The Importance of Kindergarten Connie Hall is a Kindergarten teacher in Sparks, Nevada and was named the 2023 Nevada State Teacher of the Year, the 2019 Certified Employee of the Year for Washoe County School District and has received two Certificates of Commendation from United States (Nevada) Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. She earned a Bachelor
This is the third blog in a series of blog posts on secondary transition from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Expect, Engage, and Empower: Successful Transitions for All! Blog Post #3 “No one rises to low expectations.” – Les Brown December is a busy month. Preparing for and enjoying the holidays. Planning, shopping,
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) celebrated the 9th annual National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 13-19. National Apprenticeship Week spotlights the value of registered apprenticeship, an “industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, receive progressive wage increases, classroom
This is the second blog in a series of blog posts on secondary transition from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Expect, Engage, Empower: Successful Transitions for All! Blog Post #2 Educators, vocational rehabilitation professionals and families must engage students with disabilities in secondary transition services.
NOTE: October is Blind Awareness Month By: Heather Holmes, Protactile Language Interpreting National Program co-director; CM Hall, Protactile Language Interpreting National Program co-director; and Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, Rehabilitation Services Administration project officer The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is working to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and systems change through its Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who
Note: October is Learning Disabilities / Dyslexia / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month. By: Erin Crosby The Young Adult Leadership Council, a community of young adults aged 18–30 with learning disabilities and attention issues, unite their experiences and voices to advocate for the learning rights community.
By the Office of Special Education Programs The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released the 2021 and 2022 State Part B Data Displays and the Part C and Part B 619 Data Displays in September.
This is the third of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. Every year on Oct. 15, we celebrate White Cane Safety Day. Have you ever wondered how someone who travels with a white cane learns techniques and strategies to know where they are, where
This is the second of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. While we are celebrating Oct. 15, White Cane Safety Day, and bringing more focus to the field of orientation and mobility, we asked two orientation and mobility (O&M) instructors about the highlights of
This is the first of three posts in a White Cane Safety Day 2023 series. View all the posts in the series. In the fall of 2023, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) awarded grants to universities to support a record number of new scholars in the field of orientation and mobility (O&M). This