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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]
I have been teaching online for the School of Education for a few years and I really enjoy the experience and the challenge. I teach a course called “Individuals with Disabilities in Society” and it provides general information about disabilities as well as social and academic implications of disability. Throughout and at the end of […]
After four years of a university education, one year abroad, years of volunteer and work experiences with people with disabilities, I was at a loss. What comes next? Graduation was coming up quickly, my friends had applied to graduate programs or jobs and I was sitting on my hands. My father suggested that I make […]
