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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

Find some way, some moment to connect—especially with elementary students, but all your students really—because they’re challenged,” he says. We’re using a variety of methods to provide access to the content and then also in how they’re able to express their understanding in a variety of ways. They don’t know what tomorrow holds.

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Building Teamwork and Perseverance in Early Elementary Students with Breakouts

MindShift

Sutherland immediately thought of Breakouts, activities based on the popular escape room experience where groups of people working together under time pressure solve a series of puzzles. As a technology integrationist for Batavia Public Schools, a district outside Chicago, Sutherland was excited to give the strategy a try.

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Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech

edWeb.net

Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.

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The Real Crisis in Jewish Education- The High-Functioning Neurodivergent Child Applying to a JDS High School- Part 1 of The "FORGOTTEN MAN" of Jewish Education

Saving Socrates

That's a large group; yes, they have very diverse needs. Some of these neurodivergent children have already been unable to fit into Elementary School Jewish Day School and attend public schools or other non-Jewish private schools. For this post, I will focus on high-functioning neurodivergent children. Just let that sink in.

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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

Some school districts have created Google classroom groups just for families of children with special needs to connect and share experiences.[3]. 4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. Fleming, Nora.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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