by Dan DeMarle | Aug 18, 2021 | Compensatory Special Education, School Districts, Special Education, Transition
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has signed legislation that would allow 21-year-old students with disabilities to receive another year of instruction. The new law, Act 66, also would permit students enrolled in the 2020-21 school year to repeat their most recent grade,...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 18, 2021 | Disability, Employment
A team of researchers identified nine meaningful reasons that prevent people with disabilities from seeking employment. Their findings provide a much-needed understanding of this population’s motives for remaining unemployed, which can inform programs and...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 13, 2021 | ADHD, Other Health Impairment, Special Education
Scientists explored a technique called ‘neurofeedback,’ which enables ADHD patients to train their attention, based on instant feedback from the level of their brain activity. The team of neuroscientists found that not only did the training have a positive...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 13, 2021 | Classroom, Special Education, Teaching, Teaching
Are you looking for a more effective way to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into your lessons? Over the past year of remote instruction and learning, I’ve modified how I manage the asynchronous aspects of teaching by creating a one-stop shop using...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 13, 2021 | Classroom, Teaching, Teaching
My middle and high school students eagerly walk into class with their homework fully completed, ready to ask follow-up questions. They have no desire to earn a grade for this work. They did it for the sake of learning… and then I wake up from this lovely dream....
