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Author Archives: John Lloyd
Sad story that echoes fears of malfeasance
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. In “Ex-principal: ‘Never really told the truth’ to special ed parents— Ex-principal: I lied to parents of special-needs kids,” Shannon Mullen of the Ashbury Park (NJ, US) Press recounts a story about Sheldon Boxer, … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, IDEA, News, policy, Public policy, Special Education
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U.Va. Assistant Professor – AUTISM
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. The Curry School of Education, Department of Human Services at the University of Virginia, invites applications for an Assistant Professor with the specialization in autism and related autism spectrum disorders, beginning August 25, 2012. … Continue reading
Posted in assistant professor, Autism, Clinical education, communication disorders, News, Positions in higher ed, Special Education, teacher education
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CCBD Webinar pending
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. Over on EBD Blog there’s a new post about a CCBD-CEC Webinar on seclusion and restraint. It expires late 7 March 2012, so jump to it soon.
Posted in Administration, News, Professional development, Public policy, The press
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10th Sprout Film Festival
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. The tenth annual Sprout Film Festival will be showcasing 53 films related to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities from 13 countries. The festival will take place Friday 27 April – Sunday 29 … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, News, Public policy, The press
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ADHD position at U.Va.
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. U.Va.’s Curry School is seeking an individual who is interested in a capability-focused approach to attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorders to conduct research and teach in its clinical and school psychology programs. The position is advertised … Continue reading
Posted in assistant professor, associate professor, News, Positions in higher ed, professor, Research
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pipa sopa
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. search sopa & pipa at free speechmouseover(I care about my copyrights, but some things are more important.)
Posted in Administration, Administrivia, News
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US report on testing accommodations
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. In November the US Government Accounting Office (GAO) released a report entitled “Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students’ Rights to Testing Accommodations” of a study it performed at the behest of representatives … Continue reading
Posted in LD, News, policy, Public policy, Research, Special Education, The press
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Pittsburgh doctoral training opportunity
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. Special Education faculty within the Department of Instruction & Learning at The University of Pittsburgh recently received a training grant from the US Department of Education Office of Special Education to support doctoral study … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced training opportunities, Graduate students, News
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Minnesota assistant professor in early childhood special education
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. The Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota seeks a new faculty member to contribute to the research, teaching, and service in the area of Special Education, with … Continue reading
Posted in Positions in higher ed, Research, teacher education
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Open rank position at Georgia State
From John Lloyd over on SpedPro. Tenure-track, Open Rank, Special Education/High Incidence Disabilities The Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education at Georgia State University is seeking doctoral-degreed, tenure-track faculty applicants with a thorough knowledge of high incidence disabilities. Desired … Continue reading
Posted in assistant professor, associate professor, high-incidence disabilities, News, Positions in higher ed, professor, Research, Special Education, teacher education
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