Special Education TODAY
6 Hacks for Connecting With Students From a Distance
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While online learning can seem daunting at first, there are many simple and inspirational things we can do to create a deeper connection and bring a powerful sense of joy to our remote learning and therapy sessions. Here is an easy to follow guide for your toolbox that I call the “6 Hacks for Distance Therapy Success”.
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House Passes Stop-Gap Measure to Avoid Government Shutdown
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September 25, 2020
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the federal government funded at Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funding levels through December 11.
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Congress Advances Bill to Designate Three-Digit Mental Health Crisis Line
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September 25, 2020
On Tuesday, Congress passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, which establishes 9-8-8 as an easy-to-remember, three-digit phone number to connect people in crisis to the National Suicide Hotline to receive life-saving resources.
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IES Releases Data Point on Race and Ethnicity of Public School Teachers
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September 25, 2020
This month, the National Center for Education Statistics released a snapshot of race and ethnicity of public school teachers in the United States, using data from the 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey.
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IES Releases Education Technology Guides to Support Learning
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September 25, 2020
The Institute for Education Science (IES) released "Guides to Education Technologies," a new series of teaching supports developed by experts at the National Center for Special Education Research along with developers and researchers.
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COVID-19 School Response Dashboard Unveiled
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September 25, 2020
This week, the National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard—a national database that tracks schools’ responses to the pandemic—was released to allow the public to view a snapshot of COVID-related school conditions in their own communities and compare that data to other regions.
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