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Why My Transition Presentation?
High school students will learn what college is really about. The laws change, IDEA v. ADA, and so do the supports. Know what to expect in college with regards to your academic accommodations. Learn what classes you should be taking in high school to best prepare for postsecondary institutions.Gina Carson, Education Coach
I have seen the need for students, primarily high school students transitioning, but could be as young as elementary age, to be "coached" in what classes to take in order to best prepare for after graduation. We need to remember we are all entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and we should make the most of it. This may mean you need my services to analyze your secondary path. Although students have disabilities, we still want them to be challenged at school, and to receive the most rigorous education available. This means taking 4 years of math in high school, and cutting out study hall for an additional academic class. For a nominal fee, I will meet with you and analyze your situation and give you a plan of action.Hire Me
I can provide your institution with high-quality professional development sessions to move your faculty and staff from the traditional teacher centered instructional approach to today’s technology-based learning environments. As NJ’s premiere Instructional Technology Consultant for online and blended/hybrid class usability, your faculty and staff will walk away with a wealth of knowledge and concrete strategies for implementing technology into their workday immediately.Why my PD worskshop?
I am available to educate faculty and staff on accessibility concerns including information about Section 508 requirements for web page content. Instructors will leave my workshop with UD action steps they can immediately implement in any classroom. Instructors will learn how to create course documents that are accessible to all students.
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College Students Beware of Borrowing
Education Department Backs Away From Fix to Help Disabled Student Borrowers
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Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In Higher Education
FYI… Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In Higher Education: Performance And Participation In Student’s Experiences To expand knowledge on the accessibility of higher education to students with disabilities, the study compared 170 such students in higher education institutions in Israel with … Continue reading
Rethinking Education, Digital Student Divide
You may also be interested in and enjoy this short Changing US Education Paradigms – RSA Animate – What’s Wrong with American Education Digital Students, Industrial-Era Universities by Arthur Levine 14 June 2010 Future School Day: Self-Paced Learning, Creating, and … Continue reading
Future-Proof Your Education With Digital Skill Sets
This is a FANTASTIC Prezi presentation with several Youtube videos embedded on the topic of information overload and the skills needed to visualize and map the information thrown at us on a daily basis. To be a successful student, you … Continue reading
Using Assistive Technologies to Support All College Students
Using technologies in the classroom is the only way to engage today’s students. Assistive Technologies (AT) that were previously used only to aid students with disabilities should be used as tools for all students. These technologies can aid all students, … Continue reading
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Changing US Education Paradigms – RSA Animate – What’s Wrong with American Education
FABULOUS short on the problem with modern education and the need to change the current system. This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the … Continue reading
WGU: Post-Secondary Education Model of the Future
After learning about Western Governors University (WGU) yesterday, I hope it is the future of post-secondary education. The current system is beyond broken and beyond fixing, and since this model is already successful, smart presidents and administrators would begin to … Continue reading
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I am Norm campaign
Interesting campaign started earlier this year. National Campaign To Challenge Disability Stereotypes, Promote Inclusion In January 2010, twenty young people, with and without disabilities, flew from various locations across the United States to meet each other for the very first … Continue reading
Common Core State Standards
Having worked with post-secondary students for the past two years, after working with urban special needs high school students for eight years, this initiative is long overdue. Students lack the general skill sets necessary to be successful at the community … Continue reading
College Inc. the Business of Education
I’m sure this means even more unprepared students will gain entry to post-secondary schools… nothing like racking up debt with no job in sight… Investigating how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we … Continue reading