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Protecting Equity & Access: Online Learning, Special Education, and Serving Students with DisabilitiesAce ParsiSean Smith
April 27, 2020
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Presenters
Ace ParsiDirector of Innovation, National Center for Learning Disabilities
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Sean SmithSpecial Education Professor, University of Kansas
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Getting Started
Please introduce yourself in the chat boxWe welcome any comments and questions in the chat
box – we’ll have breaks for Q&A Share on social media: #COVIDEdu Today’s slide deck and webinar will be recorded and
available at https://aurora-institute.org/past-events/
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Ace Parsi
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Protecting Equity & Access: Online Learning, Special Education, and
Serving Students with Disabilities
April 27, 2020
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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: A HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Full Exclusion LensEarly to
mid 20th Century
Rehabilitation LensPost-World War II
to Late 20th Century
Full Inclusion LensEarly to
mid 20th Century
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CHALLENGES BY THE NUMBERS, STUDENTS WITH LEARNING AND ATTENTION ISSUES ARE…
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What does this all mean post COVID-19?
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ED TECH’S DIFFERENT USES FOR SWDS
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Accommodation
Learning Enhancement
Learning Environment
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BENEFITS OF ED TECH FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Technology can… Help identify and pinpoint student needs Increase accessibility and reduce stigma by decreasing barriers to learning Improve achievement, engagement, and outcomes Increase accountability by providing more detailed data on student performance Reduce costs by increasing efficiency
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BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF ED TECH FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
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Technology can… Technology can… Help identify and pinpoint student needs Fail to identify disability by ignoring social cues
of disability Increase accessibility and reduce stigma by decreasing barriers to learning
Decrease accessibility and increase stigma by not accounting for accessibility and/or singling students out
Improve achievement, engagement, and outcomes
Reduce achievement, engagement and outcomes
Increase accountability by providing more detailed data on student performance
Decrease accountability through proprietary data and lack of subgroup accountability
Reduce costs by increasing efficiency Increase costs by adding inefficiency
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EDUSPEAK, DISABILITY, AND COVID
Find it at: ncld.org/covid19
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CIVIL RIGHTS, DISABILITY, AND COVID
Find it at: ncld.org/covid19
• ADA• ESSA• IDEA• Tech Act• The Rehabilitation Act
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KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR DISABILITIES
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1. The interplay of anonymity, personalization, and accountability
2. Effectiveness for which students under which circumstances?
3. Connecting accessibility, rigor, and capacity4. Innovation outpaces policy safeguards… for now5. Can’t get to Bloom without going through Maslow
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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1. Ensure data and student outcomes are transparent2. Do not use personalization as an excuse to water down
accountability or advance tracking3. Don’t procure technology without training educators to serve all
students 4. Ensure systems accessibility: rigorous, technologically and
pedagogically accessible investments5. And………
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Education Reformsystems should include
students with disabilities now.
Avoid retrofitting!
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What is EALA?To help ensure the continuity of special education services during remote instruction and to
spotlight best practice approaches for schools and educators, an alliance of national education organizations has come together to ensure equity for all learners. EducatingAllLearners.org creates a hub of curated tools, strategies, tips and best practices for supporting students with
disabilities online. Our goal is to both curate and create special education resources for educators to serve students who learn differently during this time of challenge.
Learn more at educatingalllearners.org
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Close to 40 partners and growing!!!
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Thank you!
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Q&A
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Sean Smith
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Sean J. Smith, [email protected]
Protecting Equity & Access: Online Learning, Special Education, and
Serving Students with Disabilities
schoolvirtually.org
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Agenda for the Session
What do we Know & How do we Apply Supports for Educators & Parents/Families Tips, Strategies, & Solutions
schoolvirtually.org
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Content Management Systems
schoolvirtually.org
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Learning Management Systems
schoolvirtually.org
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Remote Learning
schoolvirtually.org
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The New Normal•Home = Classroom
• Structure• Organization• Schedule• Distractions
schoolvirtually.org
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Online Instruction• Teacher’s Role
• Instruction• Methods & Materials• Curriculum & Content
• Teacher Aide – Paraeducator – Related Service Provider = Adult in Home
schoolvirtually.org
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Role Reversal – Parent/Family as Teacher
Parents are the Eyes & EarsWhat we are seeing…Observe the challenges…The antecedents…What is working…
schoolvirtually.org
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Parent/Family Member as Learning Coach
• Structuring the Day• Supporting the Learning• Organizing the Schedule – Environment• Problem Solving• Collecting Data
schoolvirtually.org
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Online Instruction
• Digital Learning• Digital Instruction• Digital Materials• Accessible vs. Available
schoolvirtually.org
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Digital Text?Digital Content?Digital Instruction?
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Digital – Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech ToolsRead WriteBookshareLearning AllySnap & Read
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Leveled Digital Text and More…
Fewer items per page– Newsela Smithsonian Tween Tribune Lalilo McGraw Hill Connect
schoolvirtually.org
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Design/Plan for Distance & Online Learning
• Learner Variability• Goals/Big Ideas• Barriers Our Students are Facing?• Barriers in the New Medium?• Barriers in the Content and Curriculum?
schoolvirtually.org
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EQUALITYEveryone is treated the
same because it is assumed the same supports will benefit
everyone.
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EQUALITYEveryone is treated the
same because it is assumed the same supports will benefit
everyone.
EQUITYEveryone is given
different supports to have access. They are
treated equitably.
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EQUALITYEveryone is treated the
same because it is assumed the same supports will benefit
everyone.
EQUITYEveryone is given
different supports to have access. They are
treated equitably.
UDLThe cause of the inequity has been addressed. The
systemic barrier has been removed.
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Affective NetworkThe “WHY” of Learning
Provide Multiple Means of Engagement
Principle
Recognition NetworkThe “WHAT” of Learning
Provide Multiple Means of
RepresentationPrinciple
Strategic NetworkThe “HOW” of Learning
Provide Multiple Means of Action and
ExpressionPrinciple
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Digital – Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech ToolsRead WriteBookshareLearning AllySnap & Read
schoolvirtually.org
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Home Movies Aren’t What They Used to Be!
schoolvirtually.org
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Design – Digital Tools for Expression
• Digital Story Books – Book Creator – Tar Heel Reader• Multimodal Presentations – VoiceThread – Explain
Everything• Infographics – Canva – Adobe Spark• Cartoons - Toontastic
schoolvirtually.org
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Design – Digital Tools for Expression
• Speaking Assignment– Voki– Speech to Text• Video Forum– FlipGrid – iMovie• Writing Supports – Co:Writer – Grammarly• StoryBoards – Story Board That
schoolvirtually.org
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Resources for Next Steps
schoolvirtually.org
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Sean J. Smith, [email protected]
Protecting Equity & Access: Online Learning, Special Education, and
Serving Students with Disabilities
schoolvirtually.org
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Q&A