Special Education Today

7 February 2010

Special Educators are trained to use defibrillators

Deputy headteachers from Glendene School Craig Platt and Liz Coxon with teacher Mark McNichol and the new defibrillator which has been donated to the school.

Educators at a school in England for students with special needs are being trained to use an automated external defibrillator that was donated to the school. "The aim is that all staff members will be trained to use it," one teacher said. "We hope that we will never need to put it into action, but it is good to know that we would be able to bring a child or adult round in an emergency. They really can make the difference between life and death." Sunderland Echo (U.K.)


22 December 2009

More teachers should take advantage of Internet tools

Filed under: ADHD/ ADD, Special Education, Technology in Education — Maria Angala @ 10:00 am
More teachers should use Web sites to share homework assignments and other information with parents, Jay Mathews argues. He writes in this blog post that parents could use the information to take a more active role in their child's education. While teachers might have trouble finding the time to update the Web sites, Mathews argues it will actually save time by eliminating some parent phone calls and encouraging more students to turn in their work. The Washington Post/Class Struggle blog

26 May 2009

Study shows fidgeting may help children with ADHD to focus

Filed under: ADHD/ ADD, Special Education — ms.angala @ 7:18 pm
Children with ADHD may need to fidget to help them access their short-term memory, according to a study from University of Central Florida researchers. Boys with and without ADHD fidgeted more when asked to recall numbers and patterns, but the study found those with ADHD moved much more. Only when their concentration wasn't needed did the boys sit still, researchers said. Orlando Sentinel (Fla.)

13 August 2008

Gold medalist found his focus in the water

Michael Phelps was medicated for two years in elementary school to treat his ADHD, but as an 11-year-old he asked to be taken off the drugs. His swimming career was already blossoming and his focus on practicing and improving technique was astounding, says his mother, Deborah Phelps, a middle-school principal. The Boston Globe

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