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A postsecondary model for students with learning disabilities
Luana E. Fahr EducationWhen students consider postsecondary education, they wonder anxiously if they will ever be able to persist to graduation. The questions that go through mind of the typical college-bound student often include: Should I even go to college? If I go to college, will I ever graduate? Are there support programs that can assist me?
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Are we effectively supporting new principals?
Brian Stack EducationAmerican schools today face issues that are unprecedented in our nation's history. Among the top issues that have become part of the day-to-day reality of our school leaders include class size, poverty, family factors, technology, bullying, student attitudes and behaviors, parental involvement, student health, funding and No Child Left Behind.
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The rise of access management in education
Dean Wiech EducationThe often-undiscussed importance that administrative technology has on school districts might be tantamount to suggesting that the only use for technology in a school district is in its classroom. There are far-reaching solutions that provide overwhelming benefits to the classroom, even if these technologies are not used to deliver homework to mobile devices or tally the marks of a classroom's population.
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Classroom teacher and English learner teacher collaboration
Erick Herrmann EducationWhat is the best way to provide a high-quality education to English learners? Recent analyses of the research by Goldenberg, Saunders and Marcelletti clearly indicate that English learners benefit from quality classroom instruction that includes supports and modifications, as well as English language development (ELD).
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How can you get students with LD to change their behavior and habits?
Howard Margolis EducationMany parents of children with educational disabilities know their children need to rid themselves of behaviors and habits that jeopardize their future. They need to develop ones that propel and sustain progress. This, after all, is the primary aim of special education's Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), the volumes of legal decisions supporting it, and Individualized Education Program (IEP).
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How can we stem the tide of teacher shortages?
Bambi Majumdar EducationJust a few years ago, teachers across the country faced a stark future, with many suddenly receiving pink slips in their hands. With the economy looking more dire by the minute, people turned away from the teaching profession to train in other vocations — training that would get them better jobs and fast. My, how the tides have turned.
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ELL writing skills: Cultural patterns stand out
Douglas Magrath EducationIn my previous article about ELL writing skills, I showed how patterns of writing differ across cultures. Many ESL writers follow a rhetorical pattern in their L1 that differs from English rhetorical patterns. Let's continue by looking at examples of writing in various cultures.
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Transitioning to college: The responsibility shift
Pamela Hill EducationMore students with learning disabilities are enrolling in college than in the past — the number has tripled in the last two decades. However, students with learning disabilities are dropping out of college at a higher rate than their peers. Why? The students often do not reveal to college personnel that they have a disability.
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Could OERs spell the end of textbooks?
Brian Stack EducationEarly in August, a letter arrived in President Barack Obama's digital inbox calling on him to commit to policies that support the development of open educational resources, known more commonly as OERs. The letter was first developed and signed by multiple organizations from the education, library, technology, public interest and legal communities.
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Protecting student data in the digital age
Bambi Majumdar EducationThe wonders of technology have their downsides, and one of the most driving concerns is the breach of privacy. In a digital world where almost everyone is online, sensitive data or information can be leaked with privacy undermined in seconds. Most of us don't realize how much of our personal information is floating out there.
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