Educational Links 8/3/19

I And You And Us 30 Inspiring Messages For Students

https://wegrowteachers.com/i-and-you-and-us-30-inspiring-messages-for-students/?fbclid=IwAR3aeZ9vMCzySLFOM5lvsQag5lUsJ5OHPZ_6l-96IapJbp0-kBZWYwELYGk

'Freedom Schools' Grow A New Generation Of Social Justice Activists

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54032/freedom-schools-grow-a-new-generation-of-social-justice-activists

Program helps special education students find work after graduation

https://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/tolland/program-helps-special-education-students-find-work-after-graduation/article_6f108820-b3a7-11e9-b9ef-f74aadb7e6ed.html?fbclid=IwAR0q-4rVQfkF8peyEB2tUs_MtrtQJGszDOqiTfcHEFLxwIYVat5h1-vbOmo

White Teacher Called Police on Black 5th Grader Who She Says Threatened Her

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/08/02/white-teacher-called-police-on-black-5th.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR1cfJ967m-fW7hpxkgxRgfXlt-3BXMCfSgWS45hwgQx6_VPcy0WoB4WOUs

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/08/02/useful-resources-for-learning-about-the-400th-anniversary-of-bringing-enslaved-africans-to-america/?fbclid=IwAR15oU3ee73mh0355igIjvrl16sEeQyrGTOMJExRgSdeTVxG13ksT8z8aK4

All Students Need Career and Technical Education

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2019/07/all_students_need_career_and_technical_education.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR1qY4ynHZoGtdBAIpd6BwHvCSF1v2V4w05txCrDpUpQB1cBmwM9Ee3ieeU

5 Benefits of Inclusion Classrooms

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/educational-strategies/5-benefits-of-inclusion-classrooms

• In an inclusion classroom, general education teachers and special education teachers work together to meet the needs of students.
• This type of classroom gives special education students the support they need and allows them to stay in the least restrictive environment.
• All students can benefit from the additional resources and supportive techniques used in an inclusion classroom.

Educational Links 10/9/14

America's Poorest Toddlers Are Being Wildly Over-Prescribed ADHD Drugs 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/10/americas-poorest-toddlers-are-being.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

The Maker Movement: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants to Own the Future

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/maker-movement-shoulders-of-giants-sylvia-martinez?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-maker-movement-shoulders-of-giants-link 

Learn About ADHD: Focus on Hyperfocus

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/612.html 

6 Tips For Smarter Studying

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/learning-studying-tips-smart_n_5946536.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000030 

The Level Playing Field

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/10/digital_reading_programs_and_leveling_for_students.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top 

What You Need to Know About Occupational Therapy 

http://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/therapies/what-you-need-to-know-about-occupational-therapy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Q&A: Plumbing The Mysteries Of The Teenage Brain

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/10/qa-plumbing-the-mysteries-of-the-teenage-brain/ 

7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention In A Traditional Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/simple-ways-help-students-pay-attention/ 

Fall Update: The Best of the Best Back-to-School Essentials

http://www.edudemic.com/fall-update-back-to-school/ 

 

 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 4/29/14

LD Navigator: A Comprehensive Resource Guide about Learning Disabilities for the Pediatric Professional Community and Parents

http://ldnavigator.ncld.org/ 

 

Guest blog: A cautionary tale for autism drug development http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/blog/2014/guest-blog-a-cautionary-tale-for-autismdrugdevelopment?utm_source=Autism+research+news+from+SFARI.org&utm_campaign=34dd18d714-SFARI_Newsletter_20140422&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0a60ccb345-34dd18d714-388520805

ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140418141244.htm 

 New Rules For Disability Caregivers Prompt Changes 

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/04/28/new-rules-caregivers-changes/19313/ 

Alternative-Assessment Groups Pursue Divergent Pathways

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/04/23/29cc-accommodations-side.h33.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29 

Resolving Disputes Between Parents and Schools

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/resolving-disputes-between-parents-and-schools/ 

Choosing an Occupational Therapist 

http://special-ism.com/8-tips-for-selecting-an-occupational-therapist-to-address-your-childs-sensory-processing-needs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29

8 Tips for Selecting an Occupational Therapist to Address your Child’s Sensory Processing Needs
Read more at http://special-ism.com/8-tips-for-selecting-an-occupational-therapist-to-address-your-childs-sensory-processing-needs/#4i34qpOgpXTVGtTV.99

8 Tips for Selecting an Occupational Therapist to Address your Child’s Sensory Processing Needs
Read more at http://special-ism.com/8-tips-for-selecting-an-occupational-therapist-to-address-your-childs-sensory-processing-needs/#4i34qpOgpXTVGtTV.99

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/27/14

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who has a son with Down syndrome, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

1. Mother Of Boy With Down Syndrome To Address Nation

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/01/24/mother-address-nation/19048/ 

2. Helping kids get organized and control problem behaviors

 http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2014-1-21-behavioral-treatment-kids-adhd

3. Ten Steps to Writing Effective IEP Goals

 http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/ten-steps-to-writing-effective-iep-goals/

4. An analysis of the American Occupational Therapy Association's narrative on sensory integration 

http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-analysis-of-american-occupational.html 

5. On Pygmalion and sensory integration research 

 http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2013/12/on-pygmalion-and-sensory-integration.html

6.  Gifted Education, Special Education See Funding Increases in Federal Budget Bill

 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2014/01/gifted_education_special_educa.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

7.  Questions and Answers
On Individualized Education Programs (IEPs),
Evaluations, and Reevaluations

 http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,3,