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Florence Simmons

Admin & Management

5 pillars help paraprofessionals take action on equity

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Equity means every student should have access and opportunity at the right moment in their education to a physically, societally, socially, and emotionally safe environment.
Curriculum & Instruction

3 considerations before green-lighting long-term remote learning

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In a situation without a medical need, administrators must explore least restrictive environment issues, transition skills and social-emotional learning.
Health and wellness

6 ways to tailor mask lessons for students with emotional disturbance

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Many students need additional support and instruction on how to wear their masks appropriately throughout the school year.
Assistive Technology

3 ways teams can meet students’ assistive technology needs

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IEP team may need to work with other departments to ensure that students have the technology they need to receive free appropriate public education.
Special Education

4 important transition topics for students graduating this year

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IDEA requires that IEPs for older students include services designed to move special education students successfully to post-school settings.
Curriculum & Instruction

4 easy tips to engage students in virtual special education

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Students have had to get used to seeing someone's face in front of them on a screen, as well as seeing their own faces, says one special education teacher.
Admin & Management

6 ways to keep students in least restrictive environments while online

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If a student with a disability was receiving general education instruction for 50% of the day prior to the pandemic, they should still get general education instruction for 50% of the day.
Curriculum & Instruction

4 top remote learning strategies for students with disabilities

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Engagement increased in classes where general education and special education teachers planned together and taught together.
Admin & Management

4 ways to maintain special education teachers’ morale during COVID

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2020 was a challenging year for everyone, but teachers have widely been acknowledged for their creativity and commitment to students amidst all the sudden changes.
Health and wellness

Keep students with Down syndrome safe during in-person learning

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Students with Down syndrome who contract COVID-19 are more susceptible to severe illness. Learn how to protect them during in-person schooling.
Admin & Management

How to pivot between in-person, remote learning

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Rising COVID-19 rates have led many districts that had been providing in-person instruction for several weeks to pivot back to full-time remote learning.
Admin & Management

Paras and remote learning data collection

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How paraprofessionals can help teachers collect data on student behaviors and progress when students are engaged in distance learning
Health and wellness

How to ease back to in-person learning

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Here are 5 ways to help students—and staff—have less anxiety about returning to school buildings
Curriculum & Instruction

Accommodations and modifications requests in the age of COVID

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Here's how teachers and school teams can determine if a student is struggling due to a disability or because of issues with the overall remote curriculum.
Leadership

Know your virtual meeting platform, ensure parent participation

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A Q&A with a school attorney about virtual IEP and 504 team meeting tools, including legal considerations and conversation facilitation
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