#spedchat: Learning Differently

Much attention is placed on providing support services to get students with special needs through primary and secondary school. However, too often, little attention is paid to the critical transition period when students are moving beyond school. In this segment we discuss the key considerations and recommend resources to provide the needed support.

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Jodi Click, a private Assistive Technology/AAC consultant, is the Special Education Coordinator for The Excel Center in Richmond, IN, a unique high school for adults who were previously high school drop-outs and have returned to school to earn a high school diploma. Tonya Turner is the Director of Special Education for INIschools. She has a Masters Degree in Special Education, a School Administrators License, and a Director of Special Education License.

Our guest tells us that the chronic messaging special needs children receive creates a climate that requires exceptional resilience. In this segment we discuss ways to help nurture greater resilience in all children.

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Early in his career as a psychologist, Dr. Michael Hart developed an expertise in neuroscience and learning problems, especially dyslexia. After 25 years of practice, Michael continues to provide consultations, online professional development courses for educators as well as informational webinars for parents of children with dyslexia and other learning

Our guest tells us that the chronic messaging special needs children receive creates a climate that requires exceptional resilience. In this segment we discuss ways to help nurture greater resilience in all children.

Follow: @drmichaelhart @iplante @LeapIntoLD @bamradionetwork

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Early in his career as a psychologist, Dr. Michael Hart developed an expertise in neuroscience and learning problems, especially dyslexia. After 25 years of practice, Michael continues to provide consultations, online professional development courses for educators as well as informational webinars for parents of children with dyslexia and other learning

In this episode we talk about the process of evaluating student needs to effectively identify the tools best suited to assist in their learning.

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Brian Friedlander is a licensed school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology and is an associate professor of education at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown NJ where he teaches courses in special education and assistive technology.

In this episode we talk about new tools for tracking student progress and measuring the impact of interventions.

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Chris Bugaj is an assistive tech- nology trainer for Loudoun County in Virginia and coauthor of The Practical (& Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools. Beth Poss serves as the administrator for an Early Childhood Special Education program in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was part of the writing team that developed a Universal Designed for Learning curriculum aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Montgomery County Public Schools.

Our guests have spent their lives coping with learning differences. They have now created an organization to help the next generation overcome the stigma.

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David Flink is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Eye to Eye. Author of Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities. Marcus Soutra is Think Different Ambassador Chief Operating Officer, Eye to Eye. He has taught in both middle and high school classrooms. In addition to creating Keene State Disabilities Advocates (KSDA), Marcus is the founder of the Keene State College chapter of Eye to Eye. He also co-founded Camp Eye to Eye, the Eye to Eye summer program.

Our guests have spent their lives coping with learning differences. They have now created an organization to help the next generation overcome the stigma.

Follow: @E2ENationol.org, @iplante. @LeapIntoLD @bamradionetwork

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David Flink is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Eye to Eye. Author of Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities. Marcus Soutra is Think Different Ambassador Chief Operating Officer, Eye to Eye. He has taught in both middle and high school classrooms. In addition to creating Keene State Disabilities Advocates (KSDA), Marcus is the founder of the Keene State College chapter of Eye to Eye. He also co-founded Camp Eye to Eye, the Eye to Eye summer program.

In this episode we discuss universal design and clarify its relevance to general and special education.

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Bryan Dean is currently an educational consultant and instructional designer for a large intermediate school district in MI, where he develops professional learning opportunities centered around UDL, Cultures of Thinking, student engagement, and accessible curriculum. Katie Novak is currently the Assistant Superintendent of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District and is the author of best-selling book on inclusive education, UDL Now!

In this episode we discuss universal design and clarify its relevance to general and special education.

Follow: @KatieNovakUDL @drrevdean, @iplante. @LeapIntoLD @bamradionetwork

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Bryan Dean is currently an educational consultant and instructional designer for a large intermediate school district in MI, where he develops professional learning opportunities centered around UDL, Cultures of Thinking, student engagement, and accessible curriculum. Katie Novak is currently the Assistant Superintendent of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District and is the author of best-selling book on inclusive education, UDL Now!

In this inaugural episode of Learning Differently, the chairman of the Special Olympics talks with us about pivotal themes involved in teaching students with learning disabilities and bring out the best in all children.

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Timothy Shriver is an educator, a social activist, a film producer, and Chairman of the Special Olympics. He has led Special Olympics to serving upward of four million athletes in 170 countries, for more than a decade. Shriver is the author of Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most