Secondary Instructional, Educational, and Assistive Technology
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 →
Prior to my doctoral studies, I was a general and special education math teacher for junior high school. I never worked much with the elementary level and focused much of my time at the secondary level. During my first year, I started reading about autism and behavioral therapy since one of my advisors was a... Continue Reading →
I have been using the MyBib citation and reference page generator for almost 2 years now as a Ph.D. student. If there is one tool I would recommend to any secondary or post-secondary student when it comes to research, MyBib would be in my top 5 list. One thing I love about it is that... Continue Reading →
"Just Read" Chrome Extension BEFORE Just Read AFTER Just Read Before my doctoral studies, routine reading in my life was practically nonexistent. I became very bored with reading and spent most of the time re-reading the same page over and over and thinking of the million other things I could've been doing. I am a... Continue Reading →
In the past 2 years as a Ph.D. student, I have learned more about education, specifically special education, than in the 11 years I was an educator. It has, however, been 2 of the hardest years so far in my career. Reading and writing consumes every minute of your day (you even dream about it,... Continue Reading →
Most recently, which was also presented at the CEC conference in January 2022, I have been working on a systematic literature review on case law specific to assistive technology (AT) due process complaints that made it to federal court. One interesting finding was that litigation or parental complaints were not typically due to lack of... Continue Reading →