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A Recipe For Success For Education Advocacy education advocacy neuro-educational science social justice social justice in education Dec 04, 2023

Neuro-Educational Science Supports the

Call to Social Justice

Special education advocacy, particularly for students with learning disabilities, represents a critical intersection of social justice and cutting edge research in neuro-educational science. At present, there's an alarming disconnect...

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Making a Difference NOW advocacy child focused education advocacy educational equity Aug 19, 2023

 

 

ADVOCACY'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

Education advocates recognize and understand that education is not solely about the acquisition of knowledge and skills but also about fostering a student’s holistic well-being and fulfillment. By promoting a comprehensive, interdisciplinary,...

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Education Advocacy-Essential Community Resource communication disability education advocacy education advocates iep development iep process parent participation in iep Jun 18, 2023

EDUCATION ADVOCACY IS FOR EVERYONE

IT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE

 

When I think of education advocacy I see Batman’s utility belt, but instead of gadgets, it endows parents with superpowers to fight for their children’s education rights. You could think of it as a mix of...

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Education Advocate Runs For School Board behavior education advocacy educational equity equity inclusion research based instruction special education advocate teacher training Jun 01, 2023

Should An Education Advocate Run For The School Board?

There have been several cases where a person with special education advocacy experience has run for the school board. There was, of course, hue and cry on both sides of the issue any time it presented itself.

Some people were afraid that the...

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MANAGING IEP DISAGREEMENTS PART II communication education advocacy fape goals iep development parent concerns May 25, 2023

PLAYING NICE IN THE SANDBOX

  

MANAGING DISAGREEMENTS

Managing disagreements and ineffective interactions is a core skill of professional special education advocacy. We must choose whether we want conflict or peace. Learning peace comes from getting out of the inner conflict of attack...

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Eye of the Advocate advocacy education advocacy Dec 31, 2022

How to Appreciate the Eye of the Advocate

As this first day of a New Year begins, I would like to focus on what happens when someone finally develops the eye of an advocate.  What does that really mean and does that process of developing the Eye of an advocate have any impact on your...

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ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS & EDUCATION ADVOCACY SKILLS accommodations advocacy child focused cross training documentation education advocacy evaluations functional outcomes iep development parent concerns parent participation in iep progress monitoring Dec 16, 2022

EDUCATION ADVOCACY SKILLS

"ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING AN ANSWER. A RIGHT QUESTION CAN LEAD TO THE RIGHT ANSWER."

Marie Lewis PhD, BCEA

The world of Special Education leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to transparency and direction.  Some of that...

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THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE advocacy child focused collaboration communication compliance cross training education advocacy fape functional outcomes iep development parent participation Nov 19, 2022

Please Tell Me That You Walk on Water

This could be the entreaty of those parents who have the distinct feeling that, at the IEP table, their comments are magically heard by team members only in a foreign language. Another common perception is that all comments by parents will be met with...

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Provocative Language - A Misunderstood Behavior - Autism, ADHD, TBI, and Tourette Syndrome adhd autism behavior criminal justice education advocacy fape idea 2004 iep interagency practice special education tbi tourette syndrome Jan 15, 2019

Provocative Language provides information on the interface between psychological practice, applied behavioral analysis, and social cognition training in an area that affects the education and welfare of children with specific disabilities like Autism, ADHD, TBI, and Tourette Syndrome. It provides...

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