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Author: Talya Drescher

Navigating the Transformation Process: Understanding and Supporting Teacher Candidates Through Their Journey from Student to Professional
24 Sep
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Navigating the Transformation Process: Understanding and Supporting Teacher Candidates Through Their Journey from Student to Professional

I have spent the better part of the last few years examining the transformation of our teaching credential students as they move from “student” to “teacher” during their one-year licensure program at CI in the Teacher Education Department. Specifically, my studies aim to map the known cycle of transformation onto their experiences and create activities […]

Encouraging Professional Growth through Purposeful Discomfort in Coursework
13 Sep
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Encouraging Professional Growth through Purposeful Discomfort in Coursework

T. Drescher’s Perspective I am incredibly averse to conflict; it is something that has affected my personal and professional life as early as middle childhood. I’ve spent some time ruminating about how life might be different had I the ability to address interpersonal difficulties head-on, and I’ve concluded that I would have benefited tremendously from […]

Training Special Educators without Charging a Penny for Textbooks; One Department’s Quest for Affordability and Accessibility through Camaraderie
13 Apr
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Training Special Educators without Charging a Penny for Textbooks; One Department’s Quest for Affordability and Accessibility through Camaraderie

When I became a special education teacher several years ago, affordability was high on my list of considerations when it came to the programs I researched.  After more than four years of undergraduate education and a few career misfires, I was not in a position to pay another year or two of tuition, books, and […]

Redefining Success During COVID-19
28 Apr
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Redefining Success During COVID-19

I’ve always considered myself a stickler for things such as due dates and required attendance and really didn’t see how the move to online instruction would be any different.  When the announcement came that we were moving to online instruction and all face to face classes needed to go virtual, I took the time to […]

Out of Our Comfort Zone and Into Google Classroom
06 Nov
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Out of Our Comfort Zone and Into Google Classroom

The Google Classroom environment offers easy access for teachers who wish to collaborate on the development instructional materials to be shared among colleagues. This increasingly pervasive virtual workspace offers a unique opportunity for teacher candidates to work together on the creation of materials which meet the needs of a variety of learners. The Read & […]

BECOMING AN ACTIVIST: A JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPROVING ACCOMMODATION METHODS TOWARDS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WRITING CENTER
14 Aug
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BECOMING AN ACTIVIST: A JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPROVING ACCOMMODATION METHODS TOWARDS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WRITING CENTER

The following blog post developed out of student interest to explore how campus services, specifically tutoring in the Multiliteracy Writing Center, addressed the needs of student clients with various learning needs and the tutors who serve them. That study  was conducted by Cristal Gamez (CSUCI, 2018) and was supported by a TLI Faculty Fellow, Talya Drescher, Assistant Professor of Special […]

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