KU center begins work on $2.5M grant supporting professional learning for teacher trainers
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,...