There has been a swarm of conflict, disconnect, confusion, and fear in K-12 and high education in the use of ChatGPT or any artificial intelligence (AI) program, and yes, there are many others out there and some we use everyday but do not realize it. For example, TLDR this is a Google Chrome extension that... Continue Reading →
A Book Review of: Grant & Perez (2022), Dive Into UDL: Immersive Practices to Develop Expert Learners. 2nd edition. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). ISBN: 978-1-56484-933-5. Introduction "Dive Into UDL (Universal Design for Learning)" is one of my new favorite go to books for inspiration when it comes to professional learning to... Continue Reading →
Preface First, you may notice that I use dis/ability in the article. This is something I would like to bring to light after reading the work of Subini Ancy Annamma, especially in her work The Pedagogy of Pathologization (2018), and one of her descriptions of why: "I deliberately use ‘dis/ability’ instead of ‘disability’ to call... Continue Reading →
In a doctoral program it is common for students to travel for conferences, presentations, and research, which over time can be very costly. Currently I am attending the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference and exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana and wanted to share with you a few of my doctoral travel tips... Continue Reading →
Images adapted from https://www.oculus.com/ and https://www.geoguessr.com/ You accidently fall asleep on the bus on the way home and you missed your stop. You get off the bus in a location you have never seen before. You do not recognize any landmarks, your phone is dead, you struggle with following directions, and socially you have difficulty... Continue Reading →
Adapted from https://www.uber.com/ and https://www.lyft.com/ As I venture out into my research specific to the transition of students and young adults with disabilities from high school into postsecondary settings, such as in higher education institutions or the workplace, I always stumble across some wonderful features. I was working on a presentation specifically on apps that... Continue Reading →
As an upcoming third year doctoral student it would be wrong of me not to share some of the best strategies and resources that have got me this far. My goal is to help other doctoral students take a step in the right direction no matter the field of research. As a former teacher of... Continue Reading →
As of 2022, only 23 states in the U.S. require a financial literacy course to graduate and since 2020 only 2 states have been added in 2022 (Council for Economic Education, 2022). What is even more interesting is that only 4 states require it on standardized testing. There are some additional states that require a... Continue Reading →
Sample created by Krystle Merry for mathematics. Create your own at https://www.storyboardthat.com/. StoryboardThat StoryboardThat has been one of my most favorite resources for years. It is a personalized digital storytelling platform that is supported and integrated in Clever, ClassLink, Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology. There are thousands of templates across multiple subjects and grade levels... Continue Reading →
2e defined: At the 2022 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference this past spring, the Division on the Association for the Gifted (TAG) revised the definition of twice-exceptional (2e) students indicating that: "Twice-exceptional (2e) individuals evidence exceptional ability and disability, which results in a unique set of circumstances. Their exceptional ability may dominate, hiding their disability; their disability may dominate, hiding their exceptional ability; each may mask the... Continue Reading →