Ann Palmer

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education-reshaping how schools function, how teachers deliver lessons, and how students engage with learning. Leading with AI is the ultimate strategic guide for school leaders, Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) executives, educators, and technology specialists aiming to harness the power of AI to enhance learning outcomes and streamline school operations. In this practical and insightful guide, you'll discover: ✔️ How AI is revolutionising school leadership and administration-from automating routine tasks to improving strategic decision-making. ✔️ AI-driven personalised learning-adapting education to individual student needs for improved engagement and achievement. ✔️ Essential strategies for ethical AI implementation-promoting fairness, inclusion, and data privacy in education. ✔️ Real-world case studies and actionable plans-enabling you to integrate AI into your institution with clarity and confidence. ✔️ Emerging trends in AI and education-equipping your school for the next wave of technological innovation. Whether you're a headteacher, MAT leader, classroom teacher, or EdTech specialist, this book provides step-by-step guidance to help you implement AI effectively. AI in education is no longer optional-it's essential. Take the lead in shaping the future of learning and ensure your institution remains ahead in the digital age.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education-reshaping how schools function, how teachers deliver lessons, and how students engage with learning. Leading with AI is the ultimate strategic guide for school leaders, Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) executives, educators, and technology specialists aiming to harness the power of AI to enhance learning outcomes and streamline school operations. In this practical and insightful guide, you'll discover: ✔️ How AI is revolutionising school leadership and administration-from automating routine tasks to improving strategic decision-making. ✔️ AI-driven personalised learning-adapting education to individual student needs for improved engagement and achievement. ✔️ Essential strategies for ethical AI implementation-promoting fairness, inclusion, and data privacy in education. ✔️ Real-world case studies and actionable plans-enabling you to integrate AI into your institution with clarity and confidence. ✔️ Emerging trends in AI and education-equipping your school for the next wave of technological innovation. Whether you're a headteacher, MAT leader, classroom teacher, or EdTech specialist, this book provides step-by-step guidance to help you implement AI effectively. AI in education is no longer optional-it's essential. Take the lead in shaping the future of learning and ensure your institution remains ahead in the digital age.

What is the connection between autism and addiction? Why are individuals with autism more likely to develop a substance use disorder than the general population? Until recently, substance use disorder (SUD) was considered rare among those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This book brings together current research and personal accounts from individuals with autism and their supports. It explores why addiction is more common among individuals with ASD and investigates how addiction and autism affect one another. The authors also provide strategies for supporting people with both ASD and SUD.

When a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), what the family really need, and often lack, is positive reassurance and understanding from those closest to them. This book is packed with advice on how extended family members and friends can provide the necessary support. Explaining the diagnosis and characteristics of ASD, this helpful guide uses examples from real families to illustrate the complex feelings that parents and each member of the family are likely to go through after a child is diagnosed. It gives practical tips on help that might be needed most, details the possible changes that will take place as the family adjusts and concludes with a comprehensive guide to other useful sources of information. This book will help strengthen relationships between parents and their extended family and friends, enabling a reliable support system to develop which will remain crucial to the child throughout their life.

Families of Children With Autism: What Educational Profressionals Should Know provides an overview of the role of educational professionals in the lives of families of children with autism. A framework for understanding these families is presented with a discussion of the stressors they face, the barriers to building collaborative relationships, and ways professionals can help these families cope.

Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome is both a practical and a personal account of one ASD student's successful experience of going to college. This accessible book focuses on how to get there and stay there: deciding to go, how to get in and how to get the most out of it. Ann Palmer advises parents and professionals how to prepare the student for the transition from school and home life to a new environment and educational challenge, and how to support them through potential problems such as academic pressure, living away from home, social integration and appropriate levels of participation in college. She offers helpful strategies that will encourage and inspire parents and students and show that college can be a suitable option for students with an autism spectrum disorder, as well as the basis for a successful independent life later. This book is essential reading for any parent considering college as an option for their child, disability service providers in colleges and for ASD students themselves.