Marilyn Rice, M.Ed.

The teacher in the four year olds classroom has announced to the children that the learning centers are open. Sam jumps up from the circle and runs to the block center...

Kira Austin, M.Ed.

You help your students every day. You help them to learn grammar rules and math equations. You help them learn how to navigate friendships and social situations...

Sharon Jones, M.Ed.

This is the retelling of a story featured on Don Johnston’s website about how assistive technology (AT) benefits students with disabilities.

Chris Frawley, M.Ed.

Mr. Toledo, a fifth grade teacher, presents a lesson on solving multistep math problems involving multiplication...

Mona Pruett, M.S., OT/L

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) requires that Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams consider the need for assistive technology (AT) for all students with disabilities.

Kelly Ligon, M.Ed.

Literacy instruction is an essential daily component of every classroom. However, for students with intellectual disabilities (ID), a comprehensive approach to literacy instruction is sometimes lacking.

As you read the articles included in this edition of Innovations and Perspectives, please keep in mind that the libraries and labs of VDOE’s Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at VCU offer many resources to enhance student learning.

Developing your assistive technology leadership: Best practices for success
By: Bill Reeder, Cheryl Temple, Jennifer Carr, Mary Beth Fleming and Meaghan Tracy, Don Johnston, Inc. (2010).

Christine Young is a Program Specialist for Middle School Curriculum and Instruction. She has been in the field of special education in the middle school setting for seventeen years.

We’ve renovated and updated the meeting space at VCU’s T/TAC office at Picket Park in Blackstone. We now have more capacity for meetings and trainings at this office.