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50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump - #education #SpecialEd #USPol https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5591152/trump-special-education-disabilties-schools

Trump plans to tap RFK Jr. to oversee Special Education For Students With Disabilities instead of leaving it at Dept of Ed. Given what he's said about #autism, how do you think this will go? via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2025/10/28/rfk-jr-may-oversee-special-education-for-students-with-disabilities/ #Disabilities #SpecialEd

Special Education teacher position
First Nation School
Vancouver Island, Canada

#specialeducation #specialed
https://stzuminus.education/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SPED-Teacher-posting-2025.pdf

HT @AIF_Massachusetts

"Somerset County March 1st in #Skowhegan, Maine:

(Note that the image we posted before says 1:30 but the Facebook page says 2:30. We will update if we find more information)

Neighbors for #CommonGround Rally"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1050816263754788/
#Maine #SkowheganMaine #Somerset #Unite! #Medicaid #SNAP #AffordableMedications #SpecialEd #VeteransHealthcare #VeteransBenefits #SchoolLunches #Privacy #Security #ShennaBellows #ImakeSchesslerJandreau #MattTownsend

HT @AIF_Massachusetts

"Somerset County March 1st in #Skowhegan, Maine:

(Note that the image we posted before says 1:30 but the Facebook page says 2:30. We will update if we find more information)

Neighbors for #CommonGround Rally"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1050816263754788/
#Maine #SkowheganMaine #Somerset #Unite! #Medicaid #SNAP #AffordableMedications #SpecialEd #VeteransHealthcare #VeteransBenefits #SchoolLunches #Privacy #Security #ShennaBellows #ImakeSchesslerJandreau #MattTownsend

HT @AIF_Massachusetts

"Somerset County March 1st in #Skowhegan, Maine:

(Note that the image we posted before says 1:30 but the Facebook page says 2:30. We will update if we find more information)

Neighbors for #CommonGround Rally"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1050816263754788/
#Maine #SkowheganMaine #Somerset #Unite! #Medicaid #SNAP #AffordableMedications #SpecialEd #VeteransHealthcare #VeteransBenefits #SchoolLunches #Privacy #Security #ShennaBellows #ImakeSchesslerJandreau #MattTownsend

HT @AIF_Massachusetts

"Somerset County March 1st in #Skowhegan, Maine:

(Note that the image we posted before says 1:30 but the Facebook page says 2:30. We will update if we find more information)

Neighbors for #CommonGround Rally"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1050816263754788/
#Maine #SkowheganMaine #Somerset #Unite! #Medicaid #SNAP #AffordableMedications #SpecialEd #VeteransHealthcare #VeteransBenefits #SchoolLunches #Privacy #Security #ShennaBellows #ImakeSchesslerJandreau #MattTownsend

HT @AIF_Massachusetts

"Somerset County March 1st in #Skowhegan, Maine:

(Note that the image we posted before says 1:30 but the Facebook page says 2:30. We will update if we find more information)

Neighbors for #CommonGround Rally"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1050816263754788/
#Maine #SkowheganMaine #Somerset #Unite! #Medicaid #SNAP #AffordableMedications #SpecialEd #VeteransHealthcare #VeteransBenefits #SchoolLunches #Privacy #Security #ShennaBellows #ImakeSchesslerJandreau #MattTownsend

Dismantling of the US government is underway already, with Bill to Kill the Education Department Already Filed. Here’s What It Says - #Education #EducationDepartment #School #Schooling #Teachers #ElementaryEducation #PrimarySchool #MiddleSchool #SpecialEd #HigherEd https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/a-bill-to-kill-the-education-department-is-already-filed-heres-what-it-says/2024/11

I setup my classroom, it’s almost finished. This is year 6. #teacher #teaching #specialeducation #specialed #SpED #education

I setup my classroom, it’s almost finished. This is year 6. #teacher #teaching #specialeducation #specialed #SpED #education

I setup my classroom, it’s almost finished. This is year 6. #teacher #teaching #specialeducation #specialed #SpED #education

I setup my classroom, it’s almost finished. This is year 6. #teacher #teaching #specialeducation #specialed #SpED #education

I setup my classroom, it’s almost finished. This is year 6. #teacher #teaching #specialeducation #specialed #SpED #education

#brainMelting #music https://anonradio.net:8443/anonradio #specialEd w/ #DjBugspray #live #liveNow #sendHelp

Schools Missed Thousands Of Kids For #SpecialEd Referrals During #COVID https://bit.ly/3VSszCO
“There are going to be long-term consequences. At the very least, probably those students are missing out on two years of needed services. But it’s also possible that this means they will miss 13 years.”

I am feeling an exceptional amount of stress. I have 3 new students starting today and I also have less than 15 days to write 2 difficult IEPs because I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time. To add insult to injury: I need to finish my evaluation shit today and tomorrow. I DON’T HAVE TIME. #teacher #teaching #specialeducation #specialed

New from Norway:
The social robot? Analyzing whether and how the telepresence robot AV1 affords socialization

Free fulltext:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548565231201774

One of the cases discussed in detail has #CFS

@education @mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicE #SpecialEd #education

it me: “#Gifted students are not necessarily the best students… Sometimes #GiftedStudents fail because they don’t know how to ask for help, having always been told they were ‘smart,’ so they never learned how to work hard.”

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-tell-if-your-child-is-gifted-and-what-to-do-if-1849598912#h49442:~:text=Gifted%20students%20are%20not,how%20to%20work%20hard.

#GiftedEducation #education #GiftedAdults #SpecialEducation #SpecialEd

What are some of your favorite #education hashtags for use on Mastodon? Here are a few. See the complete list online here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit#gid=1361110101

#Academic
#AdultLearning
#Bilingual
#Counselor
#EdTech
#education
#EduColor
#ESL
#GoogleEDU
#HigherEd
#InstructionalCoach
#InstructionalSupport
#k16
#Librarian
#Literacy
#MathChat
#MicrosoftEDU
#NonProfitEducation
#Paraeducator
#Pedagogy
#PrimaryTeacher
#Professor
#Reading
#Robotics
#SchoolAdministrator
#SpecialEd
#Teacher
#TOEFL

What are some of your favorite #education hashtags for use on Mastodon? Here are a few. See the complete list online here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit#gid=1361110101

#Academic
#AdultLearning
#Bilingual
#Counselor
#EdTech
#education
#EduColor
#ESL
#GoogleEDU
#HigherEd
#InstructionalCoach
#InstructionalSupport
#k16
#Librarian
#Literacy
#MathChat
#MicrosoftEDU
#NonProfitEducation
#Paraeducator
#Pedagogy
#PrimaryTeacher
#Professor
#Reading
#Robotics
#SchoolAdministrator
#SpecialEd
#Teacher
#TOEFL

What are some of your favorite #education hashtags for use on Mastodon? Here are a few. See the complete list online here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit#gid=1361110101

#Academic
#AdultLearning
#Bilingual
#Counselor
#EdTech
#education
#EduColor
#ESL
#GoogleEDU
#HigherEd
#InstructionalCoach
#InstructionalSupport
#k16
#Librarian
#Literacy
#MathChat
#MicrosoftEDU
#NonProfitEducation
#Paraeducator
#Pedagogy
#PrimaryTeacher
#Professor
#Reading
#Robotics
#SchoolAdministrator
#SpecialEd
#Teacher
#TOEFL

What are some of your favorite #education hashtags for use on Mastodon? Here are a few. See the complete list online here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit#gid=1361110101

#Academic
#AdultLearning
#Bilingual
#Counselor
#EdTech
#education
#EduColor
#ESL
#GoogleEDU
#HigherEd
#InstructionalCoach
#InstructionalSupport
#k16
#Librarian
#Literacy
#MathChat
#MicrosoftEDU
#NonProfitEducation
#Paraeducator
#Pedagogy
#PrimaryTeacher
#Professor
#Reading
#Robotics
#SchoolAdministrator
#SpecialEd
#Teacher
#TOEFL

What are some of your favorite #education hashtags for use on Mastodon? Here are a few. See the complete list online here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit#gid=1361110101

#Academic
#AdultLearning
#Bilingual
#Counselor
#EdTech
#education
#EduColor
#ESL
#GoogleEDU
#HigherEd
#InstructionalCoach
#InstructionalSupport
#k16
#Librarian
#Literacy
#MathChat
#MicrosoftEDU
#NonProfitEducation
#Paraeducator
#Pedagogy
#PrimaryTeacher
#Professor
#Reading
#Robotics
#SchoolAdministrator
#SpecialEd
#Teacher
#TOEFL

#SpecialEd teacher fired after complaining about understaffing. She complained for several months about the lack of classroom aides, stating extra workers were needed to meet staffing requirements in accordance with each child’s individualized education program, or IEP. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/15/special-ed-teacher-fired-complaining-understaffing-lawsuit/30289/
#DisabilityEducation #SpecialEducation #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #disability #education

My wife's team received a really cool shout-out by a parent who has a child with atypical needs in the #seattle school system:

https://southseattleemerald.com/2023/02/14/opinion-love-for-the-people-at-seattle-public-schools-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

Super proud of her and all of the self less people who do so much to support the children that need the most help.

#accessibility #seattle #specialneeds #specialed

I'm a believer in reversing the traditional vector of IEPs, scaffolding & differentiation - by that I mean, once one makes any IEP adaptations, then why not then fold those adaptations back into the general class, whenever possible?
Much of what I originally made for students with IEPs became sought after by all my other students, and then students of other teachers, from the Honors science classes (and now from other schools.)

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/

@edutooters
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #IEP #SPED #specialed

I worked at a state uni teacher prep program and I can tell you those UG & grad students got almost no training in #SpecialEd. What we do know is that many teachers rely on "junior instructors" in their classrooms to support the needs of struggling #students. You know, the #gifted kids who get paired up on group projects with less engaged classmates - or how #PeerTutoring is used under the guise that it helps the GT kid reinforce their own learning.
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#gtchat #edutooter

Things I will discuss here: (not an exhaustive list)

#books
#bookstodon
#ScienceOfReading
#CurrentlyReading
#antiracism
#AntiRacist
#fountainpens
#specialEd
#teaching
#stargate
#supernatural
#ableism

And so on.