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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

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The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech

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Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

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— Jacob Bruno, SVP of Professional Learning, NWEA Now more than ever, the need to focus on educating the “whole child” is a top priority for our schools. However, those that have focused on supporting new and novice teachers through high-quality curriculum and content-based professional learning are positioned to thrive.

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The power of Translator and PowerPoint’s automatic captioning and translation (in over 60 languages)!

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Our teachers work in classrooms where, reading levels may span four grade levels, more than half of our classrooms include ELL students, more than 70% of classrooms have special needs students, up to 50% of a teacher’s time might be spent addressing students’ needs, including the use of assistive technologies.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The Framework helps districts address and track key steps and milestones in a unified way, integrating professional learning with district-level success metrics and milestones. New Flipgrid updates will launch and be livestreamed from Minneapolis on August 1 at Flipgrid’s annual educator conference, #FlipgridLIVE.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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Her artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and assistive technology research has resulted in over 250 peer-reviewed publications and a number of commercialized products, including STEM Storiez , a set of AI-powered gamified e-books for early STEM education. She received her B.S. in engineering from Brown University, her M.S.E.E.

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50 predictions about what 2025 will bring to edtech, innovation, and everything in between

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. — Lance Rougeux, Senior Vice President of Curriculum, Instruction, & Student Engagement, Discovery Education As more states develop a profile of a graduate, the need for technical assistance, technological solutions, and resources for implementing competency-based education will grow.

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