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Disability and Equity in Education

Northwestern College, Iowa

2023

Equity

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Student-Centered Professional Learning: Opportunities For Action, Danica Allen Jul 2023

Student-Centered Professional Learning: Opportunities For Action, Danica Allen

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Neurodivergent (ND) and Emotionally and Behaviorally Disabled (EBD) learners struggle mightily to succeed in traditional school environments. These students are prime examples of the immediate systemic need to continue improving schools to make them more student-centered, i.e., equitable, culturally responsive, inclusive, and differentiated. The researcher is an educator with the Department of Defense Education Activity. The project places the challenges of ND/EBD learners squarely within DODEA’s “Focus Area 1: Strategic Initiative 1.1: Equitable Learning Experiences for All Students” (DODEA 2022b, p. 6). Developing adult capacities to meet the needs of ND/EBD learners will inform more student-centered learning for all. To …