Fall 2011
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News & Notes
Finding ways to support students with diverse learning needs has become a central issue for today's teachers.
A large majority of U.S. teachers believe that schools are not doing enough to prepare students with diverse learning needs for success after high school, according to a recent nationwide survey.
This summer, the nonprofit Learning Forward released newly revised standards intended to guide educators and policymakers in creating and evaluating teacher-learning programs.
The prolific and well-known education researcher Robert J. Marzano recently discussed how administrators can help mold effective teachers.
Can a free online library of video lessons revolutionize classroom instruction?
Are general education teachers being fully prepped to work with students with learning disabilities?
Developments in neuroscience could provide new insights into teaching students with disabilities, says a new policy analysis.
Since difficulties in writing are wide-ranging—and technology is rapidly evolving—finding the right assistive technology device can be an ordeal.
The teaching force is becoming younger, less experienced, and increasingly female, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Information.
Educators are more tech-savvy today than they were just two years ago, according to a survey overseen by Project Tomorrow, a technology-focused education nonprofit.
From the Field
A former National Teacher of the Year finds that multimedia instructional technology helps engage students with severe emotional disabilities.
A reading tutor offers guidance on getting struggling readers on the path to success.
Features
Science and math teacher Michelle Shearer, the 2011 National Teacher of the Year, stresses the importance of making rigorous STEM instruction available—and accessible—to all students.
A Maryland initiative seeks to scale up co-teaching as a way to support students of all needs.
Educators are discovering that iPads and other tablet computers offer new routes to learning for students with disabilities.
Experts say improvements in school instructional cultures can keep some struggling minority kids out of special education.
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