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Five Qualities to Success in Distance Learning

Distance learning programs provide great advantages for students who want to earn their degree or certification online, but the online learning program may not fit every students. While some students thrive on the freedom and independence offered through online learning programs, others may find themselves have hard time to adapt to online learning environment and regretting their decision to enroll into a distance learning program. Therefore, you should check yourself to make sure distance learning is right for you.

Successful and happy online learners have a few characteristics in common, below are the common 5 qualities that you should have if you want to success in a online learning program.

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Multicultural Education in Your Classroom

America has always been referred to as a melting pot, but ideally, it’s a place where we strive to invite everyone to celebrate exactly who they are. As the US population is becoming increasingly diverse and technology makes the world feel increasingly smaller, it is time to make every classroom a multicultural classroom.

What is Multicultural Education?
Multicultural education is more than celebrating Cinco de Mayo with tacos and piñatas or reading the latest biography of Martin Luther King Jr. It is an educational movement built on basic American values such as freedom, justice, opportunity, and equality. It is a set of strategies aimed to address the diverse challenges experienced by rapidly changing U.S. demographics. And it is a beginning step to shifting the balance of power and privilege within the education system. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fostering a unified approach to RTI and special education

WHAT IS A “UNIFIED APPROACH” TO SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND HOW DOES RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION fit in? To find out, Achievement Today interviewed two prominent experts in special education: Alexa Posny, Kansas Commissioner of Education and formerly Director of the Office of Special Education Programs for the U.S. Department of Education, and Judith Hackett, superintendent of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization in Illinois and president of the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education.

How should educators think about Response to Intervention as it relates to special education?

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