Category Archives: In the know!!

Talbots Later-in-Life Scholarship

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Since I’ve been a shopping fool at Talbots lately, I was emailed information regarding Talbots Charitable Foundation for women pursuing a scholarship later in life. I sure wish I would have seen … Continue reading

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10 Simple Truths I’ve Learned About Education

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Working in education makes you one tough mutha’, shut yo’ mouth! Although I may get off track and temporarily want to smack someone (as with MFH), I’ve learned many simple truths that … Continue reading

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My Recommended Summer Reading List

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Children’s Picture books (ages 3-8) Snuggle Mountain by Lindsey Lane Maxi’s Bed Magician by Werner Blaebst Fenwick’s Suit by David Small Mr. George Baker I Like Myself By Karen Beaumont Stand Tall … Continue reading

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Xtra Math.com

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Just the other day, I posted about the summer slide and how to avoid it. Well, I discovered a great way to help combat it. Here’s the latest website that I signing … Continue reading

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San Juan Capistrano Came Alive!

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. It’s Alive! I wanted to say to my students as we walked into the San Juan Capistrano mission today. My students could not contain themselves as they excitedly looked around. For those … Continue reading

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Great Assessment Article

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. I was just over @ Edutopia.com and found a pretty nice article. The article, about assessment, was entitled, “What You Can Do in 5 minutes, 5 Weeks, and 5 Months”. It was … Continue reading

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African-American Firsts!

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. For Black History month, I assigned my students projects on trailblazers- the first in their field. I definitely wanted them to do a project for Black History month, but was just tired … Continue reading

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How To Read a Report Card (READING ROCKETS ARTICLE)

From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. I subscribe to Reading Rockets and so should you. They have such great articles. Well, since I’m about to do Report Cards for the 2nd quarter, I thought I’d post this. It’s … Continue reading

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Great Reading Rockets Article

Here’s a link to a great Reading Rockets article I read regarding kids & riddles. http://www.readingrockets.org Check it out! Continue reading

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*WARNING!* DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE BLOG HUB.COM

I was recently alerted that my blog appears, in its entirety, @ thebloghub.com. I couldn’t believe it. I checked it out & simply could not believe it. Not only did I never give them permission to use my post (and make money from it), but I contacted them to take the site down. Do you [...] Continue reading

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