Summer Johnson, a student with a visual impairment in Region 13, shares some common misconceptions she has encountered through personal experience about being...
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Behavior, Special Education
Strategies for an Effective Individualized Education Program (IEP) Meeting
Preparation is the foundation of an effective Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting. The special education process consists of three main players: parents...
Self-regulation is a person’s ability to attain, sustain, and change alertness that is appropriate to the situation. In other words, self-regulation can prevent...
Classroom Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas
The 5 Strands of Mathematical Proficiency
What is Mathematical Proficiency? How do you define mathematical proficiency? Had I been asked this question early in my teaching career, I might have defined it as the...
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state education agencies to determine low-performing schools. These low-performing schools are categorized under...
Classroom Instruction, Instructional Coaching, Strategic Instruction, Subject Areas
Uncovering the Link Between Literacy and Social Studies
Elementary teachers lay the foundation for instilling a lifelong love of learning and a deep understanding of foundational skills about the world around us. The task is...