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Category: opinion

Paradigm Shift

Posted on February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 by Hillary
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The past two years have been transformational, challenging, scary, and hopeful. In 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic forced…

Posted in Accessibility, Antiracism, Curriculum and Instruction, Disability, Education, Equity, Innovation, inspiration, Learning Theories & Strategies, Mental Health, opinion, Special Education, UDLTagged Belonging, Education, Enpowerment, equity, Inclusion, Opinion, Power

Focusing: One Thing at a Time!

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 by Hillary
Focus on what matters most to you

I’m so excited to have Beth Poss as a guest author for this post. Beth is an amazing educator and…

Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Curriculum and Instruction, Disability, Education, Learning Theories & Strategies, Mental Health, opinion, Special Education, Training, UDLTagged #ATChat, Apple, Beth Poss, focus, Google, jamboard, LessonPix, Microsoft, selcare

Doug Flutie and UDL

Posted on January 2, 2020March 21, 2020 by Hillary

Recently, I watched the documentary A Football Life- Doug Flutie with my husband. It really got me thinking. I began…

Posted in Accessibility, Curriculum and Instruction, Education, inspiration, Learning Theories & Strategies, opinion, Special Education, UDL, UDL (Universal Design for Learning)Tagged CAST, Doug Flutie, Todd Rose, UDL

Rethink AAC Access and Use

Posted on July 30, 2019March 21, 2020 by Hillary
Silouhette of head with gears coming out of the top with the text rethink in the center

AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), when used with intention and clarity, can dramatically improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Recently,…

Posted in AAC, Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Innovation, Learning Theories & Strategies, opinionTagged AAC, Alyssa, autism, endever*, Question and Answer, Speech and Language

The Why

Posted on June 14, 2019March 21, 2020 by Hillary

Why did you enter education? What inspires you? Find your why. This is my story of my why.

Posted in inspiration, opinion, Special EducationTagged Brene Brown, Inclusion, Opinion, reflection, Special Education, Teaching

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