Edtech Equalizers in Special Education – AcceliBEAT Weekly Round Up
July 20, 2018
In this week’s roundup, we’re highlighting the accessibility of ed tech devices and their role in the classroom. Assistive tech for special education students in a Georgia school district is primarily in the form of apps or voice-to-text features; this tech alleviates the cost of providing hardware services. As for other ed tech in the classroom, recent research shows that apps can improve student learning across grade levels when used for project-based learning. In other news, schools in New Orleans post-Katrina have shown impressive academic progress under the charter school system, Chicago Public Schools has committed to hiring 250 new social workers and case managers to enhance delivery of special education services, and a Wisconsin superintendent integrates SEL to maintain and raise her district’s high level of achievement. All this and more in this week’s AcceliBEAT!
Edtech Equalizers in Special Education
Apps provide cost-effective alternatives in special ed technology while advanced devices open new possibilities.
iTeach: A Guide to the Most Useful Apps for the Classroom
But mobile devices don’t have to be a distraction. Research has shown they can improve classroom engagement and student learning across grade levels.
Mentors Matter: Good Teaching Really Can Be Passed down to Student Teachers, New Research Finds
A recent study found that teachers tended to be better at raising students’ test scores if their supervising teacher was better than average, too.
How New Orleans Is Helping Its Students Succeed
The New Orleans turnaround shows the power of giving more freedom to teachers and principals — and then holding them accountable for their performance.
Citing ‘Firmer’ Budget and Sex Abuse Scandal, CPS to Hire 250 Social Workers, Case Managers
The $26 million effort would give 78 schools at least one new special education case manager to help ensure students receive their entitled services.
Talk of Segregating People with Disabilities Alarms Members of Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking for answers after a top official at the federal agency responsible for community living reportedly said publicly that she favored “segregation” of people with disabilities.
School Superintendent Breaks Her Own Records
This superintendent is laser-focused on the social-emotional development of her 750 students as she works to maintain—and raise—her district’s high-level of achievement.
Study Shows Link Between Teens’ Copious Amounts of Screen Time and ADHD
New research supports a parent’s worry that their adolescent child has attention and impulse control issues.
NBV Community Bank Park Dedicates New Section for Children with Disabilities
One parent knows all too well what a visit to a public playground means to a child with a disability.
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