Last night I learned about the coolest online program ever called The Bugscope Project!
"The Bugscope project provides free interactive access to a...
Using Forensic techniques to teach deductive reasoning in science... Scientists have found a way to figure out where a person is from and where he or she has been, just by looking at samples of the person's hair....
This is a very detailed historical view on how far we've come with the concept of alternative certification. I was surprised to learn that currently 1 in 5 teachers are now certified through alt cert programs. Produced by the Thomas B. Fordman...
I invite all of you to try out this great new resource I was recently introduced to at the ICE conference in St. Charles last week. I attended a session with Vicki Davis of...
Failing to do frequent comprehension checks (every few minutes during most direct instruction situations) to see if students understand can slow students' learning. Too often, teachers simply plow through a big chunk of the lesson, or the entire...
Check out this article about Karate and kid's with Autism. It makes sense that this type of program would help kid's with Autism establish relationships, develop a sense of social expectations and to create a sense of self. I just hope I don't...
- 1944
- Frederick Douglass Patterson establishes the United Negro College Fund to help support black colleges and black students.
- 1954
- In the...
I guess I am kind of lucky because I can read in the car or on a train as a passenger. This is the way I get a lot of things done and out of the way. And because of family obligations I am often in the car for an hour or so at a time....
Here's some information about a conference on Autism by the Autism Society. The Autism Society is the guru of Autism and offers not only perspectives from education but also parents, siblings, and medical communities. Green Bay is a...
Check out the Feb. 23rd issue of TIME magazine...and let me know of your reaction to it. Prof. Diab