Navigating Learner Variability

Creating IEPs: Understanding Learner Variability and the Role of Empathy

Creating IEPs: Understanding Learner Variability and the Role of Empathy

Presented by Amanda Morin, Associate Director, Thought Leadership and Expertise, Understood; and Kara Ball, Elementary Science and STEM Education Specialist, Baltimore City Public Schools (MD), and Teacher Fellow, Understood
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Director of Policy and Communications, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise

Deaf Student

Intersectionality and Deaf Learners—One Education Does Not Fit All

At the beginning of each school year, teachers often take the time to get to know their students—their favorite subjects, their goals, their families, etc. With deaf and hard of hearing learners, though, many educators stop and let that one characteristic define the student and the student-teacher relationship. But in the edWebinar, “Deaf Learners: Designing Practice to Support Their Learner Variability, Culture, and Families,” sponsored by Digital Promise, the presenters explained why educators need to dig deeper and understand all of the factors influencing the student’s motivation and interest in learning.

Deaf Student

Deaf Learners: Designing Practice to Support Their Learner Variability, Culture, and Families

Presented by Melissa Herzig, Ed.D., Director of Translation, Science of Learning Lab, and Assistant Director, Educational Neuroscience, Gallaudet University; Andrea Sonnier, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Education, and Creator, Critical Consciousness School, Gallaudet University; and SaraBeth Sullivan, Research Intern, Learner Variability Project, and Ph.D. Candidate, Educational Neuroscience, Gallaudet University