Bingham High School senior Tessa Feld - who has an undiagnosed intellectual disability - was named queen of the Sweethearts Ball. (Courtesy of Judy Feld) Students at a Utah school elected senior Tessa Feld, a student with intellectual disabilities who cannot speak, as queen of a school dance. "She w...

    Anastasia Giddens-Merritt and lab partner Kevin Peña watched the robot they had built and programmed try to hurl a ball over a wall.     The throw, however, was a bit short.     "The robot's arm went all the way down and crashed into t...

Hardwork pays off...my exceptional needs students are working very very hard and they will be rewarded... Twitter kept me waiting last night for the results of the ActivSoftware Inspire Edition Blogging Contest. I couldn't wait for this little birdie to bring the good news because I needed to go to ...

Third-graders in Deb Felstul’s Morris Area Elementary School class sit on stability balls while working on assignments. Teachers in a Minnesota district say that sitting on stability balls rather than traditional chairs is especially helpful for their students with ADHD. "They're moving but they'r...

Marie Simmons passes out a test to students in her ninth-grade English class at Independence High School on Friday. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com Hard work by teachers and quality leadership are being credited for the dramatic turnaround of a North Carolina high school. Teachers sa...

Sean O'Callaghan of Rancho Penasquitos has already graduated from San Diego State University at age 19. (Photo by Jamie Scott Lytle - Staff Photographer) Sean O'Callaghan, 19, who graduated Thursday from San Diego State University, is already enrolled in a criminal justice doctoral program in Britai...

Bad behaviour in schools is being fuelled by teachers' failure to properly identify children with special educational needs, according to the government's chief adviser on school discipline. Schools are labelling children as naughty when they have serious problems and have been failing to address th...

A colleague emailed me this Q&A that I definitely need to manage the behavior of some of my students in my class: ************** QUESTION: Hi there, was wondering what we can do for a student that likes time-out? He is 3.5, he does whatever he wants. He never follows directions. He hits, he spit...

I reviewed this movie on my blog, here. Here are more thoughts of mine and some notes that are not included in my review. How I came across this movie: While at the public library I came across this documentary in the non-fiction DVD section and borrowed it immediately. I had never heard of its exis...

Title: Autism: The Musical Starring: Elaine Hall Movie Release Date: 2007 DVD Releae Date: May 13, 2008 Rating: Not Rated My Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Summary Statement: Informative, Empathetic, Tearful, Hopeful, Worrisome, Joyful, Honest: A Must-Watch for Everyone! Filmed in 2005-2006, this document...