What Will We Need to Support Students With Learning Differences As the Pandemic Lingers?

As we gear up for another round of pandemic teaching and learning, we zero in on what will be needed to support students who learn differently. Follow on Twitter: @fromrooma212 @amygdalayo @ElizabethLStein @TStudentsupport @SHSUHIED @larryferlazzo @jonHarper70bd@bamradionetwork Dr. Ann H. Lê is a published author in a variety of educational journals and textbook chapters, as well as a guest speaker at statewide conferences, university forums, and radio show at Stanford University. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience at Baylor University, Masters of Education in Special Education and Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Sam Houston State University. She currently serves as the Behavioral & Mental Health Program Specialist at Tomball ISD, an External Evaluator for teacher candidates in Texas, and a consultant to Texas-wide school districts in the special education assessment of Vietnamese students. Amy Gaines is a Program Specialist with the William S. Hart Union High School District in sunny Santa Clarita, California. Amy has over 20 years of K-8 classroom teaching experience, primarily with students with special needs. She recently co-authored two book chapters, a supplemental chapter in What Really Works with Exceptional Learners (2017) by Corwin Press, and a chapter on HLP 1: Collaboration, in High-Leverage Practices in Special Education by Slack Publishing (slated for publication in 2022). Ann Stiltner is a high school special education teacher. She received a master's degree in special education from the University of Hartford and a certificate of advanced studies in literacy from Sacred Heart University. She writes the blog from Room A212 (annstiltner.com/blog). Elizabeth Stein is a special education and Universal Design for Learning instructional coach and consultant. She is the author of Two Teachers in the Room: Strategies for Co-Teaching Success (Routledge) and Elevating Co-Teaching through UDL (CAST).