Monthly Archives: November 2008

Well, I actually accomplished a little something today. I ‘ve already made 2 of the 4 Sweet Potato pies. One’s in the oven cooking. As soon as that one’s finished cooking, I am going to cook the 4th and final one. After that I will start on the 3 Large Peach Cobblers I’m making. I [...] Continue reading →

One thing that I’ve learned this year that I wish I would have learned last year is to use all of the resources available to me. Use the services of the Literacy Coach, the Math Coach, veteran teachers, anyone who can help. Use them. That’s what they’re there for!
Until next time!
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In “Pre-K Can Work: Needy kids could benefit, but only if we use proven pedagogy and hold programs accountable,” Shepard Barbash of the City Journal describes the conditions he sees as required if pre-kindergarten programs are to benefit the US. Actually, he devotes several paragraphs to describing what’s wrong with pre-k education. Noting that [...] Continue reading →

There is still time—but not much— to submit a proposal to present a paper at the annual convention of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan.
The deadline for proposal submissions for the 2009 convention of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan is December 1. The convention will be held February 19-20, 2009 at the [...] Continue reading →

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

I am watching an episode of “Good Times”. In this particular episode the writers or whoever decided to introduce the subject of retardation/hard-of-hearing. It is so funny to see how Special Ed. issues were handled back then; sometimes even now.
The episode I’m watching is about a little boy named Larry who nearly fell down [...] Continue reading →

Yes, you know how the saying goes. The best laid plans… Well, I took today and tomorrow off because I’m sick (wink,wink!). I planned to do a long list of chores and run a bunch of errands. Now, ask me if I got anything done!!! Nope, I sure didn’t. I did one load of laundry [...] Continue reading →

Dr. Melvin Levine has resigned from the executive board of the widely known program called “All Kinds of Minds,” an institute he co-founded in 1995, according to a news report by Tamara Lewin in the New York (NY, US) Times and Elizabeth Cooney of the Boston (MA, US) Globe. Dr. Levine, renowned for his [...] Continue reading →

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

From the northern California news source Redding.com, I learned that a local school will use grant funds to help special educators improve their reading and language arts teaching. I’m curious about how the school plans to do this. Any guesses?
State grant helps Lewiston school
LEWISTON – Lewiston Elementary School has been awarded a $19,500 grant [...] Continue reading →