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3 Tech Tools for the Sped Classroom

Being a Special Education teacher is something that takes patience and a warm heart. These teachers are truly in it for the love of seeing a student develop as a person socially and mentally. However, they seem to be in need of and short of resources more than most other classrooms.

3 months ago by Guest Author

EdTech

NewSchools Presents Daniel Yoo & Justin Yu From Goalbook

NewSchools Venture Fund (NSVF) presents Daniel Yoo and Justin Yu from Goalbook, which helps educators, students and parents collaborate on personal learning plans for students with special needs, as a part of its education entrepreneurs video series.

8 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

Leadership

It’s Time for a Special Needs App Fund

Alesha Bishop and Lisa Valerio worked together for 10 years at Charles Schwab. After both gave birth to sons with special needs, they have reunited to support the development of learning tools for students with special needs and family-friendly apps.

8 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

Blended Speech Therapy: Q&A with Clay Whitehead

PresenceLearning delivers more than 10,000 online speech therapy sessions a month to schools in 25 states. The company, formed by two recent Stanford MBAs, is a good example of two translational innovations--synchronous online instruction and distributed workforce--now deployed in education to meet widespread special e...

8 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

Learning

TheraWeb Meets Students’ Individual Learning Needs

Special education departments in schools throughout the country - namely in rural communities - experience a struggle betweenproviding immediate on-location support to students, while combating challenges that inhibit these counseling resources. Factors such as budget cuts, client distance, and shortage of counselors h...

9 months ago by Jaclyn Norton

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Curriculum Associates

Curriculum Associates, LLC, designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screening and assessment tools, and data management resources. We believe that every student deserves the chance to succeed and with our i-Ready™, Ready®, and BRIGANCE® programs, we strive to make this a reality with tools ...

EdTech

Ryan Fox: Overcoming Autism With Online Learning

The iLearn Project just released a brand new video short featuring Ryan Fox. Ryan is a senior in high school with a passion for music, a love for learning, and autism. See how online learning has met his unique needs, accommodated his busy schedule (with concerts and tours!), and restored his joy in learning.

one year ago by Diana Moore

EdTech

10 Elementary Learning Apps Recommended by a Speech Therapist

Increasingly, apps and games are used in the classroom to motivate learning around language, math and more. Many companies are leveraging the talents and specialties of education professionals and therapists to deliver increased learning quality in its technologies.

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff