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Join us on April 1st for an enriching session with the BEEE Foundation Inc. on "Navigating the Essentials of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) in Florida". This virtual presentation is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills needed to support ESE students effectively. Secure your spot now! Register at: https://lnkd.in/eaj5RVZ6 Session will include topics on: ✏️ Understanding ESE in Florida: A foundational look at ESE in our state. ✏️ Legal Framework and Policies: An exploration of the rights and responsibilities of teachers within ESE, highlighting the legal backdrop and due process. ✏️ Identification and IEP Process: Insight into identifying ESE students. ✏️ Instructional Strategies for ESE Students: A discussion on differentiated instruction, featuring practical examples. ✏️ Giving Feedback to the LEA for an IEP Meeting: Guidance on how to effectively document and communicate feedback during IEP meetings, with a focus on student performance documentation ✏️ Resources and Support: An overview of state and local ESE resources.

In EEX3226: Assessment of All Young Children, we hosted a lively "Mock School Board Meeting." During this exercise, students debated the pros and cons of high-stakes assessments. Each participant assumed a persona—such as a teacher, parent, school board member, or professor—and was assigned a position to defend. They conducted research to understand their assigned character's perspective and developed key arguments to support their stance. One by one, they presented their cases in the simulated school board meeting, culminating in a debriefing session where we discussed the insights gained and reflected on the experience. To add more depth: This activity not only helped students grasp the complexities of high-stakes assessments but also fostered empathy by encouraging them to see issues from various viewpoints. It honed their research and public speaking skills while promoting critical thinking and collaborative learning. The debrief allowed us to tie theoretical concepts to practical applications, solidifying our understanding and appreciation of diverse educational perspectives. Miami Dade College School of Education 🍎

I was the other day in a discussion about a government’s willingness to evaluate public school teachers and headmasters, leading to a natural resistance of public school personnel. This struggle has been on for quite some time, and it’s evident that an agreement doesn’t look probable. See, there are these moments when one should accept that their initiative is going to flop, that spending more resources on it is useless, so they must rethink it from a different angle and come up with a fresh, improved solution. So, in that case a better proposal could aim to assess public schools based on their students' performance in national examinations, providing an indirect and objective evaluation method. Specifically, each school could be evaluated based on the total average scores of all its students in Annual National Examinations. This would enable a ranking of schools based on the overall performance index. Furthermore, the scores would be collected for each subject, and a composite performance index for each school would be calculated. This methodology could lead to an objective evaluation based on academic performance and would encourage schools to enhance their educational processes. Presumably the headmasters will have a natural interest (or what about incentives?) to act appropriately to improve their teams’ performance. Finally the Ministry of Education could then delve into the specifics, that is to implement action plans for each case, aiming to improve the educational process in public schools.

Did you know that Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education transitioned to a new certification exam? The new test is the PRAXIS. POST YOUR QUESTIONS HERE. Follow Your Passion ❤️ TEACH! https://lnkd.in/gzkJikMe

Catch these three authors at the upcoming NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education student success in higher education conference later this month. In this panel, they will discuss the importance of creating first-gen narratives in print and popular culture.

Excellent progress in this field

Great share by Patricia Davidson 👌🔝⭐️ When we #value #students, ease their burdens, and #support them today, they’ll add value and make a real difference tomorrow as experts in their fields. It’s a bit late, but still a great and promising move by the government. Hopefully, this will soon extend to students in other disciplines as well. The #Australian Universities Accord Final Report has started bearing fruit. 🪴🍀🇦🇺 #SupportFutureExperts #InvestInStudents

📣 Don't miss our upcoming webinar: Rethinking Course Placement - A Catalyst for Institutional Change 🎓 We'll delve into how colleges nationwide are shaking up first-year course placement, driven by state policy reforms, leading to game-changing updates in curriculum, pedagogy, advising, & infrastructure. 🔬 Gain insights from two distinct studies - one national, one zoomed into California. We'll unravel how the interplay between state policy contexts, institutional reform efforts, & individual practice ignites broader change.

PE Insights Episode 3: Sue Wilkinson MBE – Celebrating and Advocating for Physical Education: A Call to Action Celebrating and Advocating for Physical Education: A Call to Action. The state of physical education and the urgent need for positive change.

NEW: We’ve published an independent report on higher education providers’ approaches to defining the educational gains students achieve from their studies.    The report explores this theme within the submissions of the higher education providers that were awarded a Gold rating for student outcomes in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023: bit.ly/43I1O6h