Research & Impact
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Empowering Special Educators: Insights from a North Dakota Goalbook Impact Study
The current landscape of special education is defined by a paradox: while our...
How Strategic Alignment Between Leaders and Educators Transforms Special Education
In the complex landscape of special education, a persistent tension often...
The “Golden Thread” of Special Education: Why IEP Coherence is the Key to Student Growth
For special education leaders, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is...
Leadership & Practice
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Texas Special Education Leadership Summit 2025
On December 3, 2025, Goalbook hosted an in-person professional development...
Goalbook Supports IDEA by Empowering Educators
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a landmark federal...
Revolutionize IEP Development and Educator Effectiveness with Goalbook’s New AI Feature
The vision of equality of opportunity and full participation for students with...
Community Voices
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Luisa Sparrow, Massachusetts 2025 Teacher of the Year’s Vision for Inclusive Literacy
There was a time in her teaching career, six years in, when Luisa Sparrow...
Dr. Rosalind Hall: Four Decades of Inclusion and Four Lessons Learned Along the Way
There is the saying that if you love what you do and do what you love,...
From Student to Leader: Kay Seale’s Full-Circle of Service in Urban School Districts
“We all have a story, and mine begins as a Black girl born in Barbados, West...
Company
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Meet Kenda Daniels, Customer Support Manager
Traveling on the I-75 South outside of Atlanta,Georgia, Kenda had an epiphany:...
Meet Natalie Cabral, Customer Success Manager at Goalbook
Natalie began her work in special education as a paraprofessional. After the...
The Goalbook Team Members We Met in 2025
As we near the end of the year, we reflect on the past year and some of the...
Innovation
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Library Collaboration Update: Expanding Functionality
We built Library Collaboration: Add Contributors on the core belief that great...
Writing IEPs for the Whole Child
We’re moving beyond searching with only broad subject categories. Our...
Introducing Library Collaboration
At Goalbook, we know that great instruction and effective IEP development...
EdTech Career Insights
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How to Use AI to Navigate Your Career Transition into EdTech
For educators looking to pivot into the world of EdTech, the transition can...
A Three-Step Plan to Help You Make the Move to EdTech
Are you an educator or former educator considering a transition to EdTech? You...
Best Practices to Help You Feel More Comfortable in a Remote Interview
Have you ever had an interview when you wished you would have said something...
Recently Published
How Goalbook Toolkit Empowers Special Educators to Improve Student Literacy Outcomes
Over the past decade, a growing body of research has examined the impact of...
More Usage, More Growth: What Consistent Goalbook Toolkit Use Means for Student Reading
It’s a fair question to ask of any instructional tool – Does using it...
Impact Study Finds Positive Link Between Goalbook Toolkit Usage and Special Education Student Reading Achievement
A 2024 impact study provides evidence that special educators’ regular usage...
A Decade of Independent Evidence
Most educational technology arrives with a testimonial and a hope. What...
The Golden Thread, Fully Traced
Special educators talk about the “Golden Thread”, the coherence that...
It Takes More Than a Tool: How UDL Coaching Turns Goalbook Into Better Instruction
Every special educator knows the goal: design instruction that meets each...