Spotlight on Inclusion and Assistive Technology

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On Inclusion & Assistive Technology

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Education Week's 2009 Spotlight on Inclusion & Assistive Technology brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • Practical steps to team-teaching in an inclusive setting
  • Coordinating information technology and assistive technology for special education students
  • Types of special education technologies
  • Tips on integrating special education technologies
  • Using data to inform inclusion
  • Advances in Braille technology
  • Research on classroom-amplification systems
  • Team-teaching to improve instruction for students
  • Research on “accessible” or “universally designed” tests
  • Technology to support students who are visually impaired

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In order to best serve students, IT and assistive-technology specialists must work together. January 22, 2008

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The North East Independent School District in Texas says a focus on data and team teaching have raised scores. June 19, 2007

If student data guide the ship at the North East Independent School District here, teachers are the invaluable crew. June 19, 2007

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In Perspective
Braille Makes a Comeback
Technology, once seen as heralding the end of the communication method, is instead making it easier for students to learn it. July 15, 2008

Checklist of questions helps test creators avoid needless confusion for students with disabilities. October 20, 2008

Eliminating noisy distractions gets short shrift when educators are thinking of ways to improve student performance, some researchers believe. March 6, 2007

A co-teaching arrangement spurs improvement for both special education students and their mainstream peers. September 10, 2008

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