Special Education Consultant. IEP, 504, evaluations, training for parents and schools. Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book, School Success Kids with EBD.
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IEPs and Back to School: Practical tips for parents youtu.be/WkV8e64rjrM?si=s0zA… via @YouTube Advocate with Michelle!
The MCPS superintendent says the County got soft on high expectations for students with disabilities.
I asked ChatGPT to use my interview with @cat3y to design a differentiated lesson and behavior interventions so that a student with a disability can be successful in the general education classroom. wow chatgpt.com/share/6817621c-e…
If you haven't learned it, I haven't taught it episode abcforlifesuccess.com/radio0…
I heard the announcement came out Friday 5 pm with the deadline Friday 5 pm.
Dept. of Ed has cut off funds to schools that spread their COVID relief funds out rather than spending them quickly. These schools had already budgeted & signed contracts for things like tutoring, construction projects, & mental health supports. edweek.org/policy-politics/l…
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Chart showing the Effectiveness of Different Reading Comprehension Strategies. From the article, "How We Learn, The usefulness of brief instruction in reading comprehension strategies" by Dr. Daniel Willingham via @MmeLockhartLDSB
Source: education.ufl.edu/patterson/…
“Teaching reading strategies is a low-cost way to give developing readers a boost, but it should be a small part of a teacher’s job. Acquiring a broad vocabulary and a rich base of background knowledge will yield more substantial and long-term benefits.” @DTWillingham
Lately, I have become fascinated with the science of learning (aka “How can I teach in a way that ensures more students learn what I’m teaching!) and this article was one of the first to spark my interest in this topic! It’s worth the read!
SORticle #16: How We Learn, The usefulness of brief instruction in reading comprehension strategies.
Trust Dr. Daniel Willingham. Trust the research. Read this article. #SoRticle
Link: education.ufl.edu/patterson/…
Designing and implementing teacher professional development sessions are just like teaching students in the classroom. I have been designing PD for a private school to set up their MTSS framework. A three part thread. If I can figure out how to do a thread correctly! Let's go.
In this regard, it is critical to post, state and review the learning objectives for the day's lesson and map that to the overall unit of study. This oldie but goodie is the Unit Organizer Routine from Univ. of Kansas Unit Organizer Routine | Strategic Instruction Model (SIM™)
Using the Unit Organizer in a digital or in person classroom drive.google.com/file/d/1zGK…
3/3 Evaluation of my process. What do the teachers value from the PD? Was it valuable why or why not? What work product can I see, grade and reflect on that makes me sure that what I taught was learned?
The classroom version of this step is to give students a pretest, probe/quiz, warm up, organizer/do now to check what they already know about what I am about to teach, and asking the students what they would like to learn or if they have any questions for the lesson.
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NCYL and COPAA filed a Federal Lawsuit Against ED for Failing to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints.
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COPAA is here to help you advocate for your child. Let COPAA hear your voice related to section 504 accommodations and FAPE. COPAA also wants to hear from you if you’ve filed an OCR complaint that’s not being timely investigated.
We're conducting a national survey on disparities related to Section 504. The survey will focus on access, plan quality, services, & barriers.
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Dept of Ed investigating DCPS - DC Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found the school district has received more complaints per 10,000 students in the special education area than any other state or territory in the U.S.
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