Today, more than ever before, there are many forces affecting the landscape of special education. The most powerful force is the tightening of school budgets. In today’s environment special education programs need to be resourceful and creative in order to be successful. To that end, the people here at The [...]
Each state has its own professional development requirements that teachers are required to meet. Teachers are now expected to perform better in the classroom at a faster pace. In the past, a lot of certified staff would attend conferences or listen to keynote speakers to keep up with development requirements, [...]
How many times have you asked, or heard someone else pose the question: “Why are you teaching me this? When will I ever use this in life?” Although these questions sound an awful lot like complaints from a teacher’s perspective, there is some truth to them. There is a disconnect [...]
The following is a guest post from Mary Anne Huband, a vocational evaluator and MECA enthusiast. I'm sure we can all think of someone who graduated high school without the slightest clue as to what they were going to do next. What usually happens is, they end up settling in at [...]