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Monthly Archives: August 2010
I Had The Naked @ School Dream!
I had the Teacher’s equivalent of the naked at school dream. I was there on time, but somehow got lost, so I ended up being late & picking up my class last. I was totally unprepared, didn’t have any of the materials I needed, the Principal was micromanaging me, & worst of all, my students [...]
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10 Special Ed “Back To School” Readiness Questions
It’s “back to school” time! While many of my clients receive Extended School Year (ESY) services over the summer, I have learned over the years in my special education law practice that, regardless of whether your child receives ESY services, a number of things can occur over a summer that might impact his or her [...] Continue reading
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Boardmaker Studio Trial
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and then I choked down the giggles
Today I was working with a student from the general ed first grade class. It was just me and him. He’s a struggling student and we were working on a phonemic awareness activity.
“Cat,” I said. “What sound do you hear at the beginning of c-c-c-at?”
He thought for a while, then answered: “C !!”
“You’re right: “c” is the first letter in the word “cat”. Can you think of the sound that the letter “c” makes?”
He thought some more, then said…
“meow?”
PDK/Gallup Annual Poll Shows Disconnect Between Parents Hopes for Students and Actual Outcomes
American parents overwhelmingly — and more than any other time in history — want their children to attend college, according to an annual poll jointly conducted by Gallup and Phi Delta Kappa International. The PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools has been conducted since 1969. The 2010 findings are based on telephone interviews conducted in June 2010 with a national sample of 1,008 American adults. This year, approximately 92% of parents stated they believe their child will attend college. Unfortunately, the reality is that probably only 30% will begin college and even less will graduate. Although… Continue reading
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Big Changes to §504: Do They Affect Special Education – Part III
Image via WikipediaIn previous posts we have examined why Congress made changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act and §504. Now were ready to discuss some of the changes:- The definition of major life activities has been expanded to include maj… Continue reading
Posted in 504, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, education, Gerl, law, Special Education, special education law
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Why not only positives?
Teacher A: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we didn’t have to use any aversive procedures. Punishment is such a drag. Teacher B: Yes! I agree. Positive reinforcement is sooo powerful—shaping, schedules, maintenance, and all that. You can d… Continue reading
Posted in b mod, behavior problems, Classroom management, classrooms, discipline, disruptive behavior, Ethics, fundamentals, Increasing responding, instruction, pbis, pbs, problems, Professional development, punishment, Reducing responding, reinforcement, Research, schools, teacher education, teacher's thinking, teaching, Teaching b mod
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Nervous Curiosity!
I am eagerly & nervously looking forward to starting this new job. I go for training on Wednesday & set up my classroom on Thursday & Friday! I curious to see what my new students are like.
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Lunch crunch
This past week, all of the teachers had to eat with their classes in the cafeteria to ensure proper behavior. This was difficult for a number of reasons: 1) the unhealthy food the school was serving made me cringe (help us, Jaime Oliver!!), and 2) after spending all morning with the kiddos, I really just need to go sit in a dark and silent room for a while… maybe rock back and forth for comfort.
But there I was, digging into my kiwis and having meaningful conversations with the students.
And we have a very stereotypical lunch lady: she’s mean. And not just mean with the kids, she’s mean with the staff! We can’t grab an extra “spork” without paying five cents. She even made a sign! If you go through the lunch line and you just want some macaroni, she’ll charge you for the entire lunch. And no, this isn’t district policy, this is HER policy.
But I digress.
Most of the kids at our school buy their lunch from the cafeteria, but a few bring lunch from home. I don’t know if times have changed or if this is what is typical in our neighborhood (I suspect most of them are on free/reduced lunch). Do you pack a lunch for your child?
If you do, I came across something you might just love: Leo on the Loose has some fabulous lunch box notes you can print out, fill in, and tuck into your kiddo’s bag for a nice little surprise. (Unless your kid is at that eye-rolling stage and all into looking cool in front of their friends. If that’s the case, slip them a dollar bill in their lunch for the vending machine. It means the same thing as “I love you” only it won’t produce any cringing!)
You can download them here.
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From a Kid’s Perspective!
I was reminiscing about my children’s first day of school. Specifically David & Phillise. When I took David to his first day of school, I neglected to tell him that it was a continuous thing. You know, that he had to go back day after day. He was so happy when I picked him up [...]
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