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Bringing real-life skills to virtual special education

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My experience has shown that special education students, in particular, benefit immensely from the right digital tools. Classkick has been a vital tool in my teaching strategy, offering an engaging and flexible approach that meets the diverse needs of my students in a virtual classroom.

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3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

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Often, these students don’t have access to the same level of resources that are available to general education students. While we have made great strides in how we support students receiving special education services, there are still equity gaps that exist in areas like college and career planning.

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Friday 5: Teaching strategies for classroom success

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Various types of learning strategies are needed to boost student engagement and bring it to its highest levels. According to the Van Andel Institute for Education, every teacher hopes to ignite, empower, and engage the students who walk through their classroom door. What is the most effective method of teaching?

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Crafting technology-driven IEPs

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ReadWorks is free and provides all its resources free of charge and has both printed and digital versions of the material available to teachers and students (Education Technology Nonprofit, 2021). However, as technology continues to evolve, it is important to address the equity gap that may arise in underfunded school districts.

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6 engaging digital learning tools

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Even now, as some schools have reopened physical classrooms in at least a limited capacity, digital learning tools that may have previously gone unused have retained their place on educators’ must-have lists. Related content: Digital teaching for students in special education.

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18 back-to-school tips to start the year off right

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We’ll also see a greater increase in educators looking for solutions for their students with challenging behaviors and looking for tools like DESSA to help schools design interventions for students in specific social emotional competencies.” With higher engagement students will spend more time learning.

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3 things Abbott Elementary gets right about new teacher engagement

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Like many current and former educators, I’ve loved watching the sitcom for the smart humor and great characters, but also for how accurately it represents so much of what I experienced during my time as a teacher, academic coach, and principal. New teachers’ high expectations of themselves In a study conducted last year, 96.9

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