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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. We know that learners vary in how they engage, how they take in information and also how they’re able to show what they know. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology.

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Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students: Characteristics and Educational Considerations

N2Y

Twice-exceptional students are found in all racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic groups. But, they may also have great difficulty with homework and project completion because of executive functioning challenges stemming from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Still, others experience both giftedness and disability.

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

The Hechinger Report

She sometimes observes teachers, and other times helps children in small groups. They’ve been taking turns presenting on disabilities such as dyslexia, brain injuries and deafness; Noble gave hers, on assistive technologies for children with physical disabilities, last week. There are promising signs.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Organizations and institutions spring into action, including gathering information about the scope of the problem and implementing emergency solutions. Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs. Diane Myers, Ph.

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At Emoti-Con 2016, NYC Youth Present Innovative Ideas For the World—Including a Wheelchair Wallet

Edsurge

If you were to walk through the Celeste Bartos Forum—a beautiful venue in the New York Public Library—on June 11th, you would have found yourself amidst diverse youth with dreams of changing the world for the better through STEM. My group introduced “Panda’s Box,” which is a wallet that can be stored away at the side of a wheelchair.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Organizations and institutions spring into action, including gathering information about the scope of the problem and implementing emergency solutions. Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs. Diane Myers, Ph.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

edWeb.net

Once the test team gives the go ahead, he then has a group of teacher ambassadors to train their colleagues and advocate for the new tool. Furman: Once he’s examined a product, he brings in a small team of teachers—typically one from each grade level—to road test it. She thinks the industry is lagging behind. She received her B.S.

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