School Age
How Paraeducators Help Students and Teachers
A paraeducator’s role in the classroom typically involves providing extra support during a teacher’s instruction to allow students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) to participate in general education lessons.
Get to Know – Rocco Aiello
Rocco Aiello, Coordinator for Adapted Physical Education and Corollary Sports, St. Mary’s County Public Schools. Talk to Rocco Aiello about his amazing journey as an Adapted Physical Education teacher and you soon discover that he is all about inspiration. In fact, Aiello is either inspiring children with disabilities to discover the joys and benefits of […]
Improving Students’ Lives by Engaging Their Minds
Principals at schools in Baltimore and Dallas believed they could transform students’ lives and improve academic performance by trying strategies that changed the way students engaged their brains.
The novel approaches worked.
Successfully Closing the Achievement Gap Using Neuroscience
Teachers work long and hard hours to create lesson plans that engage and effectively teach every child in their classes. However, each individual child’s success depends on more than just a great lesson plan: Their neurological development and their socioeconomic status can heed their ability to perform at grade level.
Programming the Future for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Two Howard County Public School colleagues looked at the future of both students and technology and designed a unique block-coding program to help kids grow educationally and therapeutically.
MATN Webinar Series
MATN will feature a NEW three-part webinar series focusing on Dyslexia in the classroom. Registration is open now!
Ensuring Access to Instructional Technology for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students
Strategies for allowing deaf/hard of hearing students to access instructional media.
Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
A video introduction to OT and PT.
Online IEP Learning Modules
These modules integrate evidence-informed content with technology to provide an interactive experience for adult learners. Participants will learn new information, apply their learning, and finally assess their understanding through the unique features of the modules.
Quick Check: Developmental Stages of Reading
Use this checklist to assess what stage of reading development a student has achieved based upon the skills they presently possess. This assessment can assist you in identifying what they should work on to advance to the next stage.