Describing Online Teachers' Professional Development Opportunities for Students With Disabilities

• In Event: 58.082 - Roundtable Session 25
  In Roundtable Session: 58.082-13 - Humanizing Online Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Online learning—where instruction is provided primarily using Internet technologies. Online learning in K-12 education has enjoyed incredible growth, with all 50 states and the District of Columbia offering online learning at the beginning of the current decade (Evergreen Group, 2015). Students receiving special education services are part of this growing number, with an estimated 1 in 10 online learners having a disability (Molnar, et. al. 2013). In order to learn more about students with disabilities, it is important to find out about the professional development opportunities offered to these teachers. In an online teaching context, online teacher professional development (oTPD) is a way in which teachers from various parts of a state or region can all participate.

Authors

• Donald D. Deshler, The University of Kansas

• Mary F. Rice, The University of New Mexico