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Special education

3 trends that will drive education forward in 2021

Lessons learned from the pandemic will lead to greater broadband access, social-emotional learning, and formative learning models.

New book helps educators address behavior of kids with autism in positive, supportive ways

Positive Behavioral Interventions for Students With Autism provides strategies and tools for addressing significant behavior while reducing the need for restraint and seclusion.

Statewide virtual schools keep students with disabilities connected

Many states offer tuition-free virtual programs and they have satisfied the increasing need for a safe and reliable at-home option for students during the pandemic.

How academics, social development factor into modes of instruction

A parent’s request to keep their student in virtual learning should prompt the IEP team to review if the student has been meeting all his IEP goals and objectives.

4 top remote learning strategies for students with disabilities

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

FETC: Driving successful learning by embracing the unknown

Keynote speaker Eric Sheninger says districts must be willing to embrace change, technology and a more personalized approach to truly empower students
Fri Feb 19th, 2021

4 ways to maintain special education teachers’ morale during COVID

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.
Wed Feb 17th, 2021

How to keep students with Tourette syndrome connected during COVID

udents with tic disorders are increasingly susceptible to suffer learning loss and other ill effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, specialist says
Wed Feb 17th, 2021

4 suggestions for safe delivery of speech-language therapy

Speech pathologists returning in person may be concerned about the effects of wearing masks and other PPE when providing speech-language services.

Wed Feb 17th, 2021

7 shifts in students’ school experiences from fall to spring

Students felt they learned more this fall, even with COVID's disruptions, than they did in the immediate wake of the spring outbreak, a new survey has found. 
Wed Feb 17th, 2021

CDC plots ‘long-needed roadmap’ for reopening schools

CDC's new guidance on reopening schools emphasizes equity, prioritizes mask wearing and physical distancing to keep students safe.
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Tue Feb 16th, 2021