Monthly Archives: April 2009

L.A. Times Festival of Books ‘09

Posted on 27 April 2009 by Leila

Today, I, along with Phillip & Phillise went to U.C.L.A. for the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Let me just say that I got a workout from all the walking. It was very nice. Huge, but very nice.

Giada De Laurentiis, granddaughter of Dino De Laurentiis, was there promoting her cookbook. I thought that I was [...] Continue reading →

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At what point…

Posted on 25 April 2009 by Leila

At what point do you take a threat on your life seriously? Is it when the person says it once? Twice?
When they’re 12? 13? 14?
Well, how about 8?
Yep, that’s right, 8!!!
I have been the recipient of death threats and threats of other physical harm from an 8 year old and his mother who I believed [...] Continue reading →

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The New Case Before the Supreme Court – Part IV

Posted on 24 April 2009 by Jim Gerl

The case of TA v. Forrest Grove Sch Dist goes to oral argument before the U. S. Supreme Court next week. I found a very provocative article about the private school attended by the student in Time Magazine. Here is a link. One comment in the article … Continue reading →

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Graham Lecture with S. Graham

Posted on 24 April 2009 by Teach Effectively!

Steve Graham(at another presentation)
Live blogging here in McKim Hall at the University of Virginia as Steve Graham delivers the McGuffey Reading Center’s 25th annual Graham Lecture. After Marcia Invernizzi’s cordial introduction, Steve began with a joke and a couple of humorous anecdotes about students’ writing. Of course, he tipped his hat to his collaborators and [...] Continue reading →

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Conjunction, junction, What’s your function? Part 3

Posted on 23 April 2009 by Leila

Yet another person has become a verb. Yes people, it has happened again. Someone has become a verb. Only this time it’s a television person. It’s Liz Lemon from 30 Rock- my alter ego. If you’ll recall, I wrote on post on it a couple of weeks ago. If you read it then you should [...] Continue reading →

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“Text-driving” the NEO 2 with Text to Speech

Posted on 23 April 2009 by Lon

We have been using the Alphasmart NEO and the Dana now for quite some time in our assistive technology equipment center. We have used it for alternative access in writing for some students who can’t handwrite, and we have had a text to speech sound ca… Continue reading →

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Nervous me!

Posted on 23 April 2009 by Leila

I am so nervous about returning to work on next Monday. I’m a little rusty. I haven’t made lesson plans for the whole time I’ve been off. I haven’t been in any type of structured environment except school, and that’s only every Wednesday and every other Thursday. So, how I’m going to feel on my [...] Continue reading →