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July 26, 2024 marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law!

🏅Our latest enCORE Events, The Road to the Paris Olympics, is now available ahead of the Olympic Games, which kick off today! Be sure to check out the Olympic Torch Fruit Snack Recipe worksheet for a fun snack to make while you watch. enCORE Events are accessible news stories based on timely, real-world current events. Available for K-12 students, enCORE Events provide the essential background knowledge and vocabulary necessary for students to be active consumers of mainstream media.

Learn how Clairview School is implementing TeachTown’s K-12 standards-based, adapted core curriculum, enCORE, along with its supporting learning interventions, to deliver a whole child approach: https://hubs.li/Q02BVtVG0

Yes! The enCORE platform is always collecting data on student progress. The technology automates data collection through teacher-led and student-led technology lessons. There are several different kinds of reports to showcase student outcomes. Teachers can view student progress by: -Usage -Growth -Mastery -Progress towards IEP goals -State/national standards -And more! Reports are easy to interpret and a great way to communicate progress with multidisciplinary teams, including parents/caregivers.

Teachers and administrators alike need a practical roadmap to be successful instructing students with diverse learning and behavior needs. The Moderate to Severe Teaching and Learning Framework is this roadmap: https://hubs.li/Q02BSvwP0

Embedded within the curriculum are numerous supports to ensure the content is accessible and engaging to all learners. Some of these supports include task analytic instruction (breaking a skill down into smaller, manageable steps), errorless learning, prompting and reinforcement, visual supports (images, anchor charts, reference tables, graphic organizers), video modeling, and much more. Additionally, the enCORE technology is responsive to student input, meaning it increases the scaffolding as needed to support students at their ‘just right’ learning level.

enCORE is a K-12 standards-first, adapted core curriculum designed to provide students with moderate to severe disabilities with equitable, inclusive access to the general education curriculum: https://hubs.li/Q02BSShZ0

enCORE Science and Social Studies are an essential part of the adapted core curriculum. Just like ELA and Math, Science and Social Studies are core subject areas that are aligned to standards and include systematic, explicit instruction on high-priority vocabulary and concepts. Both subjects include extensive practice opportunities across three levels of differentiation as well as text-based content – all available in a blended learning format. enCORE Science and Social Studies both incorporate inquiry-based learning (experiments and research) and hands-on, multisensory activities. These academic subjects are comprehensive! Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02CSrH-0

Ready, set, let’s unbox! Tune in to see what material is included with a full enCORE K-12 curriculum kit: https://hubs.li/Q02G-YpL0

Getting ready to go back to school? Check out our eBook, “Ace This Back-to-School Season: Tips and Strategies for Admins, Teachers and Families,” for tips to help you with the transition: https://hubs.li/Q02BSktP0