The Virginia Assistive Technology website features Consideration of Assistive Technology in the IEP, a guidance document that contains forms, and resources to assist IEP teams with the decision making process. Research Consideration of assistive technology devices and services is an important factor in the lives of students with disabilities. The IDEA(1997) and the IDEIA(2004)… Read More Considering AT? More Than a Checkbox!
Tools To Encourage Play In Children With Autism
A child’s ability to initiate and sustain play interactions with peers not only promotes their engagement and learning, but also serves as a precursor for their participation in future educational environments. Children with autism often display restricted play skills, preventing them from successfully participating in inclusive environments. Research Play gives children the opportunity… Read More Tools To Encourage Play In Children With Autism
Closing the Virginia Mathematics SOL Achievement Gap
With the implementation of Standards-based IEPs, there is a heightened awareness of the math content, as well as raised performance expectations for students with disabilities as general and special educators collaborate on the behalf of students. Mathematics graphs, represent a trend toward closing the achievement gap that exists between subgroups and across grade levels beginning in… Read More Closing the Virginia Mathematics SOL Achievement Gap
Mobile Technology: Using A Smartpen For Data-Based Decision Making
Teachers can use the Livescribe SmartPen to provide a means for data collection, analysis, and reporting of student progress, making documentation easier to manage. The SmartPen is a tool teachers may want to use to assist with data collection across the school day. Research As we search and explore technology that provides students with… Read More Mobile Technology: Using A Smartpen For Data-Based Decision Making
Let’s Take A Break
Here are a few tips to keep in mind when planning and using brain breaks. MOVE: Students should be encouraged to stand up and move about the classroom during brain breaks. The physical aspect is extremely important. Research We have all seen it happen. After being on-task for a lengthy period of time, students’ attention… Read More Let’s Take A Break
Motivation: The Key Ingredient To Producing Effective Learning
Steve Ward’s book What You Need to Know about Motivation and Teaching Games: An in Depth Analysis focuses on the concept of incorporating motivation while teaching children, especially when teaching them various play activities. Research Whether or not a person is motivated, largely determines how well that person will perform on a task. Steve… Read More Motivation: The Key Ingredient To Producing Effective Learning
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Resources for Supporting Math Achievement
To assist teachers with continuing this upward trend of math achievement for all students, a variety of resources are available on the VDOE website. District-level trainers for mathematics will find a host of professional development resources and prepared presentations on the Mathematics SOL Institutes webpage. There is good news to report: the achievement gap… Read More NEWS YOU CAN USE: Resources for Supporting Math Achievement
