Laura is an educator and leader who believes that our questions inform our learning journey. And this belief inspired her to hold a watch party at her school last year.
Dymphna Simon has pioneered sign language poetry performance as an alternative for Malaysian special needs individuals to partake in performing arts that often require oral skills. She recorded her own sign language poetry entitled “Ngakak” in which she won 1st prize at an online art festival “American Charm” in July 2021. Her individual victory earned national publicity as she was able to break the barriers in performing arts that have excluded individuals who communicate through sign language from taking part actively as performers. Additionally, she led her team to win first place at the Portugal Art Carnival in May 2021.
Also, she is an avid badminton player who has won several tournaments for people with differing abilities.
Congratulations to Dymphna Simon as the 2021 September SENIA World Changer Award Recipient!
Her poetry performance can be accessed from this link: https://youtu.be/2C6vKtkBolU
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Kristel currently works as the Director of Students Services at the KAUST school in Saudi Arabia. She is the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator of Next Frontier Inclusion (NFI)
Today I speak with Steve Leinwand who has a long and impressive career as a math teacher, leader, researcher, and author in the field.
Tracey Ellis from International Diagnostic Solutions (IDS) to discuss the impact this past pandemic year has had on families, parents, teachers, and students with learning needs.
Sharoya Ham aims to give parents the permission to let go of some of those “I-need-to-do” tasks to focus on self-care and to recapture the joy of parenting.
You won ‘t want to miss this discussion as we talk about signs our students are feeling stressed and how we can best support them.
Muhamad Fazri Bin Hassan is a special education teacher at SK Gas Sandakan in Malaysia. He believes that learning through play will provide meaningful learning for his students. He has been featured in many social media platforms for his creativity in teaching. Fazri is a keen advocate for his students and encourages them to participate in singing competitions and art exhibitions.
Also, Fazri has been involved in action research implementing ways to improve reading skills in his students. His research has earned him gold awards at the state, national and international level. During the pandemic, Fazri had created his own website, Facebook page and YouTube channel called Fazri Classroom to help his students learn online. His materials have been shared and used nationwide not just among special education teachers but also early education and remedial teachers.
Congratulations to Muhamad Fazri Bin Hassan as the recipient of the 2021 SENIA World Changer Award.
Check out one of Fazri’s YouTube videos here: https://youtu.be/rrsLJhr_vvs
Read the June 2021 Newsletter here.