The Status Quo Isn't Working: Forging New Paths in Educating Students With Disabilities in General Education

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

A persistent, and often ignored, social justice issue in education is ensuring equitable and just outcomes for students with disabilities. One primary barrier in achieving these goals is that special education researchers and general education researchers typically function as separate communities of practice. To improve academic success for students with disabilities, it will be necessary to confront these communities’ differences head on. Our goal for this session is to address these issues using the case of mathematics. We will bring together leading scholars from the fields of mathematics education and special education to: a) identify points of convergence, b) identify lingering dissensus, and c) cultivate new models that incorporate the perspective of educators from across the two fields.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chairs

• Julie Jackson Cohen, University of Virginia

• Nathan Jones, Boston University

Participants

• Deborah Loewenberg Ball, University of Michigan

• Robert Q. Berry, University of Arizona

• Lynsey K. Gibbons, University of Delaware

• Nancy C. Jordan, University of Delaware

• Sarah Rannells Powell, University of Texas at Austin

Discussants

• Brandon Cardet-Hernandez, Ivy Street School

• Kevin Dykema, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics