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Fair is Not Always Equal eBook

Several weeks ago I shared the Fair Is Not Always Equal infographic created by the Inclusion Lab from Brookes Publishing. The post (as well as the 25 subsequent resources available in the F.I.N.A.E. series) drew tremendous popularity on social media, so it seemed fitting to share the latest eBook that was developed. 

The eBook includes ready-to-use tips on hot topics like planning UDL lessons, strengthening co-teaching partnerships, teaching to multiple intelligences, maximizing student engagement, and using accommodations and modifications from some of today’s top experts on UDL, co-teaching, and inclusive education, including Loui Lord Nelson, Nicole Eredics, Elizabeth Stein, and Kathleen McClaskey. Additionally, the eBook shares the success stories of educators who’ve been there, done that, and made inclusion and differentiation work in their own classrooms.

The ultimate goal of the resource is to provide helpful hints, strategies and visual infographic at your fingertips for integration into your classrooms.

Click the link or image above to download the free, full-color eBook that excerpts the best posts from the Fair Is Not Always Equal…Now What? series in one convenient place. Keep it as a valuable inclusion resource, and please share it around with anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of meeting every learner’s needs.

Source: The Inclusion Lab from Brookes Publishing

Special Education 101

The following infographic, designed by USC Rossier Online, provides an glimpse into the background of what special education is, how students are referred for special education services and definitions of commonly used acronyms, such “CSE” (or “Committee for Special Education”). 

Visit the USC Rossier Online website for the full article or the embed code if you want to share this inforgraphic on your own page. 

Source: Special Education 101 was created in support of USC Rossier's masters of teaching program​

Celebrating Dyslexia Awareness Month with a Give-Away!!!

As Halloween creeps right around the corner and we continue our focus on Dyslexia Awareness Month, what could be better than adding a signed copy of a "spooky" book from authors like R.L. Stine, Ursula Vernon or Robert Beatty to your personal or school library.

This "chilling" opportunity comes from Learning Ally. Learning Ally is a national nonprofit that helps all students gain access to books via ear-reading audiobooks. Read below to learn how you or your students can win a copy of one of these spooktacular books!

• Obtain parental permission
• Follow us on social media, either Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter 
• (make sure we can SEE your posts by making them public).
• Get creative posting books or lines from books that “give you chills” – you can read the line and video it, type it, or even take a photo of the book itself (like the picture to the right). We’ll accept them all in the contest!
• TAG us by using @LearningAlly *and* use the hashtag #LearningAllyGivesMeChills 
• Each post enters your name to win an autographed book from a spooky author like R.L. Stine, Ursula Vernon or Robert Beatty! 
• Keep posting because you may be chosen!

 Learning Ally will announce the winners on one of their social platforms on October 27th. 

 (Please share it in the comments below if you are selected as a winner!!!! )

 

Click the link to view other upcoming fun activities from

Sources: Learning Ally, Action Sprout 

Assistive Tech for Struggling Readers Twitter Chat

Have questions or information you want to share or you're just curious about how Assistive Technology can support struggling readings? Join in on the conversation tonight at 8pm EDT for a live Twitterchat using the #EdTechChat hashtag. The chat is moderated by Sharon LePage Plante (@iplante) and Learning Ally (@Learning_Ally).

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