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A concession to the COVID-19 Pandemic looks like it'll become a permanent option.  After offering a virtual learning option to it's students for half of the last (2019-2020) and all the current (2020-2021) school years, the Superior School District has announced that they will offer virtual learning for the upcoming school year (2021-2022) that starts this fall; additionally, this virtual option will also be offered for the foreseeable future. According to information released by the Superior School District, the virtual learning option would look like this: Enrolled students would receive l...

‘Bring special schools under Education Department’ Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA While asking the State government to bring special schools under the ambit of the Education Department, the Karnataka State Association for Special Educators and Supportive Staff on Saturday sought revision in the honorarium paid to special educators. The association said this in separate memorandums given to Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar when he visited the Saanidhya Residential Special School for Differently Abled in Shaktinagar. Vasanth Kumar Shetty, the general secretary...

Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 13:53 IST | Kaanchan Bhagwat Online classes for specially-abled children amid pandemic has been tough. Kaanchan Bhagwat, SEN Coordinator ( Primary) at the Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram explains the pros and cons of it. “Working with Specially-abled children via the online medium  |  Photo Credit: Representative Image A teacher must be a lifelong learner. We learn as we teach.  During this pandemic, each one of us faced challenges in one way or another. As a teacher, one of my biggest takeaways from 2020 has bee...

Updated Feb 11, 2021 | 10:06 IST HC refuses to waive cost on SDMC for requisition of over 1100 vacant posts of special educators. Justice Najmi Waziri said teachers were not appointed for many years. HC refuses to waive cost on SDMC on special educators posts  |  Photo Credit: Representative Image The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to modify its order imposing a cost of Rs 25,000 on South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for not sending to the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) the requisition of over 1100 vacant posts of special educat...

LA GRANDE — Teacher candidates in Eastern Oregon University’s Master of Arts in Teaching program can practice leading a classroom without actually being in one. An innovative practicum software called Mursion allows soon-to-be-teachers to carry out lesson plans with a simulated class. A teacher avatar acts out lectures and interacts with virtual students. A second platform, GoReact, allows EOU professors observing a practice lesson to pause the simulation to provide feedback. Candidates can also rewind the recording to watch playbacks on the spot, without disrupting a real classroom...