Mon, 03/01/2021
LAWRENCE Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS) at the University of Kansas has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The Special Educator Technology-Based Training of Trainers (SETTT) for Success grant supports the development of a learning portal to support teacher trainers, with a focus on the educational needs of students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Academic expectations have dramatically increased in the last 10 years for this population of students. As a result, professional learning approaches for special education teachers have also become more complex.
“Teacher trainers lead busy lives, often have multiple job responsibilities and are expected to support teacher learners in a broad range of knowledge categories,” said Sarah Koebley, ATLAS associate director of professional learning and principal investigator of SETTT for Success. “This grant
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