Saturday, January 11, 2014

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: MLK Day and Civil Rights Movemen...

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: MLK Day and Civil Rights Movemen...: Teachable Moment: Dr. Martin Luther King  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/teachable-moment-dr-martin-luther-king.html   Letter ...
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Teachable Moment: MLK Day and Civil Rights Movement Resources

Teachable Moment: Dr. Martin Luther King 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/teachable-moment-dr-martin-luther-king.html 

Letter from Birmingham Jail 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/letter-from-birmingham-jail.html 

 

Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/teachable-moment-book-review-martins.html 

Teachable Moment: Movie "42" About Jackie Robinson  

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/03/teachable-moment-movie-42-about-jackie.html?spref=bl 

Movie Review: Red Tails 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/movie-review-red-tails.html 

Movie Review: Lincoln 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/movie-review-lincoln.html 

MLK Quotes: #1-22 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quotes-1-22.html?spref=bl 

Resources and Books for MLK Day K-12 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/resources-and-books-for-mlk-day-k-12.html 

Music of the Civil Rights Movement 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/music-of-civil-rights-movement.html 

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MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/11/14

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/11/14: 1. Using iPads to Support Social Learning in Kindergarten http://www.mypaperlessclassroom.org/2014/01/using-ipads-to-support-social-lea...
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Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/11/14

1. Using iPads to Support Social Learning in Kindergarten

2. Weekly Round Up: Math, Science and Winter Activities Along With Tips For School

3. Android Apps: Math, ELA and Video Streaming

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/android-apps-math-ela-video-monica-burns

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MzTeachuh: Special Needs Weekly Update 1/11/14

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Weekly Update 1/11/14: 1. De-escalating Conflict in the Classroom   http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/de-escalating-conflict-in-the-classroom/ 2.  He...
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Special Needs Weekly Update 1/11/14

1. De-escalating Conflict in the Classroom

 http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/de-escalating-conflict-in-the-classroom/

2. 
Help! My Child Got His First Report Card Aligned to Common Core and It Was Dismal

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/first-common-core-report-card-dismal 

 3. How to Evaluate Dysgraphia: FAQs Answered

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/handwriting-ld-evaluations-faq-answers 

 4. The First Step to Helping a Special-Needs Kid: Get Organized

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/the-first-step-to-helping-a-special-needs-kid-get-organized/280854/

5. The 200 best special education apps

http://learnegg.com/best-special-education-apps/ 

(more apps found at  http://ericsailers.com/iresources.html )

 6. What You Need to Know about IDEA 2004

Response to Intervention (RTI):
New Ways to Identify Specific Learning Disabilities

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/rti.index.htm

7.  10-Year-Old Girl Petitions for American Girl Doll With a Disability

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/10-old-girl-petitions-american-girl-doll-disability-192100133.html#!rXzg9 

Accessories available at this site: http://www.sew-dolling.com/physical_therapy_dollequip.htm

 

 

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MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 1/11/14

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 1/11/14: 1. Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 1/6/14 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/ed-tech-and-stem-monday-review-1614.html 2. MLK Qu...
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MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 1/11/14

1. Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 1/6/14


2. MLK Quotes #12

3. To The Top of the Taxonomy Tweets of the Day 1/9/14 


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Teachable Moment: Book Review: Martin's Big Words

Martin's Big Words
This is a picture book by Doreen Rappaport and profoundly illustrated by Bryan Collier. The quotations arise from Dr. King's childhood up to his last speech. The thoughts and words insert themselves into all open minds, and really encourage all kids to feel empowered.

If kids want to know more about Dr. King's early years, that he loved to play baseball and really missed his grandma when she passed, here are some links:
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdking.htm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr

"You are as good as anyone."
Dr. King relied on his knowledge of the Bible, and also leaders such as Ghandi to encourage the non-violent movement. Why was there a need for a civil rights movement? Segregation of the races in the USA. "You are as good as anyone." resonates in kids and adults for all reasons of suggested inferiority.

Here are some links to enhance a kid's self image.:
http://sheilaaronbooks.com/?gclid=CJ35p_DGzq4CFQrCtgodpVt5Cg
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/self_esteem.html

"When I grow up, I'm going to get big words, too.

Infusing confidence in kids is vital "When I grow up, I'm going to get big words, too." Even a little boy or girl can have a vision of a future where they are empowered, valued, and important.

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/child-rearing-and-development/12-ways-help-your-child-build-self-confidence



Dr. King included everyone in his philosophy. When he stated, "Everyone can be great." that included all people of all races, ages, nationalities, genders, and religions. Everyone.

Everyone can be great.
http://wiki.ask.com/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281955%E2%80%931968%29

Comments from President Obama.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights

"Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that."


Kids need strength to overcome negativity just like adults do. Moms, dads, families, schools, churches all coordinate to grow strength of character and develop focus for positive emotions in the young.


 http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-intelligence-education


 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/whole-child-education-social-emotional-learning-maurice-elias

http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles /social_emotional_learning_what_it_how_can_we_use_it_help_our_children
"I have a dream..."


 Now we can all have a dream.

There is more to this book.

This is a must-have book for all teachers' library, no matter the age of the students. Read it aloud even to seniors in high school.


 There is a wonderful site called 'Frame-a-Quote' with thousands of quotations listed by topic and author; kids can also create their own quotes and frame them. It is very empowering. Please check it out. I used it with high school sophomores, and it was excellent. We pretty much wall-papered the classroom with their original quotes, their 'big words.'

 http://www.initforlife.com/home/frames.asp


 Looking forward to visiting Washington, D.C., and the new monument with Martin's Big Words on a granite wall. Dr. King used his brilliant mind to help us all. He influenced civil rights, women's rights, special education, gender equality, opportunities for all workers. I recently read a comment about the Occupy Movement (which I think Dr. King would have supported) that racial equality was a settled question and now the question was economic. I'm guessing the writer was sitting in the penthouse of his ivory tower when he posted that. We need all equality all the time. Every human born needs to be educated in equality.  Ongoing. Every new baby.

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Friday, January 10, 2014

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/10/14

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/10/14:   1. 10 Innovative Ways to Bring STEM to Schools http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/10-innovative-ways-to-bring-stem-to-schools/ ...
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MzTeachuh: Music of the Civil Rights Movement

MzTeachuh: Music of the Civil Rights Movement: Bob Dylan performs at August 28, 1963, March on Washington at Lincoln Memorial. How Many Times? Seriously.  http://mzteachuh.blogspot...
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MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #1-22

MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #1-22: MLK Quotes: #1  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quotes-1.html   MLK Quotes: #2  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk...
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MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/10/14

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/10/14: 1. De-escalating Conflict in the Classroom http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/de-escalating-conflict-in-the-classroom/   2.  Ta...
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MzTeachuh: Teaching to Everyone Tweets of the Day 1/10/14

MzTeachuh: Teaching to Everyone Tweets of the Day 1/10/14: Education: changing the cycle of poverty since forever. So let's get going on tech for all. 1.Latest news on the digital divide ...
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Teaching to Everyone Tweets of the Day 1/10/14

Education: changing the cycle of poverty since forever. So let's get going on tech for all.

1.Latest news on the digital divide

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/09/latest_news_on_.html 

2. Integration matters. A lot.

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2014/01/integration-matters-a-lot.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Sound It Out

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/teaching-grammar-reading-comprehension 

4. Four Ways to Constructively Criticize Yourself

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_ways_to_constructively_criticize_yourself 

5. Building a Successful In‐District Online Program

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/building-in-district-online-program-jennifer-sayre 

6. Students Of Color Don't Apply To Top Schools, But They Should

http://www.npr.org/2014/01/09/261048315/students-of-color-dont-apply-to-top-schools-but-they-should?ft=1&f=1013 

 7. Common Core in Action: Teaching Critical Thinking and Questioning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-in-action-critical-thinking-questioning-heather-wolpert-gawron 

 

 

 

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Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/10/14

1. De-escalating Conflict in the Classroom

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/de-escalating-conflict-in-the-classroom/ 

2.  Tactile Defensiveness

http://special-ism.com/how-to-help-with-tactile-defensiveness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

3. Just A Normal Day

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2014/01/08/just-normal-day?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutismSpeaksBlog+%28Autism+Speaks+|+Official+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

4.  The First Step to Helping a Special-Needs Kid: Get Organized

http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/The_First_Step_to_Helping_a_Special-Needs_Kid%3A_Get_Organized?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ldonline%2Fnews+%28LD+OnLine%3A+Weekly+LD+%26+ 

ADHD+News%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

5. Feds Call On Schools To Address Discipline Disparities

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/01/09/feds-discipline-disparities/19002/


6.  Self-Care Strategies for Busy Moms

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/01/05/self-care-strategies-for-busy-moms/ 

7. Doesn't ADD Up: Doctors behind ADHD study question drug treatment

http://www.sott.net/article/271155-Doesnt-ADD-Up-Doctors-behind-ADHD-study-question-drug-treatment 



Tactile Defensive? Start with the other Senses
Read more at http://special-ism.com/how-to-help-with-tactile-defensiveness/#LuhHiQMBwKV73y88.99Tactile Definsiveness
Tactile Defensive? Start with the other Senses
Read more at http://special-ism.com/how-to-help-with-tactile-defensiveness/#LuhHiQMBwKV73y88.99
Evaluating a Child for Disability: The Wrong Way and the Right Way
Read more at http://special-ism.com/evaluating-a-child-for-disability-the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way/#PXek7uW85Fe0SmF5.99
Evaluating a Child for Disability: The Wrong Way and the Right Way
Read more at http://special-ism.com/evaluating-a-child-for-disability-the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way/#PXek7uW85Fe0SmF5.99
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MLK Quotes: #1-22

MLK Quotes: #1 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quotes-1.html 

MLK Quotes: #2 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quote-2.html 

MLK Quotes: #3 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quotes-3.html 

MLK Quotes: #4 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quotes-4.html 

 MLK Quotes: #5

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quotes-5.html

MLK Quotes: # 10


MLK Quote: #13

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-quote-13.html 

MLK Quotes: #22



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Music of the Civil Rights Movement

Bob Dylan performs at August 28, 1963, March on Washington at Lincoln Memorial.

How Many Times? Seriously. 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-many-times-seriously.html 

Peter Paul and Mary, Blowing in the Wind 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFxbOZezhE 


Blowing In The Wind (Live On TV, March 1963)

How I Got Over

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-i-got-over.html 

"How I Got Over" - Mahalia Jackson 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TALcOreZi0A

 If I Had A Hammer 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/if-i-had-hammer.html?spref=bl 

Trini Lopez If I had a hammer (1963) at UCLA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3AjR-tXp8s

The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4ga_M5Zdn4

Earth Wind & Fire - Where Have All The Flowers Gone


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_iWzi8Q87I   

Strange Fruit

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/strange-fruit.html 


He's Got The Whole World In His Hands 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/hes-got-whole-world-in-his-hands.html 

Marian Anderson on Producer's Showcase Vol. 1 (vaimusic.com) 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9AsA0cY8qg

All My Trials, Lord, Soon Be Over 
http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/all-my-trials-lord-soon-be-over.html 

We Shall Overcome 


http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/01/we-shall-overcome.html 

Joan Baez - "We Shall Overcome" - ORIGINAL '63 issue  

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOVb_DunGsM 

The Wales Window for Alabama, created by artist John Petts, was a gift to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church from the people of Wales, U.K., after the 1963 bombing. The Christ figure is rejecting injustice with one hand and extends forgiveness with the other. (Photo by Wendy McFadden)

 


 

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Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/10/14

 1. 10 Innovative Ways to Bring STEM to Schools

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/10-innovative-ways-to-bring-stem-to-schools/ 

2. How One “Hour of Code” Can Launch an Entire Computer Science Program

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/how-one-hour-of-code-can-launch-an-entire-computer-science-program/ 

3. All Hands On Deck: Getting Kids Excited About STEM

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/all-hands-on-deck-getting-kids-excited-about-stem/ 

4. Why Kids Need to Tinker to Learn

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/gary-stager-tinkering-project-based-learning-sylvias-mini-maker-show/ 

5. In the Digital Age, How to Get Students Excited About Going Outdoors

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/in-the-digital-age-how-to-get-students-excited-about-going-outdoors/ 

6. How Do We Inspire Young Inventors?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/how-do-we-inspire-young-inventors/ 

7. New Visual Tool Teaches Kids How to Code at Home

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/new-visual-tool-teaches-kids-how-to-code-at-home/ 

 

 

 

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #22

MzTeachuh: MLK Quotes: #22
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MzTeachuh: To The Top of the Taxonomy Tweets of the Day 1/9/1...

MzTeachuh: To The Top of the Taxonomy Tweets of the Day 1/9/1...: 1. Art Makes You Smart http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/opinion/sunday/art-makes-you-smart.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1& 2. T...
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MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/9/14

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/9/14: 1. The National Center for Learning Disabilities works to ensure that ppl with learning & attention issues have tools to succeed. Jo...
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MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/9/14

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/9/14: 1. What Is Web 3.0 And How Will It Change Education? http://www.edudemic.com/what-is-web-3-0-and-how-will-it-change-education/ 2....
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Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/9/14


1. What Is Web 3.0 And How Will It Change Education?

2. Going Beyond 'Learning to Code': Why 2014 is the Year of Web Literacy

3. Teachers: Now is the time to connect online!

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/01/08/teachers-online-connect-403/

 4. Ownership and Agency Will Propel STEM Learning

 5. 5 Reasons E-Books Are Awesome – Even for the Most Reluctant

6. Cloud Computing in K-12 Expands, Raising Data Privacy Concerns

7. Flying Cars: Jetsons-Like Fantasy or Near-Future Reality?

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Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/9/14

1. The National Center for Learning Disabilities works to ensure that ppl with learning & attention issues have tools to succeed. Join us Wed at 12 ET for .

2. Why Procrastinators Procrastinate


3. Careers for those with ADD/ADHD

4. How to Educate Your Child in Body Safety


5. Ending the Cycle of ADHD Clutter


6. Help! My Child Got His First Report Card Aligned to Common Core and It Was Dismal



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To The Top of the Taxonomy Tweets of the Day 1/9/14


1. Art Makes You Smart

2. The Educational Value of Field Trips


3. 7 Ways to Create and Deliver Online Quizzes

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/07/7-ways-to-create-and-deliver-online.html#.Us4JLLSnfao 

4. Secretary Jewell Announces $1 Million Private Funding Commitment to Advance Youth & Conservation 

5. Evaluating a Child for Disability: The Wrong Way and the Right Way

6. Steve Hargadon: Escaping the Education Matrix


7. Harnessing Children’s Natural Ways of Learning

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MLK Quotes: #22


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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/8/14

MzTeachuh: Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/8/14:   http://www.edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/library.png 1.10 Ways To Promote Your Classroom Library http://www.edudem...
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Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/8/14

 
http://www.edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/library.png

1.10 Ways To Promote Your Classroom Library

http://www.edudemic.com/10-ways-promote-classroom-library/ 

2.How BYOD Programs Can Fuel Inquiry Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/how-byod-programs-can-fuel-inquiry-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. 5 Social Networks For Students To Get Academic Help

http://www.edudemic.com/social-networks-for-students/ 

4.  The Analog Teacher’s Guide To Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

http://www.edudemic.com/blooms-digital-taxonomy/ 

5. The Honor Roll: 50 Must-Read K–12 Education IT Blogs

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/06/honor-roll-50-must-read-k-12-education-it-blogs 

6.  More About Using Voodoo Value-Added Measures to Determine Teacher Candidate Quality 

http://the21stcenturyprincipal.blogspot.com/2014/01/more-about-using-voodoo-value-added.html 

7. Innovative New Schools in Africa Succeeding Without Edtech for Students

http://jackcwest.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/innovative-new-schools-in-africa-succeeding-without-edtech-for-students/ 

 

 

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MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/8/14

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/8/14:   1. How To Motivate Your Students After Holiday Break http://www.edudemic.com/holiday-motivation/   2. Letting Go of the Reins to ...
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Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/8/14

 

1. How To Motivate Your Students After Holiday Break

http://www.edudemic.com/holiday-motivation/ 

2. Letting Go of the Reins to Allow for Student Self-Advocacy

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2013/12/letting_go_of_the_reins.html 

3. Special Educator Interest in Common Core Heated Up in 2013

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/12/special_educator_interest_in_c.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

4. Are too many kids taking antipsychotic drugs?

Use is climbing despite questions about how safe the drugs are and how well they work

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/12/are-too-many-kids-taking-antipsychotic-drugs/index.htm 

5. On Correlation, Causation and the "Real" Cause of Autism 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/01/on-correlation-causation-and-real-cause.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

6. Have a kid who’s out of control? A new therapy offers a kind of parental empowerment.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/have-a-kid-whos-out-of-control-a-new-therapy-offers-a-kind-of-parental-empowerment/2013/12/20/3bf3a56a-dab1-11e2-9df4-895344c13c30_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend 

7. Child Find

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/child.find.index.htm 

 

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