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Smith, Sean J.; Basham, James D. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2014
With the growth in blended and fully online K-12 instruction, all students, including those with disabilities, are finding online learning a viable option to address learner variability. Personalized learning or the individualized education program appears to align well with the many features of blended and fully online instruction. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Rhode Island Department of Education, 2014
New Teacher Evaluation and Support Systems were fully implemented in every public school during the 2012-13 school year. Rhode Island educators have had a significant voice in revising the Student Learning Objective (SLO) process for the 2013-14 school year. Through surveys, focus groups, working groups, principal shadows, regional meetings, and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Scoring
Ekins, Alison – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"The Changing Face of Special Educational Needs" shows teachers, SENCOs and students in teacher training how to respond to the rapidly changing context of special education. This highly practical and accessible text unlocks the often confusing field of special education provision in schools today by: (1) Summarising and clarifying new policy…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Disabilities, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
McDonnell, John; Johnson, Jesse W.; McQuivey, Camille – Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children (NJ3), 2008
The latest volume in the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities series will help general and special educators collaboratively design and implement embedded instruction (EI) for students with developmental disabilities in general education classrooms. The guide provides practical and field-tested EI strategies, along with case studies…
Descriptors: General Education, Developmental Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Bocala, Candice; Morgan, Claire; Mundry, Susan; Mello, Daniel – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2010
With more than half of children with disabilities being educated in the general education classroom, and with federal education law requiring improved learning outcomes for these students, preparing general education teachers to work effectively with all students is critical. This report on teacher certification requirements in the nine Northeast…
Descriptors: General Education, Disabilities, State Departments of Education, Special Education Teachers
Rosenberg, Michael S.; Brownell, Mary; McCray, Erica D.; deBettencourt, Laurie U.; Leko, Melinda; Long, Suzanne – National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development, 2009
Local school systems, Local Education Agencies [LEAs], and universities, Institutions of Higher Education [IHEs], work together in a variety of ways in the initial preparation and ongoing professional development of teachers, although it is difficult to ascertain the number of LEA/IHE partnerships. These relationships typically allow for a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Disabilities, School Districts, Educational Change
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Munk, Dennis D.; Lynch, Kathleen; Wyland, Sharon; Dorsch, Nina; Zurita, Leslie; Bosma, Julie; Rouse, Joanne – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
Preparing educators to teach in inclusive classrooms is a critical first step in ensuring that all students in P-12 programs receive exemplary educational services. The need to restructure personnel preparation in response to the increasing diversity and inclusiveness of public school classrooms has evolved from discussion and debate more than a…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Disabilities, Program Descriptions
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Marino, Matthew T.; Marino, Elizabeth C.; Shaw, Stan F. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Special education teachers and individualized education program (IEP) team members throughout the country are struggling to make appropriate decisions regarding assistive technology (AT) for students with high incidence disabilities. Although numerous authors and organizations have developed tools to assist IEP teams when considering AT, the task…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Incidence, Disabilities, Educational Technology
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Utley, Bonnie L.; Rapport, Mary Jane K. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2002
Collaborative teamwork is viewed by many as a characteristic of effective working relationships between adults who provide special education and related services in educational settings. Although a substantial body of research exists on the philosophy and practice of collaborative teamwork, the contributions of veteran team members regarding which…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperation, Attitudes, Special Education Teachers
Rhodes, Robert L.; Ochoa, Salvador Hector; Ortiz, Samuel O. – Guilford Publications, 2005
This is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English-language learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in today's schools. Provided are research-based, step-by-step procedures for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Psychoeducational Methods, Guidelines, Acculturation
WestEd, 2004
This user-friendly tool for retaining quality teachers--especially those in special education--contains a framework for action that can be used to create a plan at the school or district level, or to strengthen existing plans. Target audiences include state and local administrators for general and special education, including superintendents,…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Faculty Mobility, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design