"Social Stories
Why should I do it:
Helps teach students routines, expectations, and behavioral standards in an alternative way
Reinforces correct behavior
Information presented in a story format
Provides visual examples of behavior expectations
Provides a more personalized and tailored behavioral intervention
Helps involve students in the learning process
Works well with students on the autism spectrum and those with ADD/ADHD"
This site presents training, resources, and information related to early communication assessment and instruction for students with significant disabilities. It is part of a larger effort to address the needs of students with significant disabilities who participate in the alternate assessment across the state of North Carolina. The goal of the larger project is to provide educators with the training, resources, and support they need to meet the needs of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities across three critical domains: Academics, Communication, and Transition.
"Over time I have created quite a few help guides, presentations, and other training resources for Google-related topics. Although these resources can be found elsewhere on this site and other locations, I have pulled them all together in one place to make it easy for people to find a needed resource, as well as to be sure you are accessing the most recent version"
"Episode #112 features the second half of the recording of a live presentation by
Christopher and
Melissa Bugaj
at the 2012
Virginia Society for Technology in Education
Conference
about commonly recommended,
evidence-based reading
solutions. Access the entire presentation from
http://bit.ly/vste12literacy
."
Engaging kids in creative video productions allows them to develop communication skills and enhances their technical know-how. It also gives them an avenue through which they can practice multimodal expressions and present information in numerous ways.This multimodality in communicating information does not only help students understand topics much better and at a deeper level but is also an elemental feature of the 21st century learning.
Be a student of History so you aren't doomed to repeat it! This podcast provides audio descriptions and discussions about the people and events from the past who shaped our present. Use specific episodes as an option to provide audio content that complements the topic of study. Invite students to listen during their commute!
"Seasonal change is all around us. We see it in the length of a day, in the appearance of a flower, in the flight of a butterfly. Journey North engages students and citizen scientists around the globe in tracking wildlife migration and seasonal change. Participants share field observations across the northern hemisphere, exploring the interrelated aspects of seasonal change.
Sunlight and the Seasons
Discovering how sunlight drives seasonal change by tracking changes in day length, or photoperiod.
Plants and the Seasons
Exploring plant growth in tulip test gardens, running an experiment to track the arrival of spring.
Seasonal Migrations
Following animal migrations. Observing, reporting, and tracking travels across the hemisphere.
Journey North is a free, Internet-based program presented by Annenberg Learner, a division of the Annenberg Foundation."