This article was published on WFPL by Jess Clark on May 25, 2021. Leah Wensink’s nine-year-old son loves to learn. The third-grader is a fact-book aficionado, and will often surprise his parents with the details he picks up. “He’s a really incredible kid,” Wensink said. “He’s wise beyond his years, but then also has deficits […]
This article was published on The Verge by Kait Sanchez on May 19, 2021. Apple announced a variety of new and updated features for people with disabilities today. Beginning May 20th, customers can use the new SignTime sign language interpreter service to contact AppleCare and retail customer care through their web browsers. Software updates later this year […]
This article was published on EdTech Magazine by Doug Bonderud on May 24, 2021. Over the course of the past year, K–12 districts have created entirely new ways for teachers and students to connect and collaborate. Now, schools face mounting pressure to prioritize in-person teaching over online options, but not everyone is eager to return. […]
This article was published on EagleCountryOnline.com by Brianna Simpson on May 18, 2021. (Batesville, Ind.) – Batesville High School special education teacher Traci Rowlett and her students have been working on a project to make books more available to community members. The Batesville Community Free Little Library can be found near the food pantry outside […]
This article was published on The Guardian by Mark Keierleber on May 19, 2021. When a Florida elementary school principal was caught on video spanking a six-year-old girl with a wooden paddle last month, it sparked national outrage and a criminal investigation. But for those who believed the principal should face arrest, a state prosecutor’s […]
This article was published on Blue Ridge Public Radio by LA Johnson on May 18, 2021. It’s been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. In this comic series, we’ll illustrate one educator’s story each week from now until the end […]
This article was published on EdTech Magazine by Chris Hayhurst on May 3, 2021. Special education instructors, like everyone else, turned to an array of digital tools and technologies to continue teaching in the wake of the pandemic. And while most would agree the shift to online learning came with serious challenges, many also found […]
This article was published on Cision PR Newswire by Learning Ally on May 11, 2021. PRINCETON, N.J., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Learning Ally, a leader in education solutions, has received Honorable Mention for its Audiobook Solution in the Education category of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. The nonprofit now joins the ranks of trailblazing organizations at the […]
This article was published on ARLnow by Jo DeVoe on May 12, 2021. Before the coronavirus, Reade Bush’s son was a talkative child with autism and ADHD who loved school and his friends. But the pandemic changed the world and in turn changed him. Without a routine and social opportunities, his son created an imaginary […]
This article was published on the Center for Reinventing Public Education by Katy Bateman & Lanya McKittrick on April 28, 2021. This is the first blog post in our Notes from the Field: Special Education blog series. When the pandemic hit last spring, schools across the country shifted out of sheer necessity to virtual meetings to discuss students’ […]