There's been a lot of buzz lately about ventures such as High Tech High's Graduate School of Education in San Diego and Relay Graduate School of Education in New York City.
These private schools of education, associated with charter schools and other reform efforts, are issuing master's degrees and promoting a clinical model of teacher education in which most learning occurs in the same place where teachers do their jobs—a classroom full of kids—rather than through traditional college coursework.
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Ensuring Access & Inclusion in Higher Education: Rights, Rules, & Responsibilities - We... - 0 views
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The significant disparity in education and literacy levels for people with mental and substance use disorders compared to the general population is a matter of serious concern. For people with mental health and substance use disorders, access to and inclusion in higher education is a central issue in achieving social inclusion. Learning Objectives: To learn how efforts within the legal system are working to reduce discrimination and ensure that necessary accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are available to all who need them. To hear about an innovative university program's person-centered approach that is having great success in helping students stay in school, graduate, pursue their vocational goals, and secure fulfilling roles in the community.
To understand from a first-person perspective how one person was able to move out of poverty and realize her dreams by pursuing further education which led to achieving personal wellness and working to assist others in realizing their goals.
To develop an increased understanding of the disparity in education and literacy levels for people with mental and substance use disorders compared to the general population and the significant impact of these disparities on poverty, health, and well-being. When:
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
1:00 - 2:30pm Mountain
Virtual Speech Therapy Offers Solution to SLP Shortage | District Administration Magazine - 0 views
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There is a shortage across the nation of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in schools, which has caused some districts to choose virtual speech therapy, which, according to current research from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), a professional association for SLPs, can be as effective as traditional speech therapy. One reason for the shortage, says Deborah Dixon, director of school services at ASHA, is that, although there are an adequate number of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in the field, a master’s degree is required to be an SLP, and there are not many openings in graduate schools. Virtual speech therapy offers a solution for students with mild to moderate impairment since the flexible hours are appealing for those who want to work part-time and for retired SLPs.
Salish Kootenai College: Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program - 0 views
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Salish Kootenai College (Montana) S299A 120078 The Transitions Project will provide interventions at two points in a child's life - prekindergarten and high school. The Transitions Project will be implemented on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The preschool component will implement a three and four year old, culturally appropriate active learning High/Scope curriculum program to prepare them for successful entry into kindergarten. This project collaborates with a Bureau funded tribal school - Two Eagle River School, where the Transitions Secondary component will serve high school students to provide an intensive one-on-one college preparatory coaching program. The goal is to increase college readiness skills and support high school graduation. Number of participants: 40 Preschool children and 30 High school students Contact:
Joelfre Grant
58138 Highway 93
Pablo, Montana 59855
Phone: 406-675-8475
SELN Employment Innovations: The Role of Family Involvement - Webinar - Oct. 4, 2013 - 0 views
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Navigating the transition from high school to the world of work can be challenging for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and families. It can be even more challenging given the competing- and sometimes contradictory- messaging families receive from different systems regarding post-graduation options. Ensuring opportunities for a productive relationship between families and service systems, and routinely communicating shared goals, can be indicators of success. Join others from around the country to hear highlights from family experiences in sorting out messages from three service systems: education, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), and IDD agencies.
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Friday, October 4, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Mountain
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No charge
Home Sweet Home: Housing Options for Young Adults with Disabilities - Webinar - Sept. 1... - 0 views
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As a young person with a developmental disability transitioning from high school to your adult life, you've probably been thinking about where you want to live after you graduate. (In an apartment with friends? In a college dorm? In your own condo or house?) You can start planning NOW to create the future living situation you want. One of our presenters will describe how she made her housing dream come true. Our second presenter will introduce you to Montana options and resources that can help you achieve your housing goals, whatever they might be.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Mountain
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No cost
A social experience: Paris student with Asperger's earns way to conference | Great Fall... - 0 views
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A 17-year-old senior at Paris Gibson Alternative High School, Jordan Monroe leaves this week for the Jobs for American Graduates National Student Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C. He was one of only four students from the Jobs for Montana Graduates statewide program selected to attend.
Free Online Autism Training - 0 views
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Register for this training The Montana Autism Education Project (MAEP) will be offering 22 hours of FREE online training in Autism Spectrum Disorders. This training is available 24/7 for 90 days. OPI continuing education units are available. Please visit this web page for more information and to request a subscription. REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER DECEMBER 12 WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE GROUP WHICH STARTS IN LATE MARCH OR EARLY APRIL. A similar online training is available for the parents who have a child with an autism spectrum disorder. Interested parents should email ddoty@mt.gov with the subject line, "Online Parent Training" and include their town and the gender and age of their child. If you are interested in obtaining graduate credit please email ddoty@mt.gov for further information.
Autism didn't stop him - CharlotteObserver.com - 0 views
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It's unusual for people with autism to go to college, but Chris Fitzmaurice has started graduate school at UNCC. He's specializing in clinical exercise physiology. “I don't look at (autism) as a disability,” he said. If it means he has to work harder, he figures it only makes him stronger.
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Last month, the 23-year-old started graduate school at UNC Charlotte, where he's pursuing a degree in clinical exercise physiology. The goal is to help others heal through physical activity.
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law: Student Mentor Program - 0 views
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The American Bar Association's Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law established the national Mentor Program for: law students with disabilities prospective law students with disabilities, and recent law school graduates with disabilities The Program’s purpose is to give members of these groups the opportunity to learn from an experienced attorney. In a recent study conducted for the ABA, those immediately out of law school cited having a mentor as an important driving factor of satisfaction with their career. Career satisfaction, however, is just one benefit of having a mentor-mentee relationship. Practitioners, students, and academics have all praised the benefits of a mentor program for those with disabilities, namely the availability of advice, guidance, and support.
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The American Bar Association's Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law established the national Mentor Program for: law students with disabilities prospective law students with disabilities, and recent law school graduates with disabilities The Program’s purpose is to give members of these groups the opportunity to learn from an experienced attorney. In a recent study conducted for the ABA, those immediately out of law school cited having a mentor as an important driving factor of satisfaction with their career. Career satisfaction, however, is just one benefit of having a mentor-mentee relationship. Practitioners, students, and academics have all praised the benefits of a mentor program for those with disabilities, namely the availability of advice, guidance, and support.
George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy for graduate students with hearin... - 0 views
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George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy
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The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy is for full-time graduate students with a moderate to profound hearing loss who are attending accredited law school or a masters or doctoral program in public policy or public administration.
College Scholarships for Students of Parents with Disabilities - Through the Looking Glass - 0 views
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Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families are pleased to announce new scholarships specifically for high school seniors and college students who have parents with disabilities. A total of ten $1000 scholarships will be given out Fall 2010. These scholarships are part of Through the Looking Glass' National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families. Please note that the 2010 awards have different application procedures than previous years.There are two separate scholarship awards, and each has separate eligibility requirements: High School Seniors - To be eligible, a student must be a high school graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2010, planning to attend a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, and have at least one parent with a disability. College Students - To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled in a in a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, be 21 years of age or younger as of March 1, 2010,and have at least one parent with a disability.
2010 TASH Summer Internship Program - 0 views
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2010 TASH Summer Internship Program TASH is now offering summer internships at its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. The internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain experience and learn about TASH and its work in human rights advocacy, education access, community living, employment and full inclusion. The deadline for submitting applications is March 31, 2010. A complete information packet can be downloaded here: 2010 Summer Internship Application
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TASH is now offering summer internships at its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. The internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain experience and learn about TASH and its work in human rights advocacy, education access, community living, employment and full inclusion. The deadline for submitting applications is March 31, 2010. A complete information packet can be downloaded here: 2010 Summer Internship Application
Education Secretary Looks To Teachers To Raise Bar For Students With Disabilities - Dis... - 0 views
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is calling on special educators to take personal responsibility for the success of their students after graduation. “Today a significant gap exists between our aspirations and reality,” Duncan said of students with disabilities. “The graduation rate, postsecondary education rate and employment rate are all increasing but they are all still, frankly, far too low.”
MAB Scholarship Opportunity: Bozeman Chapter - Deadline: June 20, 2011 - 0 views
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Click here to download the full Scholarship Application (PDF) If you are profoundly vision impaired and will be attending Montana State University-Bozeman we'd like to help you. The Bozeman Chapter - Montana Association for the Blind is offering a scholarship of $500 to a vision impaired student for the academic year 2011-2012. Eligibility Meets federal definition of legally blind, i.e. <= best correction of 20/200, etc. Attending MSU-Bozeman, or graduate of MSU-Bozeman pursuing graduate program elsewhere. Demonstrates adequate progress to academic goal Demonstrates financial need Former recipients may re-apply Montana high school seniors may apply Application procedure (1) submit required application in acceptable format* (2) do not include letters of recommendation (3) post-marked, or e-mail submission date stamped, by June 20, 2011 (4) received by June 29, 2011 (5) Any received after that date will not be considered. *acceptable application format
A thoughtful and sensitive review of the Adam Lanza Case - 0 views
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From the office of the child advocate from the state of Connecticut, a very thoughtful, thorough review of this young man's life and death. http://www.ct.gov/oca/lib/oca/sandyhook11212014.pdf The group points out many of the failures along the way, including reluctance of the school system to accurately classify him in the autism spectrum when he was very young, and later not identifying and addressing his social and emotional deficits. They also highlight the lack of coordination between school, health and mental health providers, which allowed him to fall through the cracks in the system. Also it clearly shows the inappropriate use of homebound school as a means to avoid addressing problems, and the lack of transition from child to adult services and the problems caused when the school system graduated him early from high school, and no longer offered services. By his final year he was clearly isolated in his room, anorectic (6 feet tall and 112 lbs.), and his only forays outside of home were to spend hours dancing on the Dance Dance Revolution game at a local theatre, so he was not hidden away, many people saw his physical and behavioral deterioration on display in a public place. This may be a helpful teaching tool, not only as a case study that documents how untreated developmental disorder can evolve into severe psychopathology, but also as a lesson in the need to coordinate school, health and mental health services, and the potential risks when it is not done.
Education Week: Harvard, SurveyMonkey Offer Tool to Weigh Parent Engagement - 0 views
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A new survey tool that school districts and parent-teacher organizations can use to measure the quality of parent-school relationships has been created by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and released by SurveyMonkey, a Palo Alto, Calif., company, for widespread use by schools, districts, and parent groups. The 71-item "question bank" covers seven areas of family engagement—from how much help students receive at home to how confident parents are in supporting their child's schooling. Districts can adapt the survey to suit their individual needs, and parents responding to it can do so online or on paper.
First autistic 'Miss America' contestant - 0 views
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When the "2013 Miss America Competition" airs on ABC this Saturday, Miss Montana Alexis Wineman will be the first autistic competitor in the pageant's history.Wineman was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder and borderline Asperger's syndrome at age 11. She told Time in an interview that her foray into the world of beauty pageants started as a "last-minute way to pay for college." "Around high school graduation, I realized I was the fourth child in my family to go to college, and there was no money left for me," she said. "I asked my mom about different ways to get scholarships, and she mentioned the Miss Montana competition, thinking I’d never go for it. But I did, and I won."
Self-Advocacy, Mentors Key For College Students With Disabilities - Disability Scoop - 0 views
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College remains a hurdle for many with disabilities. Now a new study offers insight on what separates individuals with special needs who are ultimately successful in higher education from those who are not. In interviews with recent graduates with disabilities, researchers found that students who earned degrees shared the ability to self-advocate and persevere. They also had good insight into their abilities and limitations and often cited a strong relationship with at least one faculty or staff member on campus.
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This webinar will provide an overview of what we now know about policies and practices needed to cultivate and sustain effective family-school partnerships that support student achievement and school improvement.Featuring presenter Karen L. Mapp, EdD, a Senior Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the Faculty Director of the Education Policy and Management Master's Program. Over the past twenty years, Karen's research and practice focus has been on the cultivation of partnerships among families, community members and educators that support student achievement and school improvement.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Mountain
Cost:
Free of charge