May 29, 2019
By: Teagan Carlson
Source: EdSurge I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. I could probably count the number of tools I tried out and tested—that number would be in the double-digits. And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used […]
May 29, 2019
By: Corey Mitchell
Source: Education Week Less than 1 in 5 general education teachers feel “very well prepared” to teach students with mild to moderate learning disabilities, including ADHD and dyslexia, according to a new survey from two national advocacy groups. The survey found that only 30 percent of general education teachers feel “strongly” that they […]
May 28, 2019
By: Anya Kamenetz
Source: NPR They are popular. They are controversial. And now, video games have just become an internationally recognized addiction. On May 25, the World Health Organization officially voted to adopt the latest edition of its International Classification of Diseases, or ICD, to include an entry on “gaming disorder” as a behavioral addiction. This […]
May 28, 2019
By: Shaun Heasley
Source: Disability Scoop Researchers say they have more evidence that an at-home intervention using Google Glass boosts socialization and learning in kids with autism. A study looking at 71 children on the spectrum ages 6 to 12 found that those who used Google Glass in addition to participating in applied behavior analysis, or ABA, therapy […]
May 28, 2019
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat In Florida schools where almost all students are black or Hispanic, 13% of black students were classified as having a disability. Yet in schools where the vast majority of students were white, nearly 22% of black students get classified that way. It’s a striking divide, and one that researchers say probably […]
May 24, 2019
By: Sara Mosle
Source: Chalkbeat For a dozen years, Danielle Felicissimo was a bookkeeper and accountant. The work was sometimes challenging but “also really boring,” she said, and Felicissimo yearned for something more meaningful. When her son was diagnosed with autism as a toddler, she saw up close the struggles he endured and decided to change […]
May 22, 2019
By: Michelle Diament
Source: Disability Scoop The U.S. Department of Education is telling states to follow a new special education regulation just weeks after saying it will continue fighting the rule in court. In a posting on its website this week, the Education Department said that states should use a method outlined in an Obama-era regulation to […]
May 22, 2019
By: Linda Jacobson
Source: Education Dive Last school year, Elenisa Vasquez led a pilot initiative in the Laredo (Texas) Independent School District (LISD) to incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology into instruction for elementary and middle school students at two schools. The program has been viewed as so successful that this year it expanded to include all […]
May 21, 2019
By: Cathy Dyson, The Free Lance-Star
Source: Fredericksburg.com Beth Skewis is holding lettered flash cards in front of a small dog, asking the pooch to arrange them in correct order. She makes eye contact with Jackson, mentally willing him to tune out everything else. Then she spreads out five cards between her hands and tells the […]
May 21, 2019
By: Jennifer Carolan, Molly B. Zielezinski
Source: EdSurge Imagine you’re in the market to buy a house. You’ve heard about various great neighborhoods from friends; at some point, you start dreaming about putting down roots, maybe even growing a family. You get an email or spot a description on the internet of a place that […]