Sites Rich with Resources for Teaching Special Needs Math, Literacy

Alberta Education has launched two websites summarizing their initiatives for Literacy for All and Numeracy for all.

Equals + AB Teachers = Awesome Resource for Special Needs Math

As part of an ongoing initiative, Numeracy for All — A Community of Practice, Alberta teachers are sharing their experiences with the Equals math curriculum for students with significant disabilities on a publicly readable Wiki. http://abnumeracyforall.wikispaces.com/home (Last year we wrote about the sister wiki that described the Literacy for All project in Alberta.) In 2012 – 2013 Alberta Education, in collaboration with Central Alberta Regional…

Equals Wins Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award

We were excited to learn that AbleNet’s Equals Mathematics curriculum was named the winner of the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award in the Whole Curriculum Program subcategory of Special Education. (You can find a detailed press release here.)  AEP Awards honor excellence and innovation in the education community. It is the longest running and most highly regarded…

More Webinars for 2012

Bridges is scheduling a full slate of new webinars for 2012. For the new year we’re adding two more to our regular slate: Communicate: SymWriter – Write with Symbols and more! educATe – Web delivered AT support Service Repeating again : Equals – Age-Neutral Math Curricula for Students with Special Needs: Symbolize IT with Communicate…

Equals Alignments to Provincial Math Standards, Now Available

Tables that demonstrate how the Ablenet special needs math curriculum, Equals, aligns to provincial standards are now available on the Ablenet website (under the tab, Province Standards).  These alignment documents for Ontario, Quebec and the Western Protocol spell out explicitly the connections between Equals and these curricula. One of the qualities that has made Equals…

More See & Try Equals Seminars

We had such a great response to our first Equals seminars, that we’ve scheduled two more. Equals is the first complete, age-neutral, standards-based mathematics curriculum, specifically designed for students in special education. The Canadian version now available, exclusively from Bridges! Click here to learn more about Equals. RSVP kari@bridges-canada.com Equals Invitation Flyer Choose from one…

Equals Intro Sessions At Bridges

Come to Bridges to Try Out the New Canadian Version of Equals Hands On Come to one of two free hands on info sessions here at Bridges to try out Equals (March 23rd at 10am and March 24th at 1 pm.) Bridges is excited to introduce Equals: the first complete, age-neutral, standards-based mathematics curriculum, specifically…

Equals Canadian Edition is Coming Soon

Equals is the unique, Pre K-12 curriculum that provides the best in mathematics instruction for educators who work with students in special education or in alternative education programs. From the first time we saw it, we loved it.  So we’re partnering with Ablenet to Canadianize the content – metric measurement, appropriate picture prompts, Canadian money etc. …