Sarah Quinn
@sarahquinnphd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Special Education at Eastern Michigan University 🦅
Former elementary special education teacher in CT, VT, OR ➡️ PhD @ UO 🦆
inclusion | math | single case research | teacher prep | "Whatever the kid does is the truth!" -SE
Former elementary special education teacher in CT, VT, OR ➡️ PhD @ UO 🦆
inclusion | math | single case research | teacher prep | "Whatever the kid does is the truth!" -SE
Had a blast with my doc program besties in Portugal at ABAI. We had a lot of fun modeling culturally responsive, data driven collaboration across special ed, gen ed, SLP, & BCBA using a student case study!
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Had a blast with my doc program besties in Portugal at ABAI. We had a lot of fun modeling culturally responsive, data driven collaboration across special ed, gen ed, SLP, & BCBA using a student case study!
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A new paper argues that current generative AI tools offer little benefit for genuine learning unless students already have substantial prior knowledge. genAI gives probabilistic summaries, not the kind of support that builds expertise.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A new paper argues that current generative AI tools offer little benefit for genuine learning unless students already have substantial prior knowledge. genAI gives probabilistic summaries, not the kind of support that builds expertise.
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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New research supporting the radical proposition that trying to learn something works better than not trying.
theconversation.com/learning-wit...
theconversation.com/learning-wit...
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New research supporting the radical proposition that trying to learn something works better than not trying.
theconversation.com/learning-wit...
theconversation.com/learning-wit...
Nothing like a deadline for something I don't want to work on to get me to do every other task on my list
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nothing like a deadline for something I don't want to work on to get me to do every other task on my list
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Hey everyone, OpenAI is launching "ChatGPT for Teachers" today. Do they remain committed to promoting a pedagogical vision that is at odds with our best understanding of how kids learn? But of course!
("Learning styles" is not a thing, I promise you)
("Learning styles" is not a thing, I promise you)
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hey everyone, OpenAI is launching "ChatGPT for Teachers" today. Do they remain committed to promoting a pedagogical vision that is at odds with our best understanding of how kids learn? But of course!
("Learning styles" is not a thing, I promise you)
("Learning styles" is not a thing, I promise you)
Sunrise to sunset work hours this week
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sunrise to sunset work hours this week
🎊 Calling folks who write, implement, or train others to develop BIPs!
In this paper, practical questions and strategies will help you consider a variety of variables to adjust when your planned reinforcers aren't reliably shaping behavior.
#behavior #intervenion
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
In this paper, practical questions and strategies will help you consider a variety of variables to adjust when your planned reinforcers aren't reliably shaping behavior.
#behavior #intervenion
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🎊 Calling folks who write, implement, or train others to develop BIPs!
In this paper, practical questions and strategies will help you consider a variety of variables to adjust when your planned reinforcers aren't reliably shaping behavior.
#behavior #intervenion
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
In this paper, practical questions and strategies will help you consider a variety of variables to adjust when your planned reinforcers aren't reliably shaping behavior.
#behavior #intervenion
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
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The average data center currently uses the same energy as about 100,000 homes; the largest one under construction at the moment is expected to use the energy of 2 million homes.
How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S. n.pr/4qa6s7U
Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks
How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The average data center currently uses the same energy as about 100,000 homes; the largest one under construction at the moment is expected to use the energy of 2 million homes.
Reposted by Sarah Quinn
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This is *really* fucked up.
⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:
October 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is *really* fucked up.
Reposted by Sarah Quinn
Reporting from @zachschermele.bsky.social at USA Today with more details ⬇️
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reporting from @zachschermele.bsky.social at USA Today with more details ⬇️
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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I’m naming this a Type 3 error.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I’m naming this a Type 3 error.
Moment of appreciation for @gitkraken.com being a delightful pun, using an excellent color scheme, and adding needed cuteness to my desktop rn.
Thanks @saratessa.bsky.social for introducing this to me and teaching me how to use it 😊
Thanks @saratessa.bsky.social for introducing this to me and teaching me how to use it 😊
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Moment of appreciation for @gitkraken.com being a delightful pun, using an excellent color scheme, and adding needed cuteness to my desktop rn.
Thanks @saratessa.bsky.social for introducing this to me and teaching me how to use it 😊
Thanks @saratessa.bsky.social for introducing this to me and teaching me how to use it 😊
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For context, 87% of school-aged kids are enrolled in public schools in the US.*
(* a statistic we only know because of work the US Dept of ED used to do to collect vital data on our nation's schools)
(* a statistic we only know because of work the US Dept of ED used to do to collect vital data on our nation's schools)
Those influencing Trump education policy aren't shy about wanting to eradicate public schools.
Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org
“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”
Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org
“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For context, 87% of school-aged kids are enrolled in public schools in the US.*
(* a statistic we only know because of work the US Dept of ED used to do to collect vital data on our nation's schools)
(* a statistic we only know because of work the US Dept of ED used to do to collect vital data on our nation's schools)
Teaching a math methods class and have discovered a new AI red flag: IEP goals related to rational numbers all include "sports stats or shopping discounts"
🙃
🙃
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Teaching a math methods class and have discovered a new AI red flag: IEP goals related to rational numbers all include "sports stats or shopping discounts"
🙃
🙃
25 assignments remain, two productive meetings were had, several emails and random tasks were completed, one conference proposal was turned in. Fin.
I have 97 assignments to grade in Canvas, two meetings, and one million other things to catch up on today. Will report back. Happy Friday.
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
25 assignments remain, two productive meetings were had, several emails and random tasks were completed, one conference proposal was turned in. Fin.
I have 97 assignments to grade in Canvas, two meetings, and one million other things to catch up on today. Will report back. Happy Friday.
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I have 97 assignments to grade in Canvas, two meetings, and one million other things to catch up on today. Will report back. Happy Friday.
I was featured in a teaching spotlight for our faculty development center this week :)
www.emich.edu/facdev/teach...
www.emich.edu/facdev/teach...
September 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I was featured in a teaching spotlight for our faculty development center this week :)
www.emich.edu/facdev/teach...
www.emich.edu/facdev/teach...
Didn't take many pictures in Minneapolis but the jack-o'-lantern spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo was an excellent (spectacular) conference side quest.
September 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Didn't take many pictures in Minneapolis but the jack-o'-lantern spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo was an excellent (spectacular) conference side quest.
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
Proud of my friend Seulbi Lee for taking this project, conceptualized during our meta-analysis methods course at UO, and getting it out into the world! Check it out in JADD!
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
The Use of Pictorial or Graphic Representation in Reading Comprehension Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-Analysis - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
This meta-analysis examines the effectiveness of pictorial and graphic representations (PGR) in enhancing reading comprehension among K-12 students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through synthes...
doi.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Proud of my friend Seulbi Lee for taking this project, conceptualized during our meta-analysis methods course at UO, and getting it out into the world! Check it out in JADD!
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
why is research gate emailing me about getting a green card
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
why is research gate emailing me about getting a green card