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Service learning was commonplace at the private school I taught at a few years ago. Everyone, even the teachers, were involved in some sort of service-oriented project. It gave students the opportunity to see what the world was really like beyond their safe and sheltered school community and how one person can make a difference. I remember Obama mentioning the importance of service learning during his campaign. When he took office, I had high hopes that service learning curricula would prolif
… ContinuePosted by Kelly Thompson on March 2, 2010 at 7:12am — 5 Comments
There are two great online resources for parents of children with learning disabilities. By the way, according to some sources, one in seven Americans has a learning disability.
Wrightslaw has a newsletter called the Special Ed Advocate. Every state also has a Parent Training and Inform
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The New York Times ran an interesting article last week entitled, “Do School Libraries Need Books?” Apparently, as a result of the high costs associated with maintaining up-to-date school libraries, some schools are choosing to combat the issue by transforming their libraries into digital centers wit
… ContinuePosted by Christina Pilati on February 15, 2010 at 12:40pm — 9 Comments
With all of the new trends and tools in education technology, there’s no reason for special needs students and their teachers and parents to be left behind. This list of 100 useful tools can help
anyone with a learning disability like ADHD, dyslexia or test anxiety,
as well as students with visual or hearing impairments, use the
Internet and other technology systems to help them with reading, math,
organization, social skills, and more.
Evaluation Tools
… ContinuePosted by Ashley Thompson on February 12, 2010 at 3:47pm
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