Posted by Beth DuBose on Jul 20, 2009
By Earle Dean Christian, who has devoted 21 years of her life to furthering education
NASET, National Association of Special Education Teachers, provides Parent Teacher Conference Handouts on a variety of topics. These handouts are extremely useful for parents of children with special needs.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 02, 2009
There was an article in The Washington Examiner discussing how a local district in Maryland is concerned about the impact of their inclusion programs. They audited their program and found 100% of the students that had been transitioned from segregated classrooms to inclusion classrooms scored at the lowest level on Maryland’s state math exam, and 81% scored the at the lowest level for the reading exam.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Feb 16, 2009
The Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) has introduced the latest webinars in their Growing Knowledge Series. They are currently two webinars slated in February, four in March, two in August, and a three part series in October and November. Below you can view the content that is availabel in these webinars.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Aug 12, 2008
Posted by Machele Stefhon, a 16 year veteran of education as a special education teacher and administrator.
Tips for special education teachers to consider when starting a new school year.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 21, 2008
by Wanda Duff, former Special Education teacher of 25 years
A recent publication by the National Education Association in collaboration with the National Association of School Psychologists entitled “Truth in Labeling: Disproportionality in Special Education” provides an enlightening overview of issues related to “over- and under-representation” by specific populations in special education and gifted and talented programs.
Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 15, 2008
By Beth DuBose, former Special Education teacher
SIIA Software Implementation Guideline for Educators
Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 15, 2008
By Maggie Massimore, retired Director of Special Education, Metro Nashville Public Schools
As NCLB and IDEA evolve and bring general education and special education closer to a unified educational system for all, educators and administrators across the nation are struggling to help all students achieve at higher and higher levels.
Posted by scary on Mar 11, 2008
All states are facing the same challenges when it comes to graduation of students with disabilities. Challenges include drop outs, state testing participation rate, state testing passing rates, success of exiting seniors and the list goes on. With good intentions, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, has not solved the graduation dilemma and in some opinions, may have worsened the problem. Let me explain my view point.
Posted by scary on Feb 21, 2008
Are you searching for information on Learning Disabilities?
Posted by scary on Feb 15, 2008
New Special Education Initiative: Six states to participate in rolling out new national technical assistance education center