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A Broken Colleague: A Journey Of Professional Recovery (Awaiting Publication), Lisa Beymer
A Broken Colleague: A Journey Of Professional Recovery (Awaiting Publication), Lisa Beymer
Lisa Beymer
Hired as a full-time faculty member at the University at the ripe age of 26, I have a unique perspective on the journey into employment in higher education. Side-stepping the perceived lack of experience that I am often confronted by, the list of opportunities I have benefited from over the past decade is deep and wide. This reality makes a compelling introduction for the words that I write in the subsequent pages, allowing myself to reflect upon and feel very openly about my former reality as a broken colleague. It is through this reflection that I transcend.
Special Education At The Core: Where Do The Common Core State Standards Leave Our Students With Disabilities?, Lisa Beymer
Special Education At The Core: Where Do The Common Core State Standards Leave Our Students With Disabilities?, Lisa Beymer
Lisa Beymer
The oversimplification with which the new Common Core State Standards approach the instruction of students with disabilities leaves much to be desired on the part of the classroom teacher, who is left to determine how the standards will be made accessible for all students. The new standards require increased skill and application across the subject areas. Those students with specific learning needs may require additional support, altered classroom instruction and an increase in staff-to-specialist collaboration. At the same time, the new standards also provide an opportunity for students with disabilities to access higher-level thinking skills that may prove advantageous for …