{"id":12986,"date":"2020-04-24T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/?post_type=newsletter_archive&p=12986"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:02:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T18:02:24","slug":"plugged-in-04-24-20-two-new-webinar-opportunities-and-a-new-resource-from-the-aurora-institute","status":"publish","type":"newsletter_archive","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/newsletter_archive\/plugged-in-04-24-20-two-new-webinar-opportunities-and-a-new-resource-from-the-aurora-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugged In | 04.24.20 – Two New Webinar Opportunities and a New Resource from the Aurora Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Special Edition Webinar<\/u>
\nProtecting Equity & Access: Online Learning, Special Education, and Serving Students with Disabilities<\/h2>\n
With COVID-19 shifting much of K-12 education online for more than 50 million students across the United States, how do education systems ensure services are provided to students with disabilities and special needs?<\/div>\n

Please join this webinar<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, April 27, 2020, at 2 pm\u00a0ET to hear from experts discussing the latest guidance for serving students with disabilities, as well as strategies in the field to meet these needs in online learning environments. Our presenters will be\u00a0Ace Parsi<\/b>, Director of Innovation, National Center for Learning Disabilities, and\u00a0Sean Smith,<\/b> Professor, Special Education at the University of Kansas; former Director, Center for Online Learning and Students with Disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Webinar<\/u>
\nAn Introduction to Competency-Based Education<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET, the Aurora Institute will host a webinar to introduce participants to competency-based education.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0webinar\u00a0will answer common questions about why competency-based education is important, how it relates to personalized learning, what makes an effective competency-based school, and what policies are needed to support it fully.<\/p>\n

Join this\u00a0webinar<\/a>\u00a0to hear from field\u00a0leaders for an introduction to competency-based education in K-12 systems. Presenters include:<\/p>\n