June 6 2018: Don Deshler Keynote – I used to think… but now I think…
June 6, 2018 at 12:13 PM
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Re: Learning Disabilities: Fit the system, Ignore the System, Change the
System - there is much about our system
that should be ignored or changed.
Demands
Rise of the Robots - Computing power has increased exponentially: Trend moved from ag to industrial to service
to now a robotic economy
Fourth Industrial Revolution – Klaus Schwab –
graphene, gb of storage cheap, on-demand economy, jobs are changing due to
robots/automation
Evidence based practices
What interventions will work for what students
under WHAT CONDITIONS?
Technical and Affective Factors
Optimal teaching/learning conditions
Place (not conditions) is overshadowing what is
best for learning and teaching
LD Students are being placed into regular
English classes, therefore LD kids missing out, like
Things not commonly taught in general ed: Reading is not explicitly taught, as well as study
skills, organizational skills, test taking skills, interpersonal skills and LD
kids need these
HPS 2013-14 FUSION reading 7th –
explicit instruction for LD students increases scores
Are SPED instruction and good GE instruction
equivalent? Yes, BUT “good” GE is key –
different in frequency and quality of El techniques used
Teacher preparation
Tradition has changed – now I think… should be
fully grounded in clinical practices interwoven w/academic content/courses –
more of a “doing” emphasis
Teaching Works, University of Michigan and the
CEEDAR Center (Florida)
Teaching is Complex and Unnatural Work
Technology
Now I think… it’s the wild west, it’s playing a
bigger role than I could have ever imagined
Book: It’s
complicated – the social lives of networked teens – danah boyd
How students/teens look for and interpret
accessible information (what is critical)?
Media is mediating human relationships! Great quote and links people in unpredictable
ways
More K-12 taking online classes – IDEA implementation
– how to ensure supervision on 6 IDEA principles – not a lot of guidance – text
demand is high
What you’d expect
Data
1 in 5 children have learning and attention
issues, yet only 1 in 16 has an IEP and 1 in 50 have a 504
Learning Challenges
Chronic absenteeism, discipline, dropping out =
challenges
OVERALL – Love Don!
Calm, compassionate, sincere, and all his points are very valid.
