Postsecondary Planning for Students with Learning Differences

A good friend of mine (also a teacher) came over for lunch last week and he said to me that his school, like so many others across the western world right now, are in the process of making ‘the decison’ – what device and when? Actually that’s two decisions, and he wasn’t even quite convinced that mobile learning works yet. I thought he skepticism was refreshing. I’m often surrounded by people that are pushing an agenda; my device, my app etc is the best and you should use it.

He said to me that he had been on a couple of courses and no one had yet addressed what he believes to be the most important question – where’s the proof that this method works. Where’s the actual evidence that results are going to get better?

"....Young adults have long faced a rough job market, but in the last recession and its aftermath, college graduates did not lose nearly as much ground as their less-educated peers, according to a new study.

The study, published on Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts, shows that among Americans age 21 to 24, the drop in employment and income was much steeper among people who lacked a college degree...."

Technology can make such a difference for a student with dyslexia.  Get to know the apps that work best for you.

what wonderful opportunities are now available for our learners... just got to reach them all more efficiently....true personalised scaffolded learning is looking closer

 "A recommendation from one of the earliest WWC practice guides reads: “To help students remember key facts, concepts, and knowledge, we recommend that teachers arrange for students to be exposed to key course concepts on at least two occasions—separated by a period of several weeks to several months.” A recent Time article highlighting new findings from IES-funded research agrees, referring to this as “distributed practice” and finds it has high utility for improving student learning. The practice guide link is below, and the Time article can be found at:http://ideas.time.com/2013/01/09/highlighting-is-a-waste-of-time-the-best-and-worst-learning-techniques/";

The guide was developed with some of the most important principles to emerge from research on learning and memory in mind.  Take time to look at the individual documents within.