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Direct linkPugach, Marleen C.; Blanton, Linda P. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This exploratory study, based on a content analysis of program descriptions, course syllabi, and related program documents, examined the curricula of three fully merged teacher education programs that were redesigned to better prepare teachers for the full range of diversity in their student populations. In these programs, graduates earn a general…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Content Analysis
Jenkins, Joseph R.; Schiller, Ellen; Blackorby, Jose; Thayer, Sara Kalb; Tilly, W. David – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2013
This article describes how a purposeful sample of 62 elementary schools from 17 states implemented a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework for reading. School informants answered surveys and were interviewed about differentiated instruction in Tier 1, screening/benchmarking, where Tier 2 interventions were located, typical group size and the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Response to Intervention, Benchmarking
Beck, Mitch – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
This article presents a story of James, an elementary student who was recently mainstreamed into a regular education classroom for science and now struggles to succeed in his new environment. It also describes how the New Tools reclaiming intervention puts him on the right track to making new friends. James is a ten-year-old African American…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Contained Classrooms, Grade 5, Disabilities
Download full textWolfberg, Pamela; LePage, Pamela; Cook, Ellen – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2009
This article introduces two innovative teacher preparation programs that emphasize inclusive education at San Francisco State University. The Combined Elementary and Special Education program has as its main goal to provide specialized cross training for special and general educators who work in highly diverse inclusive public school settings. The…
Descriptors: Credentials, Inclusive Schools, Elementary Education, Autism
Sargent, Amy; Gartland, Debi; Borinsky, Mark; Durkan, Kim – School-University Partnerships, 2009
In this article, we share how a professional development school (PDS) partnership between several elementary school sites within a district and an institution of higher education prepares special education teacher candidates. The following challenges are identified for PDS stakeholders: recruiting qualified special education mentor teachers,…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Mentors, Field Experience Programs, Special Education Teachers
Kingsley, Judith W. – Pivot Learning Partners, 2011
When Palmdale School District and Pivot Learning Partners entered into their first contract in 2006, neither organization foresaw the magnitude and complexity the relationship would take over time. Pivot Learning Partners (formerly known as Springboard Schools) is a non-profit service provider that first entered the Palmdale School District…
Descriptors: School Districts, Organizational Development, Superintendents, Nonprofit Organizations
Bonder, Bette R.; Hulisz, Darrell; Marsh, Sybil; Bonaguro, John – Substance Abuse, 2006
Elementary school staff requested and were provided with strategies for helping students and a resource guide to services for students living with substance-abusing adults.
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Disabilities, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Parents with Disabilities
Rose, David H., Ed.; Meyer, Anne, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2006
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create universal access to educational curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. The "universal" in UDL does not mean there is a single optimal solution for everyone. Instead, it underscores the need for flexible approaches to…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Teacher Effectiveness, Reading Strategies, Disabilities
Santamaria, Lorri; Thousand, Jacque – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2004
This article describes one school's year-long effort to provide equitable access to the core curriculum to a very culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse student body while increasing teachers' needs for responsive professional development by piloting a dramatic change in the special education service delivery system with the support…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Core Curriculum, Democracy, Individualized Instruction
Watson, John F. – North American Council for Online Learning, 2007
Online learning is growing rapidly across the United States within all levels of education, as more and more students and educators become familiar with the benefits of learning unconstrained by time and place. Across most states and all grade levels, students are finding increased opportunity, flexibility, and convenience through online learning.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment
