Month: September 2018
Extend course offerings to unreachable locations Offer courses to advanced learners, special needs students, faculty, staff, and parents, home based students and community members who earlier had limited or no access to your educational courses due to distance constraints. These can now connect to your lectures and classes over Video Conferencing. In Australia the introduction of video conferencing has helped rural Institutes expand by 500%!
2. Enhance and share expertise with Subject Matter Experts For locations with limited access to specialised instructors, campuses can connect to share resources and subject matter expert teachers in order to offer programs to all students across distant locations and even remote villages.
3. Student Collaboration Projects across geographic boundaries One science project, ten eager minds, and three locations. There are no boundaries for peers to learn teamwork and advance their skills together. Collaborate with another class in another city to discuss issues and ideas, participate in a student-led discussion about a science project; offer prep classes; and much more!!
4. Interactive, virtual field trips Take students on exciting, educational field trips without leaving the classroom. See Museums, ancient fossils, dance programs or live aquariums. With crystal clear HD video, its as good as being there.
5. Student-Parent-Teacher Benefit – Video Conference can give busy parents direct access to teachers which ultimately supports their children’s academic achievement. The bond between parent and teacher also increases, as video communication widens the scope of communication. There is no need to fret over ignored parent-teacher conferences, as these regular meetings can easily take place at more convenient times for both instructors and parents. This saves both time and travel expense for both parties involved.
6. Video conferencing for Administrative purpose – In today’s competitive environment, educational institutions are highly concerned with inter campus connectivity, operating more efficiently, and reducing travel costs. Administrators must manage busy schedules that are filled with meetings, briefings, and regulatory requirement deadlines.
7. Enable accelerated decision making, and accomplish organisational goals and objectives via Video Conferencing.
8. Eliminate the need for travel and time out of office Save time and expenses associated with travel when you connect virtually for administrative meetings or Trainings and Lectures.
9. Share Expertise & New Employee Trainings Connect with colleagues, collaborate on projects, host new employee Trainings, and discuss significant issues between campuses.
10. Greater access Allow administration and staff to tap into the field of experts to participate in educational programs such as graduate degree activities, continuing education course work, professional development, and access to other resources otherwise not available locally.
Learning disabilities were not part of the everyday educational lexicon in the 1970s. Today, the topic is a commonly-used term in the academic world. Research shows that one-tenth of kids in the United States are diagnosed with a learning disability. Recognizing these issues, Congress passed a series of laws over the past thirty years providing federal funds under infant, preschool and school-aged programs. The most recent legislation provided for special programs benefiting disabled children and a re-scoping of goals regarding special education for cerebral palsy patients.
Unfortunately, educational institutions associate cerebral palsy with learning disabilities, when in fact some students with cerebral palsy are not learning disabled. Based on the initial treatment and recovery from the initial injury, a child may have a learning disability so mild as to not greatly impede their learning, while others may be more unfortunately impaired. Many must accept a lifetime of severe challenges, leading to special education services and guidence during their schooling.
Some children require help in one area, while some will need assistance in all areas. A variety of factors affect a child’s learning ability. Vision problems, balance and coordination, speech problems and delayed language skills can all impede a child’s learning progress. Children with learning disabilities may require a variety of prompts and assistance in completing an academic task. Parents need to make their child’s educational assistance team aware of their child’s learning abilities and strengths as well as challenges.
Professional assessment of children impacted by cerebral birth trauma is crucial to determining the correct learning strategies. Early educational assessments measure strengths and weaknesses and discover possible disabilities and issues.
US regulations outline the and process used in the calculating services. U.S. Department of Education creates annual special education scorecards showing ratings for each State Performance Plan. This approach identifies factors in the planning of special education services to children with learning disabilities. Many factors influence the determination process. This process is known as Special Learning Disabilities (SLD) Determination. Schools and educators use these guidelines to determine determine a child’s eligibility for special education services. Depending on the state or city you live in, you could find yourself battling with the school district to get the special education assistance your child has a legal right to. Locating local and state resources can be challenging; which is why the Cerebral Palsy Family Network created up-to-date state-by-state Survival Guides for parents.
Before selecting a school for your child, you need to know if he or she qualifies for special education assistance. The school may assume one of a number of plans. Some children with cerebral palsy with learning disabilities may be able to attend a mainstream school, possibly with an aide assigned or adaptive equipment and services as part of their academic program. Others may require enrollment in a special school that provides an array of services such as physical, speech, and language skills training administered by teachers and therapists with advanced training in individualized education. In the case of profound learning disabilities, the focus may be on on mobility, life skills and self care.