D.E.A.R. Day Tweets of the Day 4/11/13

Beverly Cleary--Celebrate her birthday with D.E.A.R. Day

1.  D.E.A.R. Day, April 12th

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

2. Top 30 Autism Spectrum Blogs of 2013

http://www.babble.com/baby/top-30-autism-spectrum-blogs-2013/full-list-autism-spectrum-blogs-2013/

3. No-Zero Policy: Students Don’t See Zeroes The Same Way Adults Do

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/no-zero-policy-students-dont-see-zeroes-the-same-way-adults-do/ 

4. Teaching Reading to Teens with Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/ld-education-teachers/teaching-reading-teens-with-learning-disabilities 

5. Childhood Obesity Factors: Screen Time, Sleep, 'Obesogenic' Environments Play Roles, Research Shows 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/childhood-obesity-factors-sleep-diet-nutrition-screen-time_n_3046401.html?ir=Parents 

6. Tips & Tricks for Getting Effective IEPs

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=9303 

7. Can Yo-Yo Ma Fix The Arts? 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/04/09/176681242/can-yo-yo-ma-fix-the-arts?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130409 

 

http://blog.stemconnector.org/final-next-generation-science-standards-released-state-created-standards-science-education-21st

 

 

 

 

What Kids Need, How They Learn Tweets of the Morning 9/25/12

Hey, lady, of course I know how many red cars.

What Kids Need, How They Learn

1. Tests for kindergartners on their first days in school: Oregon piloting a system to screen every pupil's readiness

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/00/tests_for_kindergartners_on_th.html?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

2. The Common Core and What Children Need 

http://www.boostcollaborative.org/index.php?option=com_lyftenbloggie&view=entry&year=2012&month=09&day=21&id=92%3Athe-common-core-and-what-children-need 

3.Executive Functioning

Many people with LD struggle with executive function, which can make activities like planning, organizing, strategizing, remembering details, and managing time and space difficult. Problems with executive function — a set of mental processes that helps connect past experience with present action — can be seen at any age and often contribute to the challenges individuals with LD face in academic learning.

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders 

4. Literacy in the District 

http://www.youtube.com

Please, no!

/watch?v=wO6yIQr92Os&feature=youtu.be 

5. School Lunches, Vending Machines Threat To U.S. Fight Against Obesity, Military Leaders Say 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/military-leaders-point-to_n_1911518.html 

6. How Self-Expression Damaged My Students

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/09/how-self-expression-damaged-my-students/262656/