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Jennifer Herseim

Digital communication about special education matters must be appropriate and meet legal requirements, an expert told attendees of LRP’s 40th National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities®. (gettyimages.com: Urupong)
Admin & Management

Don’t just hit send! 5 rules to follow for digital communication

Technology can make it easier to communicate with parents and others about special education matters, but the convenience of digital communication can also lead to embarrassment and liability.
An academic screener can identify gaps in core academic domains, but cognitive assessments can help identify underlying skill deficits that may be causing a student to struggle academically or social-emotionally—a key to determining effective interventions. (gettyimages.com: Feodora Chiosea)
Admin & Management

What technology can tell us about students’ cognitive skills, and why that matters

Digital assessments can measure students’ strengths and needs in cognitive functioning, and help educators design interventions tailored to students’ cognitive profiles.
FETC

Voices in Tech: Why social media is your friend

Use social media to build transparency and credibility for the work in your district, says Joe Sanfelippo, superintendent of Fall Creek School District in Wisconsin.
Curriculum & Instruction

3 ways to ‘zhoosh up’ online learning with UDL

Practitioners at the UDL-IRN Summit last month shared ways to add “zhoosh,” or excitement, to blended and online learning with universal design for learning’s three principles.
special ed camera
Facilities & Security

States require cameras in special ed classrooms

Following Texas and Georgia, West Virginia is the latest state to pass legislation pertaining to the use of cameras in special education classrooms.
Curriculum & Instruction

Prepare for virtual assistants in special education

The benefits of virtual assistants for individuals with disabilities have many special educators eyeing these tools for their potential use in the classroom.
Instructional technology

1:1 device initiative enables access for students with disabilities

Ranking high on Kevin Schwartz’s list of most memorable moments from his career as Austin (Texas) ISD’s technology officer for learning and systems is a pilot of a 1:1 device […]
Charlie Jimmerson, Director of Technology, Marshall County Public Schools, Alabama
Uncategorized

FETC Voices in Technology: Monitoring for signs of harm

How technology provides districts with information about potential signs of self-harm or cyberbullying.
Tech & Cybersecurity

Certified K12 leader

How do you go from a career in telecoms and airport security to chief innovation officer for one of the largest school districts in Washington state? According to Derrick Brown, […]
Curriculum & Instruction

K12 leaders: Hand over the reins

Consider what the world will be like in 2031 when today’s kindergartners graduate high school. “We don’t know exactly what it’ll look like, but there are a couple things we […]
Admin & Management

FETC Voices in Technology: The Qualities of Modern CIO

When it comes to the qualities of a modern CIO, communicating and empathizing with staff during periods of change is as important as knowing the technology.