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Basics of Special Needs Planning: Estate Planning, Trusts and ABLE Accounts
Come learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts, and how you and your family can use them! Please join attorney Ellen Cookman for a lively and informative presentation on the basics of special needs trusts as well as a deeper dive into the following issues: Should I have…
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Empowering Every Student with Computer Science: Why CS is Essential for All Districts
Discover the “what” and “why” of integrating Computer Science (CS) into school districts, highlighting its transformative impact on students. Learn about BootUp PD’s mission to empower teachers nationwide to implement elementary coding and CS programs, ensuring equitable access to essential 21st-century skills. This EdWebinar will cover: The Importance of CS for All Students: Understand the…
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Improve Inclusive Practice by Evaluating Mindsets
Understanding the mindsets of school staff is an essential step in determining the action steps needed to transform schools to inclusive learning communities for students with learning differences. This webinar will explore how school administrators can collect and use data on inclusive mindsets. During the webinar we will define what are the components of an…
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EALA’s Tech Tool of the Month: Newsela
Tune in to EALA’s Tech Tool of the Month (TTOTM) webinar to discover Newsela, a leading edtech platform. Learn how Newsela provides engaging content that enhances classroom learning and improves reading skills for students globally. With nearly two million teachers using Newsela in all 50 states and over 150 countries, see how it transforms education…
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EALA’s Tech Tool of the Month: Clever
Tune in to learn how EALA’s Tech Tool of the Month (TTOTM), Clever is on a mission to connect every student to a world of learning. Clever will demonstrate how More than 100,000 schools worldwide use Clever to power secure digital learning experiences. And, with Clever’s layered security solutions, schools can protect district access and…
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EALA’s Tech Tool of the Month: GoManda
Tune in to learn how EALA’s Tech Tool of the Month (TTOTM), GoManda, is an app that uses the science of learning for autism to teach vocabulary comprehension to children ages 2-8. Using strengths-based and evidence-based methods, GoManda has been called the Netflix for Vocabulary. Dr. Celest Austin, GoManda’s founder, will be demonstrating how the…
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Competency-Based Education 101: Demystifying CBE, Unlocking Deep and Joyful Learning
What is competency-based education (CBE)? How does CBE culture, pedagogy, and structure center students and equity? How can CBE work with learner variability to improve and deepen learning while igniting more joy and engagement in learning? What policies and practices are needed to enable the shift to CBE systems? Join Jay Jay Pina, a CBE…
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Empowered and Equipped: A Personal Perspective of Neurodiversity
What does it mean to be a “different thinker” or identify as neurodiverse? Where can we find the full potential of our community? And how can we make strides toward creating a world in which every learner is recognized? By sharing his own experiences with dyslexia and ADHD, David Flink will provide answers to these…
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Creating Community for Diverse Learners: How Teacher-Student Connections Help Build Equity-Centered School Culture
How can schools create a sense of community for diverse learners with unique needs? Our panel of experts will share research around the importance of implementing a school vision and mission around positive school culture, and then delve into practical ways to do this at the classroom level using tools such as Along. This webinar…
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Disability Justice in Schools
oin the SELF Team as they explore ableism through the lens of disability justice. During this webinar, participants will explore the medical model vs. social model of disability and self-assess their school using SELF’s Disability Justice Audit tool.