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IEPs can be thought of by some as a hurdle to get over in being able to deliver quality instruction to the student and their peers in an inclusive classroom. For sure, some IEPs have lots and lots of accommodations that need to be met on a daily...

Multiple intelligence theory, the brainchild of Harvard hailing Howard Gardner, is coming into focus like never before. As we gain knowledge about learners, their differences, and common skill gaps, we are starting to see how unique learners can...

The ways in which a student receives additional services from their school system has changed much over the last 20 years. In fact, the common place things that special education and related service providers talk about freely today were barely a...

Ask a group of non-education people to tell you the first thing that comes to mind when you say the words, “Special Education,” and you will likely have a wide range of answers. Some will harken back to the days of special resource rooms from...

Hundreds of books have been written on the subject of leadership. Most would agree, generally speaking, that things run better when a solid leader is at the helm. Teachers always feel better about their work when they have an amazing principal...

In the inclusive environment employed by many school districts to include special education students in the same classroom, co-teaching is gaining popularity. A distressing amount of school districts are feeling the strain of the ever-growing...

The new darling of education is personalized learning. There is a lot of crowded conversation around it, mainly because it is a broad term and education is still getting their head around what a successful use case looks like. Likening...

We are usually pointing to our students who excel behaviorally and academically as the beacons of hope in our school districts. It’s easy to do. Are they not proof that what we do to mold and shape these young minds in our educational care is...

The subject of student mental health overflows on Twitter, educational for leadership conferences. It doesn’t seem that this trend will be dying out any time soon. More and more, we are reminded that our students have stressors that influence...

Schools have found themselves in a particularly difficult situation these days. Student’s mental health issues are reaching a fever pitch, leaving school administrators grappling with how to put a system in place for adequately dealing with it....