As part of these learning plans, teachers, special educators, administrators and parents form teams to assist students in meeting their individual goals. receive special ed services.įederal regulations mandate that schools must provide these students with a signed “Individual Education Plan (IEP)” that must be reviewed annually to help determine how well district programs are meeting student needs. By creating the first special education management solution, Goalbook addresses a huge market, considering thirteen percent of students at public schools in the U.S. This is true for education in general, but has even more application for students with learning disabilities and developmental problems. But perhaps the most significant “disruptive” effect technology can have on education is its ability to help the system move from a compliant culture to an outcome-oriented culture.īringing better learning analytics and tools that measure inputs and help teachers, administrators and parents communicate and collaborate effectively in realtime has the potential to transform education for the better. The word “disruptive” is overused in the description of new technologies, especially in regard to technology’s affect on education, as it’s begun to qualify anything with an API, dashboard and a mobile app. With the new infusion of capital, the startup plans to develop a “Toolkit,” or a repository of individual goals (aligned with Common Core State Standards) that will include assessments, instructional resources and videos, that is designed specifically for special education teachers. Today, the Imagine K12 grad is announcing that it has raised $915,000 in seed funding - led by NewSchools Venture Fund, with contributions from Rethink Education, Ed-Mentor, Patient Capital Collaborative, Wireless Generation co-founder Greg Gunn, former Magellan Health CEO Steve Shulman, Facebook VP of Advertising and Global Operations and Joe Gleberman - to fuel this transition and help it create the first social and mobile platform for special education teachers. Prior to founding Goalbook, Yoo himself left work at Oracle and Google to become a special education teacher in Palo Alto. The idea was to have students become part of a connected network of educators, administrators and parents through creating a database of goals, strategies and milestones - rather than their educational identities simply sitting in a manilla folder in a file cabinet.Īfter piloting in a group of Bay Area schools, co-founders and engineers Justin Su and Daniel Yoo discovered that their model might, in fact, work better if it were applied to special education, where a support network of educators, administrators and parents already lives around students - even if predominantly offline. To stay abreast of all the exciting happenings across the district, follow the MINT Teacher Leaders on Twitter and There are daily posts to keep you connected and inspired.When it graduated from Imagine K12’s edtech accelerator last year, Goalbook was tapping into the excitement over technology’s ability to personalize learning by embarking on a mission to give every student a single, shared lesson plan. The five posts with the most retweets with #HISD_NTA21 and will win a great prize package, put together by the Teacher Career Development Team. Take a minute right now and follow us we encourage you to tweet about your New Teacher Academy experience using the hashtag #HISD_NTA21. Or, you can copy and paste the URL into your browser. You must first log in to Sched to see and click the "Video Stream" yellow button which takes you to your session.
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Be sure to download the "Accessing Sessions in Sched" directions available on the New Teacher Summer website. Sched is how you will access almost all of your sessions. To ensure everyone can participate in New Teacher Academy, with or without their network credentials, we use the conference app, Sched. You can access it through the New Teacher landing page at The NTA Conference Guide is your roadmap to navigate the week including the NTA Days at a Glance, quick access to the Sched conference app, important information regarding attendance, course credit and stipend payment, as well as, specific instructions for special audiences.
First, let’s start with the NTA Conference Guide. There are several resources available to guide you through the week’s experience. Welcome to HISD New Teacher Academy (NTA) 2021 where your educator success begins.
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