special education
EdTech
5 Ways New Tools & Schools are Transforming Special Education
Developing school models that blend the best of online and face-to-face learning holds real promise for better meeting special needs. There are 5 reasons I’m excited about this topic.
Personalized Learning
Make Your Webinar Plans for 2014 Now- With Temple Grandin
Mark your calendars now and register quickly for this free series that will offer a new understanding, not only for special education student needs but for the best and most update strategies for schools to be able to meet those needs.
EdTech
Special Ed Goes High Tech, Infographic
Special technology can make it possible for a student to stay in his or her class instead of being sent to a special program away from his or her friends and peers. Students with severe learning disabilities can still benefit from technology to advance their learning. It can allow them to communicate with others in ways not available to them before.
Leadership
Best Practices in Work-Based Learning
GPS is a respected applied high school alternative for students in 42 high schools in southern Wisconsin. Twelve teachers currently support 13 GPS classrooms, three more classrooms will be added next month. Growth has been steady as have been program enhancements.
EdTech
An App that Teaches Kids Self-Regulation
Zones of Regulation app is a useful addition to a therapeutic program focusing on social and emotional skills, and it provides a quick and engaging way for players to learn about the Zones program. 
Personalized Learning
Transforming Special Education with iPads in LAUSD
Working with 20 students at various levels of ability, with significant learning disabilities and multiple handicaps, it is extremely difficult to meet all their varying needs with textbooks, paper and writing utensils
EdTech
Kid in Story: The App Inspired by a Mom in Need
Alesha Bishop reviews Kid in Story, an app that effectively assists neurodiverse children (those with ADHD, Autism, and SPD).
EdTech
Book Review: Hacking Your Education
Dale Stephens of UnCollege.org took an untraditional route to end up where he is now. An entrepreneur, a Thiel Fellow, respected author, speaker, mentor, and much more. Who would have thought that he dropped out of school when he was twelve?
Leadership
Good Work: Meeting Special Needs
Today I simply want to recognize and thank parents and teachers that work with students with special needs. Nature recently devoted a full issue to the subject of autism. There are some promising organizations attempting to meet special needs. But this blog is mostly a thank you card.
EdTech
‘A Smile As Big As the Moon’ Airs ABC January 29th
ABC Network airs its Hallmark's Hall of Fame feature "A Smile As Big As the Moon," an inspiring story of a high school football coach and special education teacher who took a class of special education students to NASA's Space Camp, Sunday, January 29 from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST.