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This (from OpenAI's official demo) is one of the worst chart crimes I've ever seen

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Got two grants in , and now its time to look at all the urgent things I have neglected in the last month.

Times are wild!

CEC and DLD will host the Learning Disabilities Strategy Summit on 10/16. Join us for this exciting virtual event, featuring two keynote speakers and a selection of sessions designed to enhance your skills in teaching students with learning disabilities.

exceptionalchildren.org/events/ld-st...

2025 Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Symposium

I'm presenting with Dr. Stephanie Al Otaiba about using dialogic reading to increase vocabulary for emotional and social skill growth. I think there are still some free spots available! 9:00-10:30 MT!

cehs.usu.edu/teal/centers...

Proost! Nice shirt :)

😑 We still think you're amazing!

I bet your DMP was the best!

Another successful defense in the MERIT lab! We are excited for Laura Lema's minting as Master of Science in Special Education. She'll be continuing her amazing work at TAESE and the NRCP!

(As a bonus I got to hold our new department baby!)

SO excited to see everyone there!

Indian food and conversations about special education from our very diverse lab! Represented are Nigeria, South Korea, UK, the Netherlands, and the US.
We also celebrated Ms. Melissa and almost Ms. Laura (defending in 3 weeks).

Bring on the summer!

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Following an INSANE win by Florida in the NCAA basketball....I won big!

Congrats to my Co-Is and I for getting a NOA from NSF for our capacity building grant to investigate support networks of general and special education math teachers in secondary schools in Utah!

#academicSky #NSF #grants

What a game!!!

Meet Melissa Garside MEd! Melissa did great work implementing DBI and DBDM coaching in her district. This was a wonderful professional portfolio coming out of the MERIT lab! Kaitlin and I are proud advisors.

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I'm procrastigrading .... everything else is so interesting when you have to grade. Lucky most of my students are doing good work :D.

This was a fun paper to work on!

The Teacher Education Division of CEC strongly opposes dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education & moving IDEA to HHS. This threatens special education funding, students' rights, & inclusive learning. Visit the TED Advocacy Toolkit (linked below) & contact your reps!

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📌 Thank goodness! I use this in my applied stats class each year.

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🚨The White House just issued an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education. Eliminating ED or moving IDEA to another agency will be a step backward in serving those with disabilities.

Tell your representatives to protect ED: exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...

DMDS WORKSHOP Jessica Logan in partnership with Sara Hart proudly hosts an annual Data Management for Data Sharing workshop. This training is an in-person intensive short-course designed to equip primary...

The Data Management for Data Sharing Workshop has a new website! @dmdsworkshop.bsky.social
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Our next Expert Q&A in our Job Search Series is next week on Wednesday, 3/26 at 8pm EST. We will be joined by the wonderful Dr. @ofudgec.bsky.social from UCF to chat about giving a job talk and participating in an on-campus interview. Join us on 3/26 via this Zoom link: ufl.zoom.us/j/5924242947...

Ok Gainesville Bluski, you can come through for me. Who knows someone that works at the USGS facility off Millhopper. The one by the IFAS aquatic stations.

A flyer for a Health Care Town Hall, hopefully with GOP Senator John Curtis (UT) for Thursday March 20- by Utah Alliance Coalition.

Hey #Utah peeps.. Come to the salt lake city library on Thursday night for a Health Care Townhall. Hopefully with Sen John Curtis - he has been invited, but.... well...But it will happen anyway. #Repost please!! Sponsored by the @utahallianceco.bsky.social

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Exciting news @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social @tedcec.bsky.social - a district judge ruled in favor of reinstating teacher prep grants canceled a few weeks ago- things like TQP & SEED grants! YAY!!

Join the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Teacher Education Division (TED) for FREE!

exceptionalchildren.org/membership/acc…

Offer valid March 17-31 for NEW members of CEC for a BASIC membership. CURRENT members of CEC can also add participating divisions.

Zoom link coming soon! TED members, save 4/1, 4/15, & 4/29 at 1:30 EST in your calendars for the next three sessions of our #Advocacy in Action webinar and workshop series! #edpolicy #sped #specialeducation #education #teacher #specialed

Love UFLI reunions!

Take action! Come visit the @cecmembership.bsky.social Advocacy Action Center (3rd floor) and take 5 minutes to contact your reps, download a social media toolkit, record a video, or make a poster! @jessicatoste.bsky.social and @mariahugh.bsky.social are here this afternoon and have CEC-DR stickers!

Good morning from Baltimore. Fresh air for a while is pretty nice

@ted-kaleidoscope.bsky.social the Early Career SIG of TED is looking for PhD candidate members. Fill out our form and let us know how we can serve you. forms.gle/9dpf3LaqdQF5...