Category: Education

Low Tech Tools Of Empowerment

Education 06/09/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY ANGELA SHAW ACCESSING CURRICULUM THROUGH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY One steadfast question for the IEP team is the appeal for direction toward assisting, supporting and guiding students with special needs in a manner that promotes efficient and meaningful inclusion. Today’s parents and general educators are aware of a continuum of low to high-tech assistive technology (AT) available to increase deeper engagement and learning for all learners, in order to reduce barriers and ensure access to curriculum. […]

The Importance of Developing Emotional Intelligence through Education

Education 05/31/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY ROSIE LINDER While classroom education continues to focus on academics, there is little-to-no emphasis on healthy emotional development in an era where we need it more than ever before. In fact, the State of the Heart 2016 study found that emotional intelligence continues to decline globally. What’s more, since 2014, there has been a decline in maintaining emotional balance (-3.3 percent), self-motivation (-2.9 percent), and connecting compassionately with others (-2.4 percent). The numbers don’t […]

Preparing For Next Year’s IEP

Education 05/18/201605/16/2016 admin 0 Comments

GENETIC ALLIANCE BY ROXANNE ROGERS The Individualized education Plan may seem daunting. IF engaged smartly, IEPs can be more useful than stressful, more empowering than disempowering. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… School’s out for summer! When our children go on vacation, the work doesn’t stop. This time of year can be stressful, and even daunting, for parents of children with special needs. On top of a regular work schedule, we are often tasked with managing […]

Collaborative Connections

Education, Featured Topics 05/17/201605/16/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY ANGELA SHAW STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP WITH TODAY’S SCHOOL COUNSELOR The scope of today’s comprehensive school counseling program is one that is preventative in design and developmental in nature, in order to ensure that all students achieve success in school. The school counselor, a trained educator with expertise in child and adolescent development, is a vital component of the learning community. They provide a continuum of support for children with and without special needs. Through the […]

U.S. Will Forgive Student Debt of Severely Disabled Borrowers

Education, Featured Topics, Multiple Sclerosis 05/06/201605/05/2016 admin 0 Comments

The Obama Administration has taken steps to erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans owed by nearly 400,000 totally and permanently disabled Americans. At a time when outstanding student debt has topped $1.3 trillion, the Obama Administration has taken steps to erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans owed by nearly 400,000 totally and permanently disabled Americans. It plans to do so under the 2012 regulatory changes to the total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge […]