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Valente, Joseph Michael, Ed.; Danforth, Scot, Ed. – Bank Street College of Education, 2016
This issue of the Occasional Papers Series aims to draw attention to the use of storytelling as a medium for provoking dialogue about inclusive classrooms and school communities. It offers readers stories of classroom life that provide insights into understanding the complexities that make up the lives of children with disabilities, their…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Disabilities
Bondie, Rhonda – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2015
Advances in online learning have benefited rural special education teacher preparation programs through increased recruitment, access, and collaboration. This paper describes how additional challenges, such as monitoring teacher candidate use of evidence-based practices, can be addressed through a digital teaching platform. Project REACH online is…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Evidence Based Practice, Rural Schools, Special Education Teachers
Lindner, Rose, Ed. – 1981
The handbook outlines procedures and background information for special education teachers in New York City. An introductory section sets for the mission and goals of the Department of Special Education in New York City. Administration topics covered include relationships to supervisors, public health and safety, discharges and suspensions, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
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Reichmann, Sharon – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Describes the work and educational approach of Theresa Santiago, a special education teacher and winner of the State Farm Good Neighbor Award in Brooklyn, New York. Emphasis is on ecologically-themed lessons in math, science, and language arts and field trips to enrich the learning of her disadvantaged students with a variety of disabilities. (DB)
Descriptors: Awards, Disabilities, Ecology, Elementary Education
Miller, Ronald C.; And Others – 1987
The report documents evaluation by the Office of Educational Assessment of implementation by the New York City school system of the State Incentive Grant to Improve Pupil Performance which provided training to 5,000 teachers and 3,400 paraprofessionals serving handicapped students in elementary, intermediate, and junior high self-contained…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High Schools
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Elliott, Marjorie A.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1993
This program describes the Quality Improvement Program Plan in New York City, a model professional development program for urban special educators and paraprofessionals. The program offers various options focusing on curriculum issues, teaching strategies, and teaching modifications. The program is also an opportunity for district organizational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Guerrero, Frank; McMurtry, Mary – 1990
The state-funded Quality Improvement Program Plan (QUIPP) for Special Educators provided professional development training to New York City special education teachers and paraprofessionals to improve the quality of instruction for students with mildly to moderately handicapping conditions. The program was designed to be participant-driven and…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Disabilities, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Torres, Marcia; And Others – 1990
The High School State Incentive Grant was established to improve the quality of instruction given to New York students with handicaps by providing high school special education teachers with an intensive staff development program designed and implemented at the school, district, and citywide levels. The program consisted of three major components:…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
New York City Board of Education, NY. – 1986
This report presents the evaluation of the 1984-85 Special Education Training and Resource Center Program (SETRC) of the Division of Special Education of the New York City Public Schools. The program provided training activities to: (1) support the transition to new state regulations by training special and general educational personnel; (2) meet…
Descriptors: Administrators, Disabilities, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives