Individuals with disabilities live in higher rates of poverty and are not always able to fully integrate into their communities. Postsecondary education has traditionally been a means to enhance employment opportunities. Currently, students with disabilities are attending community colleges as their primary choice for higher education. Having an…

Principals are essential in any institution of learning. Great schools do not exist in the absence of a great principal, which demonstrates the importance of strong leadership. However, due to complexities and the demanding nature of their jobs, there has been an increasing deficiency in the supply of these professionals. Schools have recorded…

The role of the school psychologist can vary greatly from one school psychologist to another based on a myriad of factors. While there are many broad guidelines for the role of the school psychologist, given their uniqueness within the school team, there remain areas that lack clarity especially regarding roles in the discipline process. The aim…

This Educational Leadership Portfolio (ELP) examines the instructional coaching program at St. Georges Technical High School in Middletown, DE. In an effort to provide personalized professional learning supports for the teachers employed by the school, the program was implemented in 2015 to ensure teachers had access to learning opportunities…

Background/purpose: In the context of digitalization, education systems are evolving at a fast pace into adaptive, inclusive, and data-driven paradigms. This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing modern learning methods in the areas of personalization, real-time feedback, and intelligent tutoring systems. It presents…

At Wichita State University (WSU), the Instructional Design and Access (IDA) office supports faculty with instructional design, educational technology, faculty training, and accessibility needs. The university uses Blackboard as its Learning Management System (LMS), and the IDA team members are administrators of this LMS. The IDA team also…

Two advocates of grading reform, Joe Feldman and Douglas Reeves, answer questions about how grading practices and policies could--or should--be influenced by the current pandemic, and by U.S. schools' switch to distance learning. They weigh in on how the K-12 grading landscape will differ this fall--with likely more clarity about learning gaps and…

Black male youth are poorly represented in the counseling literature. There is a focus on development from a deficit model and lack of attention to their complex and multidimensional identities. In addition, popular media invariably portray Black male youth through a myopic lens as needing to overcome a litany of challenges and struggles. The…

This article addresses the nature of dyslexia and best practices for identification and treatment within the context of multitier systems of support (MTSS). We initially review proposed definitions of dyslexia to identify key commonalities and differences in proposed attributes. We then review empirical evidence for proposed definitional…

The role of teacher training, as it pertains to the adoption of inclusive education (IE) ("European Journal of Special," 22, 2007, 367), is critical in realizing and achieving truly IE environments. Literature often reports poor or inadequate training with regard to IE practices ("Preparing Teachers of the Deaf for a Complex,"…

Conflicts between peers are inevitable in schools, and schools must be equipped with strategies to assist students in avoiding conflicts and engaging in problem-solving when conflicts occur. Restorative practices and other conflict resolution interventions such as peer mediation are gaining popularity, particularly as an alternate framework to the…

This paper addresses the nature of dyslexia and best practices for identification and treatment within the context of multi-tier systems of support (MTSS). We initially review proposed definitions of dyslexia to identify key commonalities and differences in proposed attributes. We then review empirical evidence for proposed definitional…

European policies on international mobility of students in initial vocational education and training (IVET) are working but more is needed. Young people in IVET today have more opportunities to do part of their training abroad than their peers of a decade ago. In most European Union (EU) Member States they tend to receive better information,…

There have been considerable studies undertaken around leadership in general, and school principal leadership specifically that spans over many decades. However, there is a gap in the literature that examines the principal leadership in religious learning institutions, from the perspective of the individuals who lead these institutions. Principal…

Despite the proliferation of distance education at colleges and universities and its increases in student enrollments, experts warn that unless significant changes are made, distance education's future may become threatened (Cavanaugh, 2004; Howard & Schenk, 2004; Porter, 2004; Zemsky & Massy, 2004; Carr, 2001; Carnevale, 2001). These…