What We Do

The primary focus of Project VERIFY (Value Added Through E-Coaching, Reflection, Instructional Technology, Feedback, and You) is to support school leaders (e.g., principals, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders) in providing professional development (PD) and data-based feedback to teachers of students with disabilities. 

Over the course of Project VERIFY we will work with elementary school leaders to use the COACHED app (Capturing Observations and Collaboratively sHaring Educational Data) to support educator implementation of academic vocabulary instruction to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. VERIFY is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs within the Department of Education (#H327S210007).

This is a 5-year, 2.5 million dollar project.

Project Team

Sarah Nagro (George Mason)

Colby Hall

Colby Hall

  • Assistant Professor
Michael J Kennedy

Michael J. Kennedy

  • Professor
Rachel Kunemund

Rachel Kunemund

  • Research Assistant Professor
Stephanie Morano

Stephanie Morano

  • Assistant Professor
Peter Youngs

Peter Youngs

  • Chair, Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education
  • Professor

Related Lab

  • STORMED
  • Research Lab

Supporting Teachers Through Coaching Observations, and Multimedia to Education Students with Disabilities

Scholars on the STORMED Team conduct research related to the design, implementation, and experimental testing of multimedia-based interventions to support pre- and in-service teachers' knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practices on behalf of students with disabilities and others who struggle.

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