Zachary Rossetti
What Schools Can Do about the Special Education Teacher Shortage
Students with disabilities need kind, empathic teachers to guide them throughout their educational career, but many school districts are struggling to recruit and retrain special education teachers. Inaccessible buildings, a lack of resources, isolation from other teachers, an unmanageable workload, and other inequities are all barriers that face special ed teachers who may be enthusiastic […]
How Remote Learning During COVID Impacted Students with Extensive Support Needs
How did remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic impact students with extensive support needs (ESN)? Students with ESN are those with the most significant support needs who often take the alternate assessment (in-state testing). They are often diagnosed with cognitive impairment, multiple disabilities, or other developmental disabilities, and have additional health, physical, communication, or mental […]
Partnership to Prepare Doctoral Students in Special Education and School Psychology
BU Wheelock’s special education faculty will collaborate with faculty from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) on a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a cohort of doctoral students focused on advancing equity in the study of students’ mental health. The project, led by Jennifer Greif Green at Boston University […]
Advocating for Students with Disabilities
Zach Rossetti is an associate professor of special education in the Teaching & Learning Department at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research examines the social belonging and participation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), with a focus on how educators and parents can facilitate friendship opportunities between students with […]
Study Will Explore Family Participation in IDEA Reauthorization
Zachary Rossetti, BU Wheelock associate professor of special education, has received a Large Education Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation to bolster parent/caregiver and student participation in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization. The grant will fund Rossetti’s study, “Project Civic LeAdS: Enhancing Civic Engagement of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families and Students […]
BU Wheelock Announces Fall Faculty Award Winners
Five BU Wheelock faculty members were recently honored for their scholarly contributions and excellence. Edward H. Ladd Award for Academic Excellence & Service: Amie Grills Amie Grills, associate dean of faculty affairs & research, and professor of counseling psychology & applied human development, received the Edward H. Ladd Award for Academic Excellence and Service, which […]
New Book Explores Culturally Diverse Families Experiences of Special Education
Zachary Rossetti, associate professor in BU Wheelock’s special education program, is the co-author of a new book, Affirming Disability: Strengths-Based Portraits of Culturally Diverse Families, published by Teacher’s College Press this winter. The book features narrative portraits of six immigrant families and their children with disabilities, discussing their cultural histories and personal perspectives on their […]
BU Wheelock and UConn Neag Partner to Prepare Doctoral Students
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $2.5 million in funding through its Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to special education faculty at BU Wheelock and UConn’s Neag School of Education for a project that will fully fund five doctoral students at each institution over the next five years. The partnership, Project LINC: Preparing […]