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Examining The Lived Experience Of Disabilities Through Gender And Race [Presentation & Handout Activity], Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Sarah Myers, Mila Acosta-Morales, Mireliz Bermudez, Grace Rhinehart, Maddie Unger

Faculty Educator Scholarship

Presented at the 2024 Messiah University Humanities Symposium.

3–4 p.m. “Examining the Lived Experience of Disabilities through Gender and Race”

Jointly sponsored faculty–student colloquium: Boyer 432 •Melinda Burchard, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education •Sarah Myers, M.S.L.S., Public Services Librarian, Murray Library •Mila Acosta-Morales (2027) •Mireliz Bermudez (2025) •Grace Rhinehart (2025) •Maddie Unger (2025)

A High-Leverage Practice Rubric For Conducting An Assessment-Focused Parent-Teacher Conference, Deana J. Ford, Sara E. Luke

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

This study addresses the critical need for systematic tools in teacher education programs to teach and assess High Leverage Practices (HLPs) effectively. While HLPs are established as foundational teaching practices, varying levels of research support their efficacy. Rubrics, widely used in higher education, are underexplored in terms of validity and reliability in education. Authentic assessment, characterized by real-life tasks, offers a solution to academic misconduct while providing learners with autonomy and engagement. This study introduces the High Leverage Practice Rubric for Assessment (HLPR-A) as an analytic rubric tailored for assessing special education preservice teachers during parent-teacher conferences, a crucial aspect …

Juntos Podemos (Together We Can): A Resource Platform For Special Education Teachers In Latin America, Susan Dempsey

Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate - Doctoral Capstone Symposium

Introduction: The purpose of this occupational therapy doctoral project is to address the problem of limited access to resources that special education teachers in Nicaragua and other LMICs face by providing access to educational materials on unfamiliar topics. Millions of people all over the world face barriers associated with disabilities. In Nicaragua, there is a lack of child development programs and educational resources. Method: A quality improvement study consisting of quantitative and qualitative data collection determined the effectiveness of the app resource platform Juntos Podemos. Brief REDCap surveys and a focus group gathered teacher feedback about the resource platform. Results: …