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Rachel Kunemund

@rkunemund.bsky.social

202 followers 53 following 4 posts

Special education researcher, mom, very slow runner, semi-talented gardener, avid reader

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Danielle A. Waterfield @dawaterfield.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

New #pub with some great folks! Spoiler alert: #teachers who got our #multimedia #pd yielded better #student #outcomes for both students with and without #disabilities. Read here: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/HZZJW... #swd #vocabulary @mjkphd.bsky.social @rkunemund.bsky.social @jamietday.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com

Impacting Student Vocabulary Outcomes Through Multimedia Professional Development - Rachel L. Kunemund, Jamie Day, Olivia F. Coleman, Kristen Granger, Danielle Waterfield, Suzanne McClain, Sean D. McD...

As students enter upper elementary and middle school, content area vocabulary terms become more prevalent and complex. While some students can learn terms from ...

Rachel Kunemund @rkunemund.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Arrived in Baltimore for #CEC2025 🦀 So excited to see everyone!

Rachel Kunemund @rkunemund.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Some of the most amazing teachers in Richmond graduated from RTR. This is a true loss for our field and community. #teacherpreparation

VCU program that puts teachers in hard-to-staff schools loses federal funding

Students currently in the program will be able to graduate this year, but its fate next school year is in question, the program's creator said.

Rachel Kunemund @rkunemund.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I need some new shoes 💅

Rachel Kunemund @rkunemund.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This is right on point! Our teachers are constantly battling cognitive overload that comes with the increasingly high demands of their jobs. Great write up by my colleague @mjkphd.bsky.social at U.Va!

education.virginia.edu

The Mental Load of Teaching: Reducing Teacher Burnout by Managing Cognitive Load

UVA Professor Michael Kennedy shares how improving cognitive load awareness can help reduce teacher burnout.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs

A screenshot of an email notifying Spotsylvania parents that funding for a program for youth with disabilities has been canceled

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Sarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

One of my favorite IES resources are the practice guides. There are 5 guides with the research about teaching math. Given the two stop work orders I received last night (to stop work on 2 upcoming IES STEM practice guides), I'd download these now.

WWC | Practice Guides

A practice guide is a publication that presents recommendations for educators to address challenges in their classrooms and schools. They are based on reviews of research, the experiences of…