Narelle Edmonds

Passion for inclusion, assistive technology for curriculum access and ensuring students with high potential have appropriate curriculum options.

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Working away on my iMovie badge, sharing my dog’s Dentastix joy. #cloat21 @AppleEDU

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

@TeachingIdeas About 48-50 depending on time of year.

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

#cloat21 I have been playing with the accessibility functions in the iPad to ensure all students have the speak selection and speak screen options. The kids are loving them. Finding sleek screen a bit harder to use.

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

@english_maven Kingscliff, Australia

[Allison Gilmour, PhD @AllisonFGilmour]

Main finding: The average reading achievement gap between SWDs and their peers was 1.17 SD, or about 3 years of growth in reading. (This didn’t make the paper, but it illustrates the wide variety in achievement gap estimates across the 23 studies we identified for inclusion.)

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

A day of learning about teaching literacy with K-6 teacher assistants in the north @LismLearnTeach #csolsio

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

@MissPuglisi It was great having you in the cohort! Glad you enjoyed the course.

[Donna Edwards @DonnaForster4]

Loved this illustration from today’s AP conference.

[Meghan Lawson @Meghan_Lawson]

“If our goal is to develop adaptable learners, we must start by creating adaptable schools. If we want students to be equipped to handle change, we need schools to embrace a culture of change.“
- @DavidGeurin, #FutureDriven

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Give students the tools they need and they will differentiate themselves. They have different needs at different times. @LismLearnTeach #csoliso @texthelp @gregoconnor #inclusion #digitaltoolsforinclusion

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

@SherylMcBride8 It was a great day. I am looking forward to seeing inclusion in action!

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Text to speech relieves the burden of decoding, helps students focus on comprehension, reduces cognitive load, improves confidence, endurance and completion. @LismLearnTeach #csoliso @texthelp @gregoconnor #inclusion #digitaltoolsforinclusion

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Don’t slow text to voice down so much that comprehension is impaired, let students choose accent and pace. @LismLearnTeach #csoliso @texthelp @gregoconnor #inclusion #digitaltoolsforinclusion

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Use https://t.co/tliDGwmJLM to discover the reading age of the text we are expecting our students to read. Gives other great stats about the text: parts of text, ease of reading @LismLearnTeach #csoliso @texthelp @gregoconnor #inclusion #digitaltoolsforinclusion

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Comprehension of text improves when students hear the text being read to them rather than a ‘cold read’. Use Read&write to hear the text prior to reading it themselves @LismLearnTeach #csoliso @texthelp @gregoconnor #inclusion #digitaltoolsforinclusion

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Students should not be defined by their ability to read and write. Give them the tools they need to be successful. @LismLearnTeach #csoliso @texthelp @gregoconnor #inclusion

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

40 teachers have started the online course Understanding Behaviour. This quote from Ross W. Greene resonates “Challenging behavior occurs when the demands and expectations being placed upon a child outstrip the skills they have to respond adaptively.” @LismLearnTeach #csolsio

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Is it better to solve problems in isolation or by collaborating with others?

Harvard research says . . . neither.

The best solutions come from "intermittent collaboration" -- group work punctuated by breaks to think & work by ourselves.

https://t.co/hekSLI536Y

[Narelle Edmonds @tech_ned]

Don’t try to be a digital Jedi in one day, but don’t try to be perfect. Dive in and give it to the kids. @LismLearnTeach #texthelp #inclusion #csolsio @gregoconnor