CalSTAT/SpecialEDGE Podcast This podcast, in support of CalSTAT's newsletter, The Special EDge, offers readings of select newsletter articles, as well as interview with educational leaders from across California Students with Disabilities and the Achievement Gap http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ Ensuring Access through Differentiated Instruction http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ What to Do When Older Students Can’t Read http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ Students with Disabilities and the Achievement Gap http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ Teachers Count: Herman's Way http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ Though he was sick and often in pursuit of experimental treatments, Mickey loved being in his classroom and spending time with his students. Even on those days when his energy was low, teaching math was clearly Mickey's passion, his life's focus, and his gift to the world. If anything, facing his own mortality increased his desire to teach. Interactions with the kids became more and more precious, and they strengthened his resolve to continue to struggle against a disease that rarely loses. Elk Grove USD Arlene Hein Elementary http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ On a visit to California, federal administrators visited Arlene Hein Middle School in Elk Grove Unified School District, which used a response to intervention (RTI)-type model over 15 years ago. What is Disproportionate Representation http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ In this podcast, Drs. Donald Oswald and Martha Coutinho discuss disproportionate representation, including what it is and why it's important. The Heart of Racial Disproportionality http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ Drs. Marcus Karega Rausch and Russell Skiba discuss the origins of racial disproportionality and some solutions for reconciling the difference. Leader is Not a Solo Act http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ In this podcast, Rick and Becky DuFour discuss leadership in education. For documents supporting this podcast, visit www.calstat.org/podcasts/index.html. Leadership Site: McKinleyville MS. http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ This podcast features McKinleyville Middle School, a CalSTAT leadership site and a California State Superintendent's Model Middle School. For documents supporting this podcast, visit www.calstat.org/podcast/index.html. RTI-Literacy http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ This podcast discusses response to intervention, or RTI, from the perspective of school literacy. Includes input from Kevin Feldman. Please see www.calstat.org/podcasts for documents supporting this podcast. RTI-Overview http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/ This podcast offers an overview of response to intervention, or RTI, by Dr. W. David Tilly, III. Please see www.calstat.org/podcasts for documents supporting this podcast.