). Educative assessments enhance the quality of learning and go beyond audit-ive-type assessment that is generally used for the sole purpose of awarding a grade (Fink, 2003).

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003). Educative assessments enhance the quality of learning and go beyond audit-ive-type assessment that is generally used for the sole purpose of awarding a grade (Fink, 2003).

Course Design 58

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Ideally, hybrid schooling models can offer significant opportunities for personalizing learning, from special education students to students in rural areas who don’t have adequate wireless connectivity at home.

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