This short booklet provides information about children and young people who use a variety of different ways to communicate, how you can help support them and where to go for further information. You should read this booklet if you live or work with children and young people whose speech is difficult to understand or who have no speech.
"How many times have you thought to yourself, "In what way can I spice up this unit and make it student-centered?" One great way is to let your students be creative using video. With all the tools and technology available, making videos is easier than ever for you and your students."
Is science self-correcting over time? Do the processes involved
in biomedical research-collaboration, communication,
skepticism, peer review-lead to a valuable and objective way
of learning about the world?
This curriculum introduces students to ways in which
scientific research is conducted, how social forces influence
scientific priorities, and how basic scientific research may,
or may not, support medical applications for human health.
Throughout the unit, students are asked to consider their
roles and responsibilities as scientifically literate citizens.
Using a series of 'stickman' animations coupled with video and narration this video explores different ways of communicating and introduces you to AAC Man, a superhero who can help overcome barriers to communication.
Make math lessons engaging and interactive! This website provides a link to the free downloadable ActivInspire flipchart on "5 Ways to Use ActivInspire with Math."
"I'm always looking for ways of presenting
information to my students in more effective ways. I've recently discovered an
explosion in a new way of representing data and information on the WWW called
infographics. Obviously, they didn't just start popping up this year, but they
seem to be everywhere at the moment. They offer great possibilities in Education
across many curriculum areas."
Districts seek ways to implement universal design
By ALEXANDER RUSSO
Bringing UDL into the Mainstream, continued
Bringing UDL into the Mainstream: Districts seek ways to implement universal design
Bringing UDL into the Mainstream
For the past several years, new teachers joining the Bartholomew (Ind.) Consolidated School Corporation have been encouraged to watch a video introducing the preferred method of teaching in the district. Rather than highlighting a single approach, however, the video is all about encouraging teachers to use varied ways and materials to present new information and to assess learning, be it aurally through talking iPads, visually through doodles on whiteboards, creatively through art projects and games, or by using old-fashioned pen and paper. That's because the preferred method of teaching in Bartholomew County is UDL, or Universal Design for Learning.
"How fast does the wind blow? What makes things sticky? Where do insects live and plants grow? What is the best way to clean up the environment? How do humans measure up in the animal kingdom?
So many questions-and so many ways to find answers! In these interactives, use your hands, feet, eyes, ears, brain, imagination and cool tools to experiment, design, test and discover amazing things about the world around you. It's science and it's fun!"
24/7 science is a site where you could spend days exploring the fun world of science, without repeating an exercise. Find out about everyday mysteries like why the wind blows so hard or what makes things sticky. Check out the activities for fun tricks like how to over overfill a glass of water without spilling a drop or how to clean an oil spill. Exhausted? Go on and relax with some fun games - All science-related of course!
Free activities to motivate and engage children to learn speech, language, and communication skills. Need a way to help your students with a speech impairment? Check out this site for ideas to help students make the connection between language, literacy and communication.
"Awesome classroom tools for special education teachers
Birdhouse has helped over 10,000 parents around the world understand their children in new ways. Now Special Education teachers are getting involved."