Author: Matt Giovanniello

Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Dan Cox on Meaningful Discourse, Reflection, and Finding your Identity in the Education Space

Dr. Dan Cox is a veteran superintendent and founder of Endurance Edge. Dan’s commitment to wellness, balance, and resilience impacts his perspective of leadership within the education world. With his background in education leadership, Dan is passionate in ensuring success for all students, and he firmly believes in the effectiveness of meaningful discourse in the…
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Shaping the Future of EdTech: Jenn Womble on AI, Innovation, and Empowering Educators at Conferences

Jennifer Womble proudly serves as the Conference Chair of the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), the premier EdTech event bringing together passionate educators and innovators. At FETC, she oversees all content and development of events, plans executive summits, and collaborates with various sponsors and associations. She is also the Board of Directors at iTeach…
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From Struggle to Self-Advocacy: Arden Phillips on Destigmatizing Disability and Embracing AI in Education

Arden Phillips is a recent high school graduate and current consultant for educational technology companies, relentlessly advocating for students with disabilities and their inclusion within product design. As Arden himself has Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD, he understands firsthand the challenges these students face. His work in consulting EdTech companies helps them ensure that their products…
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Understanding the Current Legal Battle Against Section 504 for Students with Disabilities

Section 504 has been under attack since October 2024 from the Texas v Becerra lawsuit. We know the impending lawsuit could affect the over 8.5 million students receiving services under a 504 plan if it is successful and want to ensure that our families, educators, and community are informed to advocate for their rights, by…
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The state of special education in the U.S.: an exploratory study on the workflows and needs of special education teachers

  Why a research initiative? In the 2020-2021 school year, Frenalytics launched a pilot with a special education classroom in California to use our digital platform, originally built to personalize cognitive therapy for people with brain injuries (like stroke), to reinforce and assess personalized skills with their students. As we continued to grow in this…
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Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: The Staggering Worldwide Impact of Dementia

June is World Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. These serve as opportunities to hold a conversation about the brain and recognize how Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are a major public health issue – so major, in fact, that Alzheimer’s disease continues to be the only leading…
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Teacher Feature – How Michaela Duranti at Quad Prep Uses FrenalyticsEDU

Our new Teacher Feature series highlights how special education teachers have adapted their classroom during the pandemic and how they have each uniquely implemented Frenalytics into their classroom. This edition features Michaela, a sixth grade special education teacher at Quad Prep in New York, NY:

Frenalytics | 2021 Q1 Progress Report

Happy Spring! With summer only 55 days away (who’s counting?), it’s time for a check-in from the Frenalytics team.   This time last year, we wrote about how our patented web app provides individualized therapy tools for patients suffering from stroke, dementia, and TBI. Among the litany of unthinkable consequences arising from a worldwide pandemic,…
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