Posts Tagged ‘Special Education’
Locke Students Shine at First Unified Sports Track Meet
On an early Thursday morning, student athletes from Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy’s Unified Sports Track and Field team, boarded their bus anxious, but eager to compete as a team for the first time. Unified Sports is an inclusive sports program where student athletes with and without disabilities play and compete together.
Read More >>Edutopia– Alyssa Nucaro: The Value of Compassion in Teaching
Wooddale Middle School Special Education Teacher Alyssa Nucaro shares four simple ways to model and promote compassion, which is especially important for students with adverse childhood experiences, in the edutopia blog.
Read More >>Meet A Green Dot Educator: Kara Hayes
Meet Kara Hayes, a Special Education teacher at Destiny Middle School in Tacoma WA, and an exceptional Green Dot educator.
Read More >>Holding All Students to High Standards: A Look at Special Education at Green Dot Public Schools
Hugo Estrada never imagined that he would become an educator, and is now a thriving Education Specialist at Ánimo Phillis Wheatley Charter Middle School.
Read More >>Special Olympics Breaks Down Stereotypes and Builds Cohesion
The thumps of basketballs hitting the pavement were muffled over the applause of the audience, as Ánimo Western Charter Middle School and Ánimo Phillis Wheatley Charter Middle School students played in their first Special Olympics Unified Sports game.
Read More >>How We Serve All Students Is a Question of Our Values
We aim to prepare all students for college, leadership, and life — including students who need additional support. Our School Leaders, Special Education Program Administrators, School psychologist, Special Education Assistants, DIS Service Providers, Office Staff, Clinical Supervisors, and Curriculum Directors all work together to ensure that each of our students have access to the resources he or she needs.
Read More >>Finding the Right Supports to Help All Students Succeed
We’re building a school culture for our students to learn and develop new academic and social skills. We focus on a full inclusion learning environment, so that all our students with special needs have access to the general education setting.
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