Special Educators Dr. Ashlee Brown & Alyssa Blasko discuss a CELT-funded project that uses simulated classroom experiences, video analysis, and feedback to help prepare future special education teachers.
Cohosts: Dr. Jes Drass & Amber Alvord
Research Connection:
Blasko, A. (2024). Preparing pre-service and in-service special educators to write high-quality individualized education programs through online professional development (Doctoral dissertation, Lehigh University).
Ade-Ojo, G. O., Markowski, M., Essex, R., Stiell, M., & Jameson, J. (2022). A systematic scoping review and textual narrative synthesis of physical and mixed-reality simulation in pre-service teacher training. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(3), 861–874. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcal.12653
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 (2004). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
Wood, C. L., Goodnight, C. I., Bethune, K. S., Preston, A. I., & Cleaver, S. L. (2016). Role of professional development and multi-level coaching in promoting evidence-based practice in education. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 14(2), 159-170. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1118436
Show Notes:
Committee for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Special Education Department of West Chester University

