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Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future

Digital Promise

For many, these services are provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 ( IDEA ). Subpart D of Section 504 covers K-12, while Subpart E covers post-secondary.) College presents an exciting and viable option for students with disabilities.

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Resources For Teachers and Instructional Coaches – January 2021

Edthena

Taking a cue from the practice of mindfulness, reflecting on your daily practice allows you to pay attention to the present moment and will help keep feelings of overwhelm at bay. That advanced credential would be viewed equal to a four-year post secondary degree. Rethink degree attainment.

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Digital tribes and the network nation

Learning with 'e's

Photo from Wikimedia Commons I will argue here that within the present information age, where digital communication technologies have fractured the tyranny of distance beyond repair, and where computers have become pervasive and ubiquitous, identification through digital mediation has become the new cultural capital (Bordieu and Passeron, 1990).

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Using Learning Science to Create Action on Equity

edWeb.net

But according to the presenters in an edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , the more effective approach is to identify specific problems for specific groups of students and make key changes that address those individual needs. About the Presenters. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

According to presenters of a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , as school leaders look to reopen their schools, they shouldn’t just be focused on logistics. About the Presenter. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Noguera, Ph.D.

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Why Professors Need to Work to Inspire Their Students

Edsurge

When students first join the online portion of my Introduction to Business class, they are presented with an introductory video for the course that is meant to mimic the feel of watching an Indiana Jones movie. “He didn’t need to be,” Dave emphasizes, “because we were always on the edge of our seat.”

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Live (Early) Friday February 24th with Dennis Littky on Big Picture Schools Schools

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He is nationally known for his extensive work in secondary education in urban, suburban, and rural settings, spanning over 40 years. Presently, Dennis’s focus is to expand the Big Picture Learning design to include college-level accreditation through College Unbound , where students will have the opportunity to earn a B.A.