Cara Nissman

5 tech tools to help students with ADHD manage hybrid learning

Here's how learning management system features, digital smart pens, audio notetakers, timers and noise reducers can support students with attention deficit disorder.

Physical therapy, in person, during the pandemic

Staying safe and serving students receiving physical therapy supports in schools involves being flexible about when, where and how.

Parent advocates in virtual IEP meetings

5 ways to overcome the challenges involved in special education team meetings when the parent has hired an advocate.

3 actions for assessing students’ social-emotional learning skills

Here are components of a social-emotional universal screening approach that can be implemented in a school district regardless of whether students are learning in school or remotely.

Reduce challenging student behavior using youth engagement specialists

An alternative to the school resource officer, a youth engagement specialist can use a therapeutic approach to managing behavioral issues students are experiencing. What roles should these professionals play?

4 ways to address student work experiences during pandemic

Students with disabilities often learn job skills through formal work experiences set up by their schools and need extra support in this area as the impacts of COVID continue.

4 self-determination skills to build during remote instruction

Students with disabilities engaged in distance learning may need extra help in learning skills such as choice-making, problem-solving, goal-setting and self-monitoring to prepare for life after high school.

Managing student absences during hybrid learning

Educators and administrators should consider all factors impacting students learning from home, working to identify and break down barriers to student and family engagement, especially for students receiving support services.

4 strategies for promoting positive student behavior

Students with special needs may have a harder time transitioning back to school buildings compared to their peers. Here's what BCBAs can do to support students and staff.

5 issues to review with parents seeking in-home services

A parent request that educators come to their home to support their child with a disability should trigger conversation around several key points, including FAPE and logistical issues.

Providing access to SEL for students with disabilities

In implementing an SEL program, a special education representative should have a seat at the table to ensure students with disabilities are included, both in remote and in-person situations.

Restraint and seclusion during a pandemic

A school attorney offers advice on following behavior intervention plan protocols when a special education student needs to be restrained or secluded for their own safety or for the safety of others.

Social distancing, wearing masks: Help students with autism follow rules

Many students with ASD are known as keen rule followers, but they may need extra support in following rules associated with safety that are in place because of COVID. Here are eight ideas to try.

5 steps for teaching students with autism through VR

Here's why this school year is a good time to start using virtual reality to help educate students on the autism spectrum, and how schools can get started.

Student safety coaches an alternative to school resource officers

With the SRO model getting a lot of criticism, school district officials may want to consider hiring safety coaches, while maintaining a partnership with law enforcement.