What is Means to Promote Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities

Students who are more self-determined, who feel more of a sense of agency in their lives, do better on many measures in the long run-- so how do we start supporting self-determination in our classrooms?

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Understanding Family Engagement and Why It Matters

This is a back to the basics post. Teachers are woefully underprepared to engage with families, which is freaking hard and complicated (D’Haem & Griswold, 2017; De Bruine et al., 2014; Epstein, 2018). One area where teachers are unprepared is pretty basic-- just understanding why we bother with family engagement and what it even means. I mean there is a moral argument for family engagement and a legal argument-- but there is also a rock bottom, fundamental evidence for family engagement. You do it because you want your students to learn.

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