Principal's Suggestion Box #14

These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make some adjustments. Principals have the best chance to do that.
Dear Principal,

Since it is the beginning of the year, I wanted to share information I found over the summer.

Last year, we had ADD and ADHD kids who presented many classroom problems. I did some research and found we were using classroom discipline in the exact opposite way we are supposed to. According to the info, isolating the ADHD kids makes it worse for them, since they seek stimulation; modifying the activities of the class is better--for the ADHD kids and the others, too, actually, since a 'sedentary classroom' kind of runs down learning.

I recognize some names coming up on my roster that could use better interventions. Do I have permission to talk to the Behavior Specialist at the district? Maybe the teachers who have identified ADHD kids could collaborate on solutions.

Thanks,
Teacher Looking To Avoid Being Frazzled

ADDMagazine
http://www.additudemag.com/channel/adhd-learning-disabilities/index.html 

How ADHD Affects Learning

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/how-adhd-affects-learning 

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/add.index.htm 


My suggestion: Get expert advice when dealing with the attention deficit issues. Modifying your teaching style away from the sedentary will only benefit the entire class. Collaborate with other teachers and share strategies and successes. Behavior modification is always challenging. Collaborating can provide excellent solutions and support. An active mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Principal's Suggestion Box #14

These letters are absolutely fictional (to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.) But, with the hint of truth, maybe we can make some adjustments. Principals have the best chance to do that.
Dear Principal,

Since it is the beginning of the year, I wanted to share information I found over the summer.

Last year, we had ADD and ADHD kids who presented many classroom problems. I did some research and found we were using classroom discipline in the exact opposite way we are supposed to. According to the info, isolating the ADHD kids makes it worse for them, since they seek stimulation; modifying the activities of the class is better--for the ADHD kids and the others, too, actually, since a 'sedentary classroom' kind of runs down learning.

I recognize some names coming up on my roster that could use better interventions. Do I have permission to talk to the Behavior Specialist at the district? Maybe the teachers who have identified ADHD kids could collaborate on solutions.

Thanks,
Teacher Looking To Avoid Being Frazzled

ADDMagazine
http://www.additudemag.com/channel/adhd-learning-disabilities/index.html 

How ADHD Affects Learning

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/how-adhd-affects-learning 

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/add.index.htm 


My suggestion: Get expert advice when dealing with the attention deficit issues. Modifying your teaching style away from the sedentary will only benefit the entire class. Collaborate with other teachers and share strategies and successes. Behavior modification is always challenging. Collaborating can provide excellent solutions and support. An active mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Special Needs Weekly Update 5/18/14

You may have noticed--we're all Special Ed. teachers.

Special Education

The latest news about special education, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

http://www.edweek.org/topics/specialeducation/

Exercising the Mind to Treat Attention Deficits

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/exercising-the-mind-to-treat-attention-deficits/?_php=true&_type=blogs&emc=edit_ml_20140515&nl=style&nlid=68965193&_r=0 

How ADHD Affects Learning 

http://ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/how-adhd-affects-learning

Support Kid’s Mental Health #mhblogday

http://special-ism.com/support-kids-mental-health-mhblogday/ 

The Key to Preparing Difficult Students for the Real World

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/preparing-difficult-students-real-world-allen-mendler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-preparing-difficult-students-real-world-link

Autism Fact Sheet

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm m

Exactly, What Is Dyslexia? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/exactly-what-is-dyslexia.html

 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/8/13

1.  Video: Exclusive–Sir Richard Branson on Dyslexia

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-richard-branson-on-dyslexia 

2. Parental stress and autism: what's effective at reducing it? 

http://questioning-answers.blogspot.com/2013/10/parental-stress-autism-reduction.html?m=1 

3. Common Test of Brain Function can Help Differentiate Subtypes of ADHD 

http://www.medindia.net/news/common-test-of-brain-function-can-help-differentiate-subtypes-of-adhd-126349-1.htm

4. Autism Signs Spotted In First Months Of Life

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/11/07/autism-signs-first-months/18871/ 

5. 8 Strategies to Create a Safe Environment during Explosive Behaviors & Risky Meltdowns

http://special-ism.com/8-great-strategies-to-create-a-safe-environment-during-explosive-behaviors-risky-meltdowns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#sthash.fFEtI1eQ.dpbs 

6. Autism and language impairment genetically linked

http://www.sciencecodex.com/autism_and_language_impairment_genetically_linked-122006 

7.  Self-Advocacy

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/self.advocacy.htm 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/5/13

1. Living With Siblings Who Have Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/living-with-siblings-who-have-learning-disabilities 

2. Common Core's Promise Collides With IEP Realities

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/10/30/10cc-iep.h33.html?tkn=OQTFA%2BGFToG%2BKs5YOBQ%2B5gyTLBsm2KhrSpoP&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

3. So You’re Thinking About Food and Nutrition Therapy?

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/treatments-therapies/cure-ld-therapy-research-food-nutrition-therapy 

4. Kids with autism often get multiple meds at once

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/22/us-kids-autism-idINBRE99L0T620131022

5. 8 Strategies to Create a Safe Environment during Explosive Behaviors & Risky Meltdowns

http://special-ism.com/8-great-strategies-to-create-a-safe-environment-during-explosive-behaviors-risky-meltdowns/?

6. Poverty as Disability and the Future of Special Education Law 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/poverty-as-disability-and-future-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

7. IEP FAQs Pop-Up

Developing Your Child's IEP
Present Levels, Goals & Services, Accommodations
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.develop.popup.htm 

A Full Life for Students Tweets of the Day 11/4/13

1. The State of the Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/state-of-the-common-core-vanessa-vega?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=state-of-CCSS-map 

2. Limit teenagers’ time online to two hours a day, doctors recommend

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6370742#.Um_u-hCnet8 

3.  Our mission is to integrate mindfulness into education.

http://www.mindfulschools.org/ 

4. Helping Students Develop Group Collaboration Skills

http://www.schoolimprovement.com/resources/strategy-of-the-week/ 

5. 10 Resources For Getting Smart About Student Nutrition

http://www.edudemic.com/student-nutrition/ 

6. Behaviour - Warnings to teenagers are a risky business

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6369676 

7. Ready to Learn? The Key Is Listening With Intention

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/ready-to-learn-the-key-is-listening-with-intention/ 

 

Special Needs Weekly Update 10/27/13

1. 10 Things You Need to Know About LD Evaluation

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/10-things-to-know-about-learning-disability-evaluation 

2.  Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) 
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.index.htm

3. Why and How to Read Your Child’s IEP

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/iep-504-plan/why-how-read-your-childs-iep

4. Don’t Get Taken for (Too Long) a Ride! Watch Out for Silent Waivers in an IEP 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/10/dont-get-taken-for-too-long-ride-watch.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

5. Tips for Helping Your Child Build Social Skills

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/tips-for-helping-your-child-build-social-skills

6.  Behavior Modification in the Classroom

http://www.ldonline.org/article/Behavior_Modification_in_the_Classroom

7.  New Teacher Survival Guide: ADHD in the Classroom

All Grades, All Subjects, Behavior 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-adhd-students

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 10/23/13

These costumes make the other kids wish they had a walker or wheelchair.

1. Starting Your Own Halloween Tradition

http://special-ism.com/starting-your-own-halloween-tradition/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#sthash.EtrAKtvS.dpbs 

2. Don’t Get Taken for (Too Long) a Ride! Watch Out for Silent Waivers in an IEP 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/10/dont-get-taken-for-too-long-ride-watch.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

3. Prepare a Sensory Packed Lunch

http://special-ism.com/prepare-a-sensory-packed-lunch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#sthash.0sKfjrTw.dpbs 

4. Accommodations and Compliance Series: Employees with Learning Disabilities

http://www.ldonline.org/article/12081/ 

5.  Behavior Modification in the Classroom

http://www.ldonline.org/article/Behavior_Modification_in_the_Classroom 

 6. What Is Autism? What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism 

7.  Visual Processing Disorders

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/visual-processing-disorders/visual-processing-disorders 

Helping Kids Develop Tweets of the Day 1/19/13

 1. What Every Parent Needs to Know About Praise

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Why_Praise_is_bad_for_children/ 

2. Get Your Nerd On: Desire, Passion And The Scientific Bookstore

http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/01/16/169319675/get-your-nerd-on-desire-passion-and-the-scientific-bookstore?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130116 

3. Worrying About Children

http://edge.org/response-detail/23785 

Rather tedious.

4. Behavior Modification in the Classroom

http://www.adlit.org/article/6030/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=ALSocialMedia 

5. Accommodating Students with Dyslexia in All Classroom Settings

http://www.ldonline.org/article/28551/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia 

6.  Top 10 Spelling Apps

http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101/spelling/literacyapps_spelling/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

7. Having Your Child Tested for Learning Disabilities Outside of School

 http://www.ldonline.org/article/4529?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia

 

 

 

 

Four Tweets Worth Careful Thought

PBL does take some organizing.

1.  Change the Subject: Making the Case for Project-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/21st-century-skills-changing-subjects-larry-rosenstock-rob-riordan#comment-117186 

2. Closing the Gap Between Educators and Entrepreneurs

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/closing-the-gap-between-educators-and-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Differentiating Instruction–Stretching All Learners

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/differentiating-instruction-stretching-all-learners/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. What Every Parent Needs to Know About Praise

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Why_Praise_is_bad_for_children/ 

 

These Tweets Will Take Some Concentration and Thought

  1. Education That Matches the Rhetoric

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/

2. Do We Really Care About the Mental Health of Our Teens? 

http://specialneedssurvey.blogspot.com/2013/01/do-we-really-care-about-mental-health.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Survey%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. 5 Preventive Maintenance Habits to Keep Your Child Out of the Breakdown Lane

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Preventive_Maintenance_to_Keep_Your_Child_Out_of_the_Breakdown_Lane/ 

4. A Process of Grieving

http://special-ism.com/a-process-of-grieving/ 

5. Do Teachers Have Freedom of Speech?

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/12/teachers-freedom-of-speech-rights/ 

6. Student Research: The Right Information at the Right Time

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/research-right-info-right-time-terrell-heick 

7.A Joyful, Brain-Friendly Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/a-joyful-brain-friendly-classroom-elaine-kennedy 

 

Checking Up On Progress Tweets of the Day 11/30/12

There, they're and their?

1.  Grammar and Writing- Bring Back the Basics!

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/11/grammar-and-writing-bring-back-the-basics/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

 2. Picky Eater? Encouraging Flexible Thinking through Taste

http://special-ism.com/picky-eater-encouraging-flexible-thinking-through-taste/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Tech Tools, Blended Learning and More: ITM’s MindShift Moment

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/tech-tools-blended-learning-and-more-itms-mindshift-minute/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. What's So Bad About Bribing Your Child?

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Bribery_versus_Incentives_and_Win_WIn_solutions/ 

5. Autism Awareness is not enough…

http://tips4specialkids.com/2012/04/02/autism-awareness-is-not-enough/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TipsForSpecialNeedsKids+%28Tips+for+Special+Needs+Kids%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

 6. HSE claims it lacks funds for teen’s specialist care

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/hse-claims-it-lacks-funds-for-teens-specialist-care-215529.html 

7. Model Apartment Helps Students Transition to Life 

http://www.teachhub.com/model-apartment-helps-students-transition-life 

8. Texas School Tracking IDs Face Lawsuit Against 'Locator' Chips 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/28/suit-targets-locator-chip_n_2204822.html 

 

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Tweets of the Morning 11/19/2011

 

1. Children Are Not Born Bad, Stupid or Lazy

 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/11/12/164968299/there-are-no-bad-lazy-stupid-children

Wonder what they did to deserve this.

2. What's So Bad About Bribing Your Child?

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Bribery_versus_Incentives_and_Win_WIn_solutions/

3. Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams Considers School Rating System Using Minority Progress 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/texas-education-commissio_n_2147410.html 

4. Is Autism a Disability or a Difference?

 http://special-ism.com/is-autism-a-disability-or-a-difference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

5. Shall We Debate? An Approach to Writing!

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/11/shall-we-debate/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. The Artful Winter :: Celebrating the Season & Holidays with Family Arts and Crafts

http://www.artfulparent.com/2012/11/the-artful-winter-celebrating-the-season-holidays-with-family-arts-and-crafts.html

Pilgrims, not Puritans.

7.  Events that Changed America

http://www.history.com/classroom-study-guides 

 

 

Learning, Growing, Living Tweets of the Day 11/14/12

 

1. Remarkable Woman: Kelly Weaver

Personal challenges compelled her to create a better future for kids with autism

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-04/features/ct-tribu-remarkable-weaver-20121102_1_autism-center-weaver-public-school 

2. 50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education 

http://edudemic.com/2012/04/50-little-known-ways-google-docs-can-help-in-education/

3. My Child Has LD. What's Next?

http://www.ncld.org/stage-related-content/child-identified-ld 

4. Finding Your Child’s Voice: How to Raise a Safe, Independent Adult

http://special-ism.com/finding-your-childs-voice-how-to-raise-a-safe-independent-adult/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

 Mind/Shift I love you. You are so fascinating.

5. How Teachers Mix Online Math with Classroom Instruction

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/how-teachers-mix-online-math-with-classroom-instruction/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Three Trends That Define the Future of Teaching and Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/12/three-trends-that-define-the-future-of-teaching-and-learning-2/ 

More from Mind/shift next blog.

7. My Autistic Son aka Jayden's Song (Filmed and Edited by Alex Rivera & PNER Only Us) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds_ZSgJ4YfM&feature=youtu.be 

8. 20 Educational Apps Approved By Parents 

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/online-colleges-20-elearning-apps-for-parents-and-students/

9. Optimizing Young Readers' Brains: Lessons from Neuroscience

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/11/14/tln_pillars_youngbrains.html 

 10. Mississippi Charter Schools Get A Second Chance

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/mississippi-charter-schoo_n_2122612.html 

11. Defusing Power Struggles: It's Not About Getting the Last Word

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/defusing-power-struggles-last-word-allen-mendler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=powerstruggle 

 

 

What Part of 'No' Don't You Understand? Tweets of the Day 11/13/12

No? How can you say that?

Here is a quote from an excellent blog I read today called, "What Part of No Doesn't Your Child Understand?"  by Dr. Laura Markham.

We can't say yes to everything our child wants. Sometimes we need to say No, for their own good, or for the greater good of the family or community. It's hard for children to accept big disappointments and weather that sadness. But when we allow them to feel their disappointment and love them through it, they learn that:

• Sadness can be endured.
• The sun will always come out tomorrow.
• They can't control their circumstances, but they always have a choice about how to respond to make the best of a situation. 
• Check out the remainder of the article here:

1. What Part of No Doesn't Your Child Understand?

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/What_Part_of_No_Doesn%27t_Your_Kid_Understan/ 

2. First Book and AFT Bring a Truckload of Books to Hurricane Sandy Victims

http://blog.firstbook.org/2012/11/13/30000-childrens-books-to-hurricane-sandy-victims/ 

3. Nurturing the Creative Arts

http://www.education.com/special-edition/nurturing-creative-arts/?cid=80. 

4. Kansas Board Of Education To Discuss Role Of Cursive Writing In School Curriculums At Tuesday Meeting 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/kansas-state-board-of-edu_n_2118633.html 

5. How to protect your toddler beyond the childproofing gear

http://www.babble.com/toddler/toddler-health-safety/childproofing-safety-toddler-discipline/ 

6. The information resource for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH). 

http://www.camh.org.uk/ 

7. Scholastic Book Grants

http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/bookgrants.htm?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter

8. YourSpecialEducationRights.com 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPCyGiFa3ms&feature=share 

9.Vocabulary

Institute for Multi-Sensory Education Orton-Gillingham via Crystal Cathey

https://pinterest.com/pin/482800022522615298/ 

This poster is for you, too, Teach. How long have you been sitting at the computer?

Sensational Brain https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sensational-Brain/137969342886635

Thanks, Reading Rockets for A Great Seasonal Reading List and Other Tweets of the Day 11/9/12

Coming on Home Soon

Thank you again, Reading Rockets. Great books for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving.

Balloons Over Broadway

 

1. Books by theme: Remembering and Giving Thanks 

http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1278/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

 

Biscuit is Thanksfull

Junie B

Splat Says Thank You

The Wall

 

 

A Little Peace

 

2. Challenging behaviour in children with an ASD

http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/challenging-behaviour/challenging-behaviour-in-children-with-an-asd.aspx 

 

 3. Julian Castro: Pre-K 4 SA Passage Shows Belief In Education, Opportunity For Future Prosperity 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/julian-castro-pre-k-4-sa-_n_2094348.html

4. Colman Chadam, California Boy Ordered To Transfer Schools For Carrying Cystic Fibrosis Gene, Goes Back To Class 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/colman-chadam-california-_n_2092816.html 

5. How MIT Approaches Innovation In Education Technology

http://edudemic.com/2012/11/mit-innovation-in-education-technology/ 

6. Why Kids Should Learn Cursive (and Math Facts, and Word Roots)

http://ideas.time.com/2012/11/08/why-kids-should-learn-cu-cursive/?iid=op-main-lead 

7. Challenging behaviour in children with an ASD

http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/challenging-behaviour/challenging-behaviour-in-children-with-an-asd.aspx 

8. Julian Castro: Pre-K 4 SA Passage Shows Belief In Education, Opportunity For Future Prosperity 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/julian-castro-pre-k-4-sa-_n_2094348.html 

9. Encouraging Picky Eaters with Autism to Try New Foods

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2012/11/09/encouraging-picky-eaters-autism-try-new-foods 

 10. Educare Preschools Aim to Close Academic Gapshttp://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/07/11educare_ep.h32.html?tkn=ZPUFH8Rq79i8cGgX7cLe5I5%2FVmJ1ageQ9aC6&cmp=clp-edweek&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

Good Book Time? Tweets of the Morning 10/30/12

 

Today, pretend might be good.

1. Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/13715/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

2. What Is Project-Based Learning?

http://edudemic.com/2012/10/what-is-project-based-learning/ 

 

3. A Bright Light During Dark Days: Bloomberg's Sign Language Star

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/30/163940098/a-bright-light-during-dark-news-bloombergs-sign-language-star?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121030 

4. Knowing Your Child's Rights

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-rights/knowing-your-childs-rights 

5. Learning to Advocate for Your Special Needs Child

http://special-ism.com/learning-to-advocate-for-your-special-needs-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Beyond Back to School Night: Parents and Teachers as Allies

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parents-and-teachers-as-allies-mark-phillips 

Just post it!

7. Post-its: Little Notes for Big Discussions

All Grades, ELA, Discussion 

 https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/enhance-student-note-taking

8. Why I Will Never Use a Behavior Chart Again 

http://teachinginprogress.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/why-i-will-never-use-behavior-chart.html 

9. James Redford’s view of “The Big Picture”

http://realscreen.com/2012/10/29/james-redfords-view-of-the-big-picture/ 

10. The State of Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/what-is-ld/state-of-learning-disabilities 

Help! Tweets of the Day 10/22/12

 Oooh, mysterioso!

1. Shadow Puppets 

http://www.education.com/activity/article/Shadow_puppets_third/?cid=80. 

2. Bryan Lindquist Controversy: Anoka-Hennepin Parents Upset That Anti-Bullying Task Force Includes Man From 'Hate Group' 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/bryan-lindquist-controver_n_1989350.html

3. Civic Consumption: What It Is and How You Can Do It.

http://blog.firstbook.org/2012/10/22/civic-consumption-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-do-it/ 

4. 5 Quick Tips to Deal with Inappropriate Acting Out Behaviours

http://special-ism.com/5-quick-tips-to-deal-with-inappropriate-acting-out-behaviours/ 

5. A Pay What You Can Sale on My Autumn Crafts eBook!

http://www.artfulparent.com/2012/10/a-pay-what-you-can-sale-on-my-autumn-crafts-ebook.html 

 

6. {Ask a Teacher} Help! I’m Overwhelmed!

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/10/ask-a-teacher-help-im-overwhelmed/ 

7. Disability Mentoring Day: Pay it Forward

http://social.dol.gov/blog/disability-mentoring-day-pay-it-forward/ 

8.  A Visual Antidote to Cynicism

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/19/everything-is-going-to-be-ok-cards/

Es verdad.