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This video is about two sisters. The oldest sister is narrating the story talking about her younger sister who is special needs. I is a really touching story about acceptance and tolerance, as well as a lesson on family bonds. It is an eye opening video that touches anyones heart. This is a great video for teaching acceptance and tolerance to younger and older students. I personally used this video for a graduate school project on Intellectual Disabilities. It was a perfect example of what I.D can look like. Using this video with say 5th or 6th graders would be ideal because they could relate to having that younger sibling possibly and relate to the bullying aspect and how that would make anyone feel.

I think its excellent that you discovered this video Erin! I completely agree with what Sarah said about using it as a way to start a discussion about accepting others. This would be beneficial for older students.

I love this video! I agree with everyone. This video could be used for all ages for acceptance and relates to self-determination; just because he looks different, does not mean he can't do the things that other people can do.

A great video on self determination by youth for youth

Thank you for posting this here. It will make it easier for me to find it in the future. This video does such a good job at capturing the idea of self determination and what it is all about. Any viewer of this video can instantly become more in tune to student needs and how to help students to be more self determined.

This video hits home with so many individuals. Everyone can find a connection and learn from this video.

"This 19-minute video is intended for administrators, counselors, and district staff leading student engagement and dropout prevention efforts in their schools and districts, as well as secondary educators helping students transitioning into high school. The video draws from experiences and findings from researchers, practitioners, and students. It begins with an overview of the challenges facing students transitioning into high school and then focuses on three promising practices to help students manage the transition and stay on track to graduate: * Using data to identify students at risk of dropping out. * Providing academic supports to students who need help. * Connecting students to caring adults."

"Work Early, Work Often" is a video campaign created by the Youth Transitions Collaborative's career preparation and management working group. Together, the three-part series highlights the importance of work and work-based experiences in an individual's transition to adulthood, particularly for young adults with disabilities. Each storyline focuses on a different subject and narrative, told from the perspective of key audiences that are part of the transition journey. All videos include open captioning and audio descriptions.."

"Make any video your lesson Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding"

This video shows you step by step a word document that someone created for a transition plan. I found many PDF versions but did not know how to share them so I found this youtube source. It is great for special educators who need to find a template or a different version because theirs may not work for every student. I would use this in the future when working with transition ages students.

This is a great youtube video. I would definitely use it as a refresher when I needed it, before working with high school students. It's helpful to have someone narrating the steps and reasons for each one.

Career portfolios are the way to go! I think every student should have one. Steve

This video is a wonderful resource for teaching tolerance and acceptance of all abilities. It is really touching, moving, and eye opening.It gives the viewer a visual of what these disabilities look like and how these people are just like any one else, people. They just have different abilities than others which is natural and occurs in people with and without disabilities. I would use this video as an acceptance and tolerance lesson with late elementary-high school students. I would pair it with a writing prompt or some other type of assignment to get the students really thinking and feeling from this video. My hopes is that it would open up a wonderful discussion for the class.

Fascinating webinar on sleep

A project of the VA Department of Education, the I'm Determined website offers resources for youth, families, and educators around self-determination. Self-determination is about youth with disabilities taking control of their lives. Resources include videos, modules, a transition guide, downloadable brochures, and more.

This website resource provides transition resources for parents, teachers and professionals. Throughout the website, there are headings for specific disabilities such as ADHD, autism and visual impairment. Each of these disabilities is provided with a brief summary and link which discusses success stories, suggestions and tips about transitions with those particular disabilities. The website is broken down into grade level options which make the search more specific. At the top of the page, there are headings related to worksheets, videos and colleges. This website will be useful to any student at any age that is transitioning either into a higher grade or new school. It will be important for parents of children who are going through the transition process to check out this website and read about what parents can do to help. I would highly recommend this to families who I speak to about this process.

I like how this article discusses success stories instead of negative views. The suggestions and tips for each disability is helpful to. What i really like is how it is broken up into grade levels so that it is easy to find what you need.

This is a great article, full of many resources, and is very easy to follow. I liked how for the student section it broke it down and from why students should be involved their IEP meetings and transition services, to providing students with resources to see about what to do after high school. Very user friendly and I would direct my students to this site.

This is a great website to visit when helping a student begin planning for college. It offers video clip interviews, activities, and resources to help students (and their families) prepare for life in college. It begins by first getting students to think about their interests, getting students to think about their disability and self-advocacy in college, and finally, students then put together a plan that is enacted in high school in order to get into college.   This is an easy way to introduce college life to students with disabilities who do want pursue a postsecondary education. It is very straightforward and a good place to start, especially, since students will be able to hear what other students with disabilities have to say about college, and students initiate the steps in planning for college.

This article focuses on children with autism. Children with autism typically have communication and social needs. Technology can assist in the communication needs but the author warns against using technology to teach social skills. This is due to the fact that a computer is not a real person. To teach social skills children need to be interacting with other people. It is all about creating a balance. This reitterates the fact that no child autism or not is the same. Not one thing is going to work for all. Through having this resource and using co-workers, parents, etc... as resources we can better meet the needs of all students. Not one particular learning experience will meet the needs of all students. We as teachers need to vary the methods we use to teach depending on our individual students.

Rutgers University professor Maurice Elias serves as director of the Social-Emotional Learning Lab and coordinator of the Expert Advisory Group to the NJ Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention. He is also academic director of Rutgers' Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnerships program. [Dr. Elias discusses the history and trends in Social and Emotional Learning and Character Development in this video.)

When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. In this talk, she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home. (Filmed at TEDxDU.) Ramona Pierson develops tools to revolutionize learning management and assessment systems -- her fourth career after aviation, neuropsychology and software development. Full bio »

Gaming in education is a really big deal, and a very fun way to get students more involved and interested in education.

"Student Engagement: Resource Roundup Keeping students captivated and ready to learn throughout the year is no small task. Here's a list of articles, videos, links, and other resources that offer strategies and advice for keeping them engaged in learning."

Home site for the Down Syndrome Research Foundation.