Non-traditional Learners

Traditional schools are missing opportunities to embrace non-traditional learners. Non-traditional learners do not fit in the square peg, so we must change how we instruct them. We change how we instruct by observing how students process information. Use data to guide the professional on what the child needs. Probably one of the most important components…

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Increase in Special Education

Special education is and will increase in the population from now on and in the future.  Since the passage of P.L. 94-142, special education has never been fully funded, and it currently receives insufficient funding for students in need of services.  So it will continue to put pressure on teachers, administrators, and families.  Many teachers…

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Acting Out Behavior – 5 Strategies to deal with it

What is acting out behavior? Acting out behavior is a reaction to something. The American Psychological Association defines acting out as an extreme behavioral expression of emotions that relieves tension or communicates these emotions in a disguised or indirect way. Acting out is often disruptive, especially in a classroom or at home. Acting out behavior…

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