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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed. Noguera, Ph.D.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

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But in those early days, Fair had no idea how to handle her students with disabilities, whose educational challenges ranged from learning deficits to behavioral disturbance disorders. A 2009 study concluded that no one explicitly shows teachers how to teach to “different needs.” No one taught her these strategies.

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Dramatic DeVos nomination begs question: Can she be an effective Ed Secretary?

The Hechinger Report

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, briefs President Barack Obama for an interview in the Oval Office July 22, 2009. For them, she needs a more balanced message around resources, technology, distance learning, personalized learning and teacher quality. Department of Education (2009-2012). Board of Education , the G.I.