Monthly Archives: December 2009

In “Hushing the intruders in her brain,” Shari Roan continued her account of childhood-onset schizophrenia as experieinced by January (‘Jani’) Schofield. In the current story, Ms. Roan provided an update about Jani’s and her family’s life and progress. The coverage includes cotent about changes in Jani’s therapy and medications, the family’s living situation, and other [...] Continue reading →

Assistant Professor of Special Education
Position: Assistant Professor of Special Education, full-time, tenure track position , College of Education, Department of Special Educational Services/Instruction
Description: The Department of Special Educational Services/Instruction at Rowan University is searching for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank. The successful candidate will teach a variety of undergraduate and [...] Continue reading →

The Learning Disabilities Association International (LDA) encourages young professionals committed to quality teaching in the Learning Disabilities field to apply for stipends to attend the LDA conference.
Four TEACHER EDUCATOR STIPENDS will be available for the 2010 International Learning Disabilities Association Conference, February 17-20, 2010, at Baltimore’s (MD, US) Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Two-person teams must come from [...] Continue reading →

State University of New York at Fredonia
College of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction, in the College of Education at SUNY Fredonia, invites applications for one tenure-track position as assistant professor, beginning Fall 2010.  Faculty will teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in pedagogical content knowledge, contribute to [...] Continue reading →

Thinking about A Doctoral Program?
Explore the Opportunities in Special Education
at the University of Illinois
Ongoing Grant/Funding Opportunities:
SCORE
The purpose of Project SCORE: Preparing Leaders in Secondary Curriculum, Outcomes, and REsearch is to prepare knowledgeable, dynamic leaders (doctoral and post-doctoral) in the field of special education with expertise in developing secondary curriculum for students with severe disabilities.  Individuals [...] Continue reading →

On the US radio show All Things Considered 24 November 2009, I heard a remarkable story about an individual who, after many years in a comatose state, reportedly began to communicate.
Twenty-three years ago, a Belgian car-crash victim [Rom Houben] was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state. But doctors now say he appears to [...] Continue reading →

The faculty in special education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia is soliciting applications for doctoral study. Click on the accompanying image to download a copy of the flyer describing the program.

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Academic Chair/Professor for Special Education and Communication Disorders and
Center Director for Barkley Memorial Center
CHAIR: The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders (SECD) is housed in the Barkley Memorial Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is comprised of audiology, special education, and speech and language pathology within the College of Education and Human Sciences [...] Continue reading →