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Happy to share this work!

@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you

My plan in 2021 when I moved to USU: get tenured and run the Bear100. -- 1 Down, 1 to go (hopefully coming this Spring! If you're in the market for a Hundo, highly recommend the Bear... magical fall forest vibes!

Is it normal for colleagues to have doc students work on projects (that are not their advisees) without checking in with the advisors? Was told yesterday "I'm sorry I didn't read your mind on what you wanted" ... #AcademicSky

Representing Utah State University at the Education Opening Ceremony of Utah 2034 - Education Committee in Cache County School District... I got the hold the official winter olympics torch! The initiative champions school belonging and academics, with a focus on reading engagement. Bring it on!

I've just sent my external review materials out. And I recently received my green card. Happy to share life is good!

This (from OpenAI's official demo) is one of the worst chart crimes I've ever seen

Got two grants in , and now its time to look at all the urgent things I have neglected in the last month. Times are wild!

CEC and DLD will host the Learning Disabilities Strategy Summit on 10/16. Join us for this exciting virtual event, featuring two keynote speakers and a selection of sessions designed to enhance your skills in teaching students with learning disabilities. exceptionalchildren.org/events/ld-st...

I'm presenting with Dr. Stephanie Al Otaiba about using dialogic reading to increase vocabulary for emotional and social skill growth. I think there are still some free spots available! 9:00-10:30 MT! cehs.usu.edu/teal/centers...

Another successful defense in the MERIT lab! We are excited for Laura Lema's minting as Master of Science in Special Education. She'll be continuing her amazing work at TAESE and the NRCP! (As a bonus I got to hold our new department baby!)

SO excited to see everyone there!

Indian food and conversations about special education from our very diverse lab! Represented are Nigeria, South Korea, UK, the Netherlands, and the US. We also celebrated Ms. Melissa and almost Ms. Laura (defending in 3 weeks). Bring on the summer!

Following an INSANE win by Florida in the NCAA basketball....I won big! Congrats to my Co-Is and I for getting a NOA from NSF for our capacity building grant to investigate support networks of general and special education math teachers in secondary schools in Utah! #academicSky #NSF #grants

Meet Melissa Garside MEd! Melissa did great work implementing DBI and DBDM coaching in her district. This was a wonderful professional portfolio coming out of the MERIT lab! Kaitlin and I are proud advisors.

I'm procrastigrading .... everything else is so interesting when you have to grade. Lucky most of my students are doing good work :D.

This was a fun paper to work on!

The Teacher Education Division of CEC strongly opposes dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education & moving IDEA to HHS. This threatens special education funding, students' rights, & inclusive learning. Visit the TED Advocacy Toolkit (linked below) & contact your reps! tr.ee/_Qs30HIWJB

🚨The White House just issued an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education. Eliminating ED or moving IDEA to another agency will be a step backward in serving those with disabilities. Tell your representatives to protect ED: exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...

The Data Management for Data Sharing Workshop has a new website! @dmdsworkshop.bsky.social datamanagementdatasharing.weebly.com

Our next Expert Q&A in our Job Search Series is next week on Wednesday, 3/26 at 8pm EST. We will be joined by the wonderful Dr. @ofudgec.bsky.social from UCF to chat about giving a job talk and participating in an on-campus interview. Join us on 3/26 via this Zoom link: ufl.zoom.us/j/5924242947...

Hey #Utah peeps.. Come to the salt lake city library on Thursday night for a Health Care Townhall. Hopefully with Sen John Curtis - he has been invited, but.... well...But it will happen anyway. #Repost please!! Sponsored by the @utahallianceco.bsky.social

Exciting news @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social @tedcec.bsky.social - a district judge ruled in favor of reinstating teacher prep grants canceled a few weeks ago- things like TQP & SEED grants! YAY!!

Join the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Teacher Education Division (TED) for FREE! exceptionalchildren.org/membership/acc… Offer valid March 17-31 for NEW members of CEC for a BASIC membership. CURRENT members of CEC can also add participating divisions.

Zoom link coming soon! TED members, save 4/1, 4/15, & 4/29 at 1:30 EST in your calendars for the next three sessions of our #Advocacy in Action webinar and workshop series! #edpolicy #sped #specialeducation #education #teacher #specialed

Love UFLI reunions!

Take action! Come visit the @cecmembership.bsky.social Advocacy Action Center (3rd floor) and take 5 minutes to contact your reps, download a social media toolkit, record a video, or make a poster! @jessicatoste.bsky.social and @mariahugh.bsky.social are here this afternoon and have CEC-DR stickers!

Good morning from Baltimore. Fresh air for a while is pretty nice

@ted-kaleidoscope.bsky.social the Early Career SIG of TED is looking for PhD candidate members. Fill out our form and let us know how we can serve you. forms.gle/9dpf3LaqdQF5...

Guess I'll be masking during #cec!!

Reposting this because it has the cool flyer! yay. come hang out with in Salt Lake City! in case you're wondering, yes there is coffee :)

Come play with me in Salt Lake City! Proposals for the 47th International Conference are now being accepted! For more information on the upcoming conference and our organization, please see the website at council-for-learning-disabilities.org. We hope you can join us in October!

It's Friday and our lab got a minor revisions for a first submission!

I am looking forward to this event organized by Somerville Public Schools's Special Education Parent Advisory Council! Please join us on Thursday 2/27 at 7pm. Register: tinyurl.com/SSEPACNadine...

It's mid Spring semester, but my course materials are due for Fall. Any recommendations on textbooks for systematic reviews (particular in the education/disability field). #AcademicSky #SystematicReview

Hey BlueSky! Looking to get more involved with policy and advocacy? The TED Policy Committee invites members to apply for a $1,000 sponsorship to attend the Special Education Legislative Summit in Washington DC, July 13-16, 2025. Apply by March 1 at tinyurl.com/TEDSELS25

Don’t miss our next Virtual Washington Update with Dr. Kait Brennan THIS Thursday, 2/27 at 3pm EST! TED Members, find the Zoom registration link in the TED Washington Update emailed to you today or in our Linktree (link in bio). #edpolicy #specialeducation

Not sure if this is supposed to be a satirical post or if it's serious.

Idea for a survey study. Let’s see if I’m onto something. Reply in comments or DM if you work @ a reading clinic affiliated with a university. Do you use a commercially-available program. If yes: What program? Did you sign an agreement that you wouldn’t research the efficacy of the program?

trying to distract myself by reading about hypothesis testing and model selection

Musk is working on replacing contract workers in the Department of Education with AI chatbots, aiming to use generative AI to handle student and parent inquiries.

Happy Valentine from Roy and Leo. oh to be a cat right now....

Another update! Here are What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Reports & IES Conditions of Education reports. Thanks to those who uploaded these to OSF! (not me, I'm just spreading the wealth) osf.io/sxf42/

DOE is canceling already funded grants. Just found out one at UMD that started in 2022 for school administrators/leaders was pulled, with some nasty "cease and desist" language to boot. And UNF had one to pulled that was started in 2022 to build a teacher pipeline.

Download those WWC practice guides, friends! ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pra...

Washington, D.C. yesterday. "Shut down the Senate, Shut down the Senate." Chanted for hours. More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E

In Germany over 200,000 protestors in Munich gathered against the Musk backed far-right / neo-Nazi AfD ahead of the German election. Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E