Curriculum development refers to the development of classroom-ready instructional materials. Resources in this section include articles, case stories, toolkits, and information on training opportunities about incorporating assistive and educational technology into a curriculum that is accessible to all students.

 

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2003 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has been tracking and analyzing state policies on assessment participation and accommodations since 1992. The purpose of the current analysis is to update information on these policies that was last reported by NCEO in 2002 (based on 2001 data). The current analysis of states' 2003 participation and accommodation policies found that state policies on participation and accommodation continue to evolve, and that they have become more detailed and specific than in previous years.

National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Art Education 2.0

Learn to explore ways of using technology to promote effective art education practices, encourage cultural exchanges and joint creative work, and support artistic projects, curricular activities, and professional development opportunities with Art Education 2.0. Discussion forum topics include taking art to the hearing impaired and computer art programs for middle school students.

Best Evidence Encyclopedia (BEE)

This website presents information on high-quality evaluations of educational programs, including "educator's summaries" of research on educational programs and full-text reviews on each topic.

CoSN Small District Technology Leadership Wiki

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is a voice for K-12 education leaders who use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning. The objective of this wiki is to provide a space for collaborative work around topics regarding effective planning for and use and implementation of technology.

Data-Driven Decision Making Based on Curriculum-Embedded Assessment: Findings from Recent California Studies

This brief summarizes several interesting findings on effective data use from three studies in California.

District Assistive Technology Program Implementation Models

Learn what North Attleborough Public Schools are doing with their district wide model incorporating Assistive Technology into the classrooms. This resource includes forms that are a result of the collaboration of ideas among various Assistive Technology sites.

Enhancing Your Instruction Through Differentiation

Enhancing Your Instruction Through Differentiation is a professional development module created by Access Center staff for technical assistance providers or district or State personnel. This module provides background information about differentiated instruction, demonstrates differentiation strategies, and addresses issues of implementation at the school and district level.

Access Center

GenYES 2.0

GenYES is a student-centered research-based solution for school-wide technology integration. Students work with teachers to design technology-infused lessons and provide tech support. The resulting collaboration provides the students with project-based learning and the teachers with on-site, sustainable professional development. GenYES includes innovative online tools that support student and teacher collaboration and a student-run help desk.

Great Schools: The Parents Guide to K-12 Success

Founded by a former teacher, GreatSchools helps parents choose schools, support children's education and improve schools in the community.

Guidelines for Ensuring the Technical Quality of Assessments Affecting English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities

The Guidelines provide research-based information on key issues relevant to the technical quality of assessments for English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs).

Maryland Assistive Technology Network

The Maryland Assistive Technology Network (MATN) provides assistive technology specialists information on the most up-to-date AT policies, practices, and devices. CTE offers professional development opportunities to MATN members through its semi-annual institutes with nationally acclaimed leaders in assistive technology, regional meetings, and the MATN Online Web site.

Maryland Online IEP

The Maryland Online IEP is a tool developed by Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Services in Partnership with Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education with funding from IDEA Part B, the U.S. Department of Education. The tool produces and maintains one complete record of IEP information for each child. The result is a high level of data integrity and accuracy from which educators and the families they serve can make effective decisions.

Masters of Disaster® Preparedness Curriculum

The Masters of Disaster® disaster preparedness curriculum teaches children how to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters and other emergencies. The series teaches youth the importance of preparedness while reducing fear of the unexpected. The goal is to empower youth with the confidence and knowledge to prepare for disasters and help create a culture of preparedness. Lessons are non-threatening, age appropriate, and adhere to national education standards.

Math Matrix

The math matrix is intended to serve as a resource that matches technology tools with supporting literature on promising practices for the instruction of math for students with disabilities. Search for products and evidence among the six purposes of technology that support reading for students with special needs.

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MATNOnline Wiki

This wiki provides educators in Maryland with resources to support the education of all students in a Universally Designed for Learning Classroom supports students with disabilities with the use of Assistive Technology.

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Middle School Math Project

Although the Middle School Math Project was developed specifically for California teachers (it's aligned to CA standards and textbooks), middle grades math teachers in every state will be rewarded when they explore this website. This project seeks to make the connections between math and technology. Visit the link above to examine collections of video and print lesson components, many with teacher support material, aligned to standards (and several popular texts) by grade level.

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Mobile Technologies Webinar

Learn how well schools are preparing students for the jobs of the future. Have students mastered new technologies? Are you keeping up?

National Alternate Assessment System

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the National Alternate Assessment Center brings together and builds on high quality, technically sound alternate assessments, and provides technical assistance through high quality dissemination practices.

National Student/Parent Mock Election

Raise awareness about the power of the ballot by actively involving students and parents in a full-fledged campaign and national election, a free program run by the National Student/Parent Mock Election.

NIMAS Development & Technical Assistance Centers

NIMAS regulations and the opportunities represented by the new access to adaptable formats was a hot topic at the 2008 CEC conference. Are you prepared?

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