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Ask the Expert: Sharing Methods for Inclusive Classrooms That Support All Learners |
Listen and learn : Panel
Dr. Christina Cipriano Dr. Rasha Elhage Treah Hutchings Dr. Amelia Malone Barbara Pape
The Educating All Learners Alliance will bring leading experts in inclusive design and special education to answer your questions related to the current state of the sector, best practices for educators and more. Participants are invited to bring specific questions/topics or ask follow-up questions to prepared discussion topics.
| Audience: | Curriculum/district specialists, Principals/head teachers, Teachers |
| Skill level: | Intermediate |
| Attendee devices: | Devices not needed |
| Topic: | Equity and inclusion |
| Grade level: | PK-12 |
| Subject area: | Special education |
| ISTE Standards: | For Coaches: Change Agent
Equity and Citizenship Advocate
Learner
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This panel will focus around the questions that practitioners have around the current state of the sector, best practices for educators, and more. The experts leading this panel will plan a discussion on key points surrounding inclusive design, learner variability, and learning differences. Participants can provide follow-up questions around these planned topics or ask other prepared questions they have for the panel experts. Technology Interventions or strategies discussed may include: Learner Variability Navigator, EALA’s Tech Tool Library, strategies on belonging, SEL, and whole child design.
Each expert will bring content for their particular expertise area. For example, Sheldon Horowitz will bring expertise around learning differences, Christina Cipriano will bring expertise on inclusive SEL and whole child, and Medha Tare will bring expertise on learner variability and digital promise research finding surrounding the impact of technology. The experts can lead a planned discussion. However, if possible, the goal of this panel is to provide the participating practitioners the opportunity to actively engage in discussion with these experts. If accepted, we also hope to add a future addition to the panel including a special education teacher from the EALA social media communities. This special education teacher can facilitate the practitioner's questions, peer-to-peer interaction, and also speak on their own classroom and EALA experiences. If time permits, panelists can show pictures, examples, or other web-based examples of strategies that answer the participants’ obstacles, and/or could be used to alleviate them in the future. We anticipate providing at least 50% of the time to participants to discuss, speak, and learn.
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With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students(https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-06-12-with-innovation-and-empathy-remote-learning-becomes-accessible-for-all-students?mc_cid=304df2b872&mc_eid=)
Forward Together: Pandemic Lessons for Effective Teaching Practices(https://www.ncld.org/reports-studies/forward-together-2021)
Learner Variability Is the Rule, Not the Exception(https://digitalpromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Learner-Variability-Is-The-Rule.pdf)
New National Survey Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 on Teaching and Learning(https://digitalpromise.org/2021/05/13/new-national-survey-analyzes-impact-of-covid-19-on-teaching-and-learning/)
Christina Cipriano (she/her) is an assistant professor at the Child Study Center and the Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, housed in the Yale School of Medicine. Chris is an internationally recognized scholar of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), with expertise in the assessment and intervention of SEL with marginalized populations. Dr. Cipriano received her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology from Boston College and her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Learn more at drchriscip.com
Rasha ElSaheli-Elhage holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State University in Educational Evaluation and Research & an M.A. in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University. For over 16 years, she was a special education teacher, 11 of which were in Michigan public schools including the cities of Detroit and Dearborn. She also worked as a consultant on School Reform and International Assessment for private and public schools and ministries in the Middle East. She has recently developed an interest in online teaching and learning, especially after the unprecedented switch to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Amelia Malone is the Director of Research and Innovation at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). Amelia is an experienced researcher and works collaboratively to identify effective solutions for improving student achievement. Her research contributions include developing effective instructional methods for students with learning disabilities, identifying the cognitive and linguistic correlates of mathematics development and responsiveness to instruction, advancing best practices for models of prevention and intervention (e.g., multi-tiered systems of support), and translating research into practical and approachable implementation.
Barbara Pape is senior director for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise, where she hosts a webinar series. She has 20 years’ experience in policy analysis and communications. Barbara has written for numerous publications, including The 74, Getting Smart, Harvard University, and Parents magazine. Barbara also served as editor/publisher of the first electronically delivered education newsletter, the Daily Report Card. Previously, she served as executive producer of the award-winning Teaching & Learning conference, sponsored by the National Board, She earned an EdM at Harvard University and launched her career as a middle school language arts teacher.
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