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ProjectCo-Sponsors:
KUCenterforResearchonLearningCASTNASDSE
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Students with Disabilities in Online Learning:
DianaGreer,UniversityofKansas
INCREASINGEQUITYTHROUGH
COLLABORATIVERESEARCH
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Todays Presentation Center overview What wevelearned What
research do
we need to do forparents
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Bill East
Paula Burdette
David Rose
Skip Stahl
Rachel Currie-Rubin
Mindy JohnsonSam Johnston
Scott Lapinski
KUCenterfor
Researchand
Learning
Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities
Online Center Co-Partners
Don Deshler
James Basham
Diana Greer
Edward Meyen
Sean Smith
CAST
Na=onalAssocia=on
ofStateDirectors
ofSpecialEduca=on
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Online Learning Definitions
FullyOnlineSchoolsworkwithstudentswhoareenrolledprimarily(oenonly)intheonlineschool.
BlendedlearningisaformaleducaPonprograminwhichastudentlearnsatleastinpartthrough
onlineandatleastinpartatasupervisedbrick-and-mortarlocaPonawayfromhome
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State Online Graduation Requirements
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Our Mission
Toresearchhowonlinelearningcanbe
mademoreaccessible,engaging,and
effec=veforK-12learnerswithdisabiliPes.
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Goal #1
IdenPfyandverify
trendsandissuesrelatedtotheparPcipaPonofstudents
withdisabiliPes.
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Goal #2
IdenPfyanddescribepotenPal
posi=veoutcomesandnega=veconsequencesofparPcipaPoninonlinelearningforstudentswith
disabiliPes.
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Goal #3Develop
promisingapproaches
forincreasingtheaccessibility
andpotenPal
effecPvenessofonlinelearningforstudentswithdisabiliPes.
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Goal #4
Testthefeasibility,usability,and
potenPaleffec=veness(orpromise)ofoneormorekeyapproaches.
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The Center: First Year Nationally Surveys Reviewing State
Policies Conducting Case Studies Small Research Projects
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State Director of Special Education Survey
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State Directors Survey100
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60
40
20
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43%15%30%46%33%39%26%35%43%48%39%30%28%20%46%
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State Director of Special Education Survey
DoesyourstateeducaPonagency
provideanypubliclyavailableguidancefor
educators,parents,or
studentsrelatedtothe
provisionofonlineeducaPon?
Yes No
100
50
0
63%
37%
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Doesyourstatehavedataonwhichstudentswith
disabiliPesarereceivingtheirinstrucPonthroughan
onlineenvironment?
Onlineprogram24%Yes76%No
Blendedprogram7%Yes93%No
State Director of Special Education Survey
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District Administrators andTeacher Surveys
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Where they teach?100
80
60
40
20
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80%95%47%86%2%71%85%96%33%49%7%27%
l Teach: Online Schools:
HS - 80%;MS 47%;ES-2% Individual Courses:
HS 85%;MS 33%;ES 7%l Students with Disabilities :
SLD, ED, Autism, OHI, Intellectual Disabilities,Multiple
Disabilities
Wheretheyteach?
District
Administrator
Survey
Online Schools Individual Courses
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60
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20
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67%72%46%51%25%26%24%16%21%26%
l The following percentage of teachers reported that their
studentsreceive these:
67%Content Instruction 46%Skill-based instruction 25%Assistive
Technology Support 24%Social-Emotional/Behavioral Instruction
21%Speech Language Service
TeacherSurvey:Supports
providedtoSWD
District
Administrator
Survey
Supports provided to SWDContent
Instruc=on
Skill-based
Instruc=on
Assis=ve
Technology
Support
Speech
Language
Service
Social-
Emo=onal/
Behavioral
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Challenges faced
10080
60
40
20
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40%61%30%48%37%41%23%25%20%
l The following percentages of teachers reported challenges
with: 40%Knowing how to accommodate for SWDs 30%Knowing how to use
instructional strategies online 44%Limitations to the district
technology infrastructure 23%Knowing how to use specific
technologies
TeacherSurvey:Challengesfaced
District
Administrator
Survey:
Challenges
Knowinghowto
accommodatefor
SWDs
Knowinghowtouse
instruc=onal
strategiesonline
Limita=onstothe
districttechnology
infrastructure
OtherKnowinghow
tousespecific
technologies
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Case StudiesParents as Learning Coaches
in Washington and Kansas
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Learning Coaches Noturningback Feelsupported Comfortablewith
structureofcontent
EnjoyteacherinteracPon
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Learning Coaches QuesPontheirown
contentknowledge
WouldliketoseemorelifeskillinstrucPon/remedial
instrucPonFuncPonal/
AdapPveSkillDevelopment
Moreface-to-facePmewithteachers
MoreinteracPonwithpeers
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We want to collaborate with parents to:1. Learn more about the
roles of parents2. Investigate the needs of parents3. Determine how
we can improve online learning
systems to support parents and their children
Methods:
Surveys Focus Groups Engage them in meaningful research
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Questions for YouWhat research should our Center be doing
to support parents?
How should we reach out and share ourfinding with parents?
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