tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.comments2024-03-19T05:14:54.748-04:00Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative EducatorLisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger5888125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-55869006263208728342019-05-08T18:28:00.877-04:002019-05-08T18:28:00.877-04:00STEM careers start in elementary school. Young st...STEM careers start in elementary school. Young students are so excited about the wonders of the world around them. It takes very little to engage them with amazing "science" in their midst. There has been a push to dedicate a small portion of the vast amounts of reading time to science reading. This is a wonderful idea that should be implemented more broadly. Many teachers seem to be afraid of science because they fear students will ask questions they cannot answer. This will absolutely happen and is the beautiful thing about discovery. One easy way to implement this effectively with writing is to show students the magnified image of a common object like a pencil, coin or printed page. This is commonly used for this purpose: https://www.smartschoolsystems.com/SmartMicroScope-5M/191. Use it as a writing prompt and have students describe what they see and how it may be used. It is great for encouraging "describing" words such as shape and color as well as possible function. Students LOVE to then see what the image actually was. It is so much fun! dwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735665786182100721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-36053095674135076092019-04-29T19:36:28.013-04:002019-04-29T19:36:28.013-04:00I was offered an option to set up mentorship withi...I was offered an option to set up mentorship within my group when I first went to our group page. I wanted to speak with the other admins about it first, but now I do not see an option of offering it. How do I set it up without the initial prompting?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509302697183653610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-10519000331379174742019-04-25T09:25:46.680-04:002019-04-25T09:25:46.680-04:00Inclusivity is the most adept methodology in bring...Inclusivity is the most adept methodology in bringing equality to the table! Just a mere physical aberration can cause so much of discomfort and change in nomenclature to the thought process of an individual. Acceptance of the fact that a large percentage of people will at some stage have liability is a way of life should be acknowledged. Inclusivity brings in an order of right to live as others, so always better than providing accessibility. Its not merely a design and planning issue; it is the way the mind should ideally adapt to this fact; once that happens, inclusivity becomes a part of your natural thought process and thus being proactive becomes a way of life!<br />Hemant Latawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763717281514732446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-38674684216533279242019-03-26T16:43:39.719-04:002019-03-26T16:43:39.719-04:00Times have changed. There will always be an "...Times have changed. There will always be an "evil" in the world. First it may have been radio, then television and now smart phones. There will always be something. Kids today will have a device strapped to their hip for the rest of their lives. Teach them how to use it wisely and be an example of how to use it wisely. There is great info and resources out there. Teach your children well. When my children were young and watched tv, we talked about what they were watching and even the commercials sometimes. Trouble with the smartphone is, you can't see what they are looking at.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164224720762567463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-76504747963396444092019-03-10T13:24:14.327-04:002019-03-10T13:24:14.327-04:00EDSN 650
This is a great information for parents w...EDSN 650<br />This is a great information for parents who have children with various disabilities. As a mother of a son who has a disability I often hear other parents concerns with eloping from home or even from schools. I think it is important to see if parents or school can provide wearable ID products. I went to a seminar to learn about various Assistive technology devices to keep track of our loved ones to be in safe. One I thought I liked the most was angel device.It is like a GPS tracker, when kids go to school parents can be able to check where the student is. Very informative article. Thank you for sharing thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884230901357196395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-54775037527873052622019-03-10T13:22:56.379-04:002019-03-10T13:22:56.379-04:00The information in this article should be shared i...The information in this article should be shared in the news and provided by school administrators. I currently work in a program which has 2 classrooms for children with Autism. All doors have alarms, cleaning agents, soaps, and harmful chemicals are kept out of the students' reach. The school also has a protocol to enforce a soft lock down if a student runs or wanders away. Since currently there is more awareness on Autism, I see more resources listed for parents in case their child runs away. My brother is 36 years old and severely autistic. As a child my brother ran away several times and my parents had to call 911. There was not much awareness and resources for them. The whole usually would go all over the neighborhood looking for him. We were lucky that he was always found safe within the neighborhood. My brother also once drank clorox and was hospitalized. My parents learned the hard way that he would try to ingest or taste everything. As he grew my brother's school linked my parents to educational workshops, counseling for the whole family and to an ABA after school program. My brother stopped running away, had more awareness, and did not try to ingest everything. Parents should have access to different types of resources as soon as their child is diagnose with Autism. I still come across parents of my students who are not aware of the many resources available to them and are overwhelmed. There should be more articles like this on all forms of media and communication.Martha Peraltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498113846568557447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-91675061083140082502019-03-10T13:21:53.887-04:002019-03-10T13:21:53.887-04:00As a teacher of children on the spectrum, I have s...As a teacher of children on the spectrum, I have similar fears as many parents of children with autism. Eloping and wandering is common issue for children on the autism spectrum since they tend to get distracted easily and exhibit low safety awareness. When I took my children on a field trip to the farm, we had one child per adult to ensure the safety of all the children that came. <br />Throughout the year, my school offers many workshops for parents regarding issues and strategies at home, such as learning through play and toilet training, but I do not think they mention tips for if their child wanders away. This article provides good strategies for safety in the home. However, I believe that these approaches must be evaluated on a case by case basis. For example, many of my students have sensory issues related to sound that would cause them to run further if an alarm blasted when a door was opened. If a child is sensitive to sound, a parent could have a silent alarm that sends a notification to their phone to let them know that if their child is trying to leave their home. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13696128809683041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-17918693243174814812019-03-10T13:18:09.269-04:002019-03-10T13:18:09.269-04:00These are very helpful resources and tips for pare...These are very helpful resources and tips for parents and teachers with child who has special needs. As someone who had the experience working with students with autism, I understand how terrified the idea of a child getting out of a room without anyone noticing can be. And in addition to the tips mentioned above, I also think it is important for the parents and teachers of child with autism or other special needs to constantly communicate with one another to exchange information about the child in order to prevent such dangerous situation from happening. <br /><br />Yicong Teng <br />EDSN 650<br />Yicong Tenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987096053257664708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-81350694029197278012019-03-10T13:17:17.085-04:002019-03-10T13:17:17.085-04:00I think that this article can be very helpful for ...I think that this article can be very helpful for parents and educations. Parents should be educated on eloping children and the dangers that come with it. It can be hard to have your eyes on your children for every second of the day especially in your own home. The tips listed in the article can help parents prevent the worst from happening. The tips in the article can be use for preventative measures for those moments when parents get distracted. The article also gives lots of information as to what happens when you do have a missing child and some tools that can help you find your child faster. Overall, this was a very helpful article for all parents with wandering children.<br />Angelique Ramsing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10153798998795105280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-59418348185591166732019-03-10T13:17:04.220-04:002019-03-10T13:17:04.220-04:00EDSN 650 - Spring 2019 - M.Piriz
As an individual...EDSN 650 - Spring 2019 - M.Piriz<br /><br />As an individual which has worked a number of years with the special education community I find this article to be a clarion call of a major concern for children and families in America. Also, the technology available to wandering children is important as I have never heard of these products, so I am sure there are parents in need which have not been aware they are available. As mentioned in the article, children are some of the most vulnerable people, parents and educators must have a proactive understanding of how to keep a child safe and sound in the unique world with which they are presented. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14862920723880003329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-52885163402031639962019-03-05T21:14:01.382-05:002019-03-05T21:14:01.382-05:00I love Google Remind! With Remind, I can text all ...I love Google Remind! With Remind, I can text all parents and students at one time to share important information. I can use my phone, but since I am communicating through an app, I am not sharing any of my personal contact information. This has been a wonderful way to reach everyone simultaneously, with many more people reading and responding than they would if I were to email or send a handout home. Not to mention, I do not have to rely on middle school messengers!Cool Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415474081380363960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-38953478037261092982019-02-12T02:34:43.539-05:002019-02-12T02:34:43.539-05:00Hey, would you mind if I share your blog with my t...Hey, would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter group? There’s a lot of folks that I think would enjoy your content. Please let me know. Thank you<br /><a href="https://spplimited.com" rel="nofollow">nebosh course in chennai</a><br />gowthunanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392224924237830584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-42331993140209344282019-02-10T21:19:03.147-05:002019-02-10T21:19:03.147-05:00Lisa, interesting perspective. I am very much of t...Lisa, interesting perspective. I am very much of the empty inbox camp. It makes it super simple to see when I am "done" with email. <br /><br />The "Priority Inbox" view separated the wheat from the chaff. I frequently look at the "Everything Else" section, click the first, click the last one while holding , and delete 50 messages with one click. <br /><br />For the emails that are going to take some time, I forward them to my digital task list with an amended subject line that describes exactly what needs to be done and the date I want to handle it. No searching needed for following up. The decision about followup happens on the front end. <br /><br />I programmed the "\" key to delete, giving me a better keyboard shortcut than the default and always use the "e" to archive instead of using the mouse. I fly through email and I know exactly when I am done...when it's empty, and it's empty every day. Dr. Frank Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10215499400544458341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-91230753686024819622019-01-13T19:48:03.445-05:002019-01-13T19:48:03.445-05:00This is excellent advice Lisa. Do you think it imp...This is excellent advice Lisa. Do you think it important to define your audience before posting? I guess the world is your audience in a sense, but should you reflect upon who the reader might be in any way?Victorious Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868628712860507336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-7912236695885172212019-01-06T15:28:57.536-05:002019-01-06T15:28:57.536-05:00I am a Career and Technical Educator (CTE) at East...I am a Career and Technical Educator (CTE) at Eastern Guilford High School in North Carolina. I teach technical drafting classes that focus on electrical, architectural and mechanical design. Drafting is considered a trade like HVAC, Plumbing, and Welding. Most industry companies may require only an associate degree or certificate for this career. Drafting is a very competitive demand for most leading manufacturers and in construction.<br /><br />In my classroom, I expose my students to real-world scenarios in various drafting disciplines. Determining the scope of work, project management, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are required for most assignments. The assignments become rigorous and require a higher level of thinking to successfully complete the blueprints for the design prompt. I require teamwork and leadership in most assignments. Various students will have a position or duty in our mock company. <br /><br />All CTE programs have a Career and Technical Student Organization that is nationally recognized. In my discipline, SkillsUSA (formerly called Vocational Industry Club of American; V.I.C.A.) is the organization to prepare students for the workforce. This organization sponsor various activities like CareerSafe certifications, leadership conferences, trade skills contest, and resume building. I am an advisor and student in my classroom participate and conduct their own business meetings. Go to www.skillsusa.org for more information. <br /><br />Prior to final exams, my students take the Autodesk Certified User exam prepared by Certiport, a Pearson VUE business (https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/). If they successfully pass the exam, then the students can use the credential on their resumes and college applications. This certification can exempt students from taking entry-level courses at the post-secondary level. Also, prove to employers that they are competent in this career field. <br /><br />To ensure all students have opportunities is I have each student their own drafting station with CADD system. In addition, Autodesk offers free drafting software to all students associated with an educational institute for personal use. Regardless of the skill level, every student is involved with the project-based assignments. There is a lot of planning on my end to make everything work for all students. I have to create duties and task for the high level and low-level students. Every student in my class has the opportunity to take the Autodesk Certified User Exam. My high school has two 3D printers to create prototypes of their models for display. <br /><br />One conversation are we having with students and families is there is a huge demand for skilled young workers in our area because the senior/master tradesman is retiring. Therefore, our school system is encouraging high school juniors and seniors to participate in the Guilford Apprenticeship Program (https://www.guilfordapprenticeship.com). This is an opportunity for students to work part-time at a leading manufacturer in the area and go to the local community college to learn the trade for free. The student will learn responsibility, employability skills and be taught the specific trade as a high school student. After high school graduation, the student will work full time with benefits that their selected company.<br />M. Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024527425511135781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-31573487918251305152018-12-20T10:28:11.579-05:002018-12-20T10:28:11.579-05:00I absolutely love this perspective! My child spen...I absolutely love this perspective! My child spends a major amount of time on the screen and since I am into health and fitness, it was hard for me to allow it. With that said, we have had conversations that make me feel better, the screen time is shared between, gaming, computer, YouTube and some exercise (yes, and schooling which grades are fantastic). Why this is important, the decision isn't made by me, it is made by my child. It tells me , that my child is using things wisely. And every child is different, just like no one size fits all in a fitness routine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529449357218041089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-38307261245227118682018-12-07T16:12:10.262-05:002018-12-07T16:12:10.262-05:00Although it is important to be able to contact eme...Although it is important to be able to contact emergency services in class and have access to information, cell phone should not be allowed to be active in class unless directed by the teacher, because it creates distractions, makes the teachers job harder, and slows the students learning. It has been shown, by teacher experience and studies, that the smart phone in class can lower the quality of the learning experience unless carefully controlled by the teacher. <br />Teachers have a hard job, they must control kid’s attention, help them learn, and discipline them when necessary. Having smart phones in class usually makes their job harder. They must compete with one of the most popular forms of entertainment; which is a losing battle for the teachers. The History teacher for a Highschool in Lowell is one of the teachers to express her frustration with the constant use of smart phones during her class. “an incredible distraction, and makes it much more difficult to teach,” she said. “It’s pretty hard to compete with a very funny YouTube video.” It is well known that teachers help kids learn. So, it is obvious that when a teacher can focus on teaching, the students will learn better. Thus, we can draw the conclusion that stopping cell phones from being actively used in class would help improve a teacher’s job, and their ability to help their students learn. <br />However, some people claim that phones can be useful tools for learning. I do agree, Smart phones can used to help learning in theory, but in reality, they are often more distracting then useful. This brings me to my second point; smart phones are a distraction in class. For example, say a student is in history class, and the teacher tells the students to find out when the Russian-Japanese war took place. The student goes on his phone and googles the Russian-Japanese war. He finds out the date, but he gets a text notification, he goes into is text app, and he starts reading his new texts. One of the texts contain a link to an Instagram page about a friend and he goes into it and starts reading it. By this time the teacher had moved on and the student did not catch a word the teacher said. The student did not Originally plan to do all of this, but it is very easy to go from one thing to another unless the user has great self-control. As a result, students often miss important things when they are on their phones during class. Also, teachers often must repeat themselves multiple times. Thus, we see, cell phones can be distraction to the students in class, which also slows the students learning. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680369465030950325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-71191470759626116722018-12-02T23:02:16.001-05:002018-12-02T23:02:16.001-05:00This post is so interesting to me. I loved that yo...This post is so interesting to me. I loved that you addressed the various reasons and provided solid evidence as to why it is vital to begin treating technology not as an added appetizer certain schools and students should be able to afford, but as a part of the main course itself. I do however find myself asking a few questions. There is a fascination with marketability of students that we find ourselves entertaining constantly as teachers that feeds into the consumerist society we live in. How do you think that this may hinder students perceived self-worth or value perhaps not being able to lend themselves to this kind of skill set? To follow up with that, I can understand the benefit of having classrooms functioning on technology for many of the STEM subjects, but I would love to see how humanities classes would be transformed with the introduction of technology, and how the job market would react to technological skill sets as well as paper based ones? Overall, I really appreciated your discussion of the value we are not currently placing on tech in the classroom, but really need to be. Thank you for an excellent read! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398293942750660247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-85487342036090730482018-12-02T16:01:02.123-05:002018-12-02T16:01:02.123-05:00I work at a school that is about 86% economically ...I work at a school that is about 86% economically disadvantaged. We are 1:1. We have fairly reliable networks that provide adequate wi-fi speeds and plenty of supporting technology. All that said, I don't see it being truly effective. <br />1. I agree with many of Justin's points and I find your push-back a bit pushy and one sided. <br />2. You cannot teach to everyone'e "learning style" or "preference" all the time. While I use activities that allow for visual, auditory, and pencil/paper on a regular basis, rotating throughout the entire day, the bottom line is that when it comes down to it, you cannot just say, "hey student A, you need to learn this today...go figure it out." They need more than that. Even if you teach them how to evaluate proper use of internet resources, they are kids and most will find the quickest, easiest way out. <br />2. You cannot simply allow them to bring their own tech because by default, you cannot block their access to their wireless networks. This presents a hole other set of challenges. <br />3. Even if a school is 1:1 like mine, most students do not have access to wireless networks outside of school and this makes the access to your "flipped" lesson at home impossible for them. I've already anticipated your push-back here. What about local libraries, school libraries, etc. For one, I, like so many other teachers on my campus already give up our lunch times to allow students access to these types of resources. I stay late (5PM) nearly every day (when I'm not working with other "expected" after school programs) to allow them access. But, again, many of my parents have no transportation and no way of getting students to the library of picking them up late from school when buses are done with their routes. Even when we have extended day, students ride one bus and sometimes don't get home until after 6PM. How is that good for them (missing family/dinner time) etc. <br />3. The always plugged in part. I feel that one of society's biggest problems is technology because of that. We have stopped allowing kids to be kids (especially younger ones) and have put so much pressure on them to "LEARN What we want the to LEARN" that they don't get the amount of fun/playtime that they need. I think if we allowed young boys to be young boys and let them go out and get their "wiggles" out, there'd be less of the ADHD issue. When I was in school (yeah a long time ago) I had recess a couple of times a day. Now kids are herded into cafeterias, forced to sit in prison like seating, given a couple of minutes to eat, ushered outside for 10 minutes of social/playtime and then sent back to a classroom to "learn" something they find little value in. <br />I like the idea of blended learning and differentiated instruction to a point. But if you look nations who's achievement levels absolutely demolish ours...China, S. Korea, etc. how are they doing it? Structure! Regimen! Discipline! Regular physical activity. <br />Kids haven't changed so much...our society has. We want to make everything easier for them and we've taken the "work" out of work. mnmhough21https://www.blogger.com/profile/14979844316940388920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-83280416858825616732018-12-02T15:07:07.768-05:002018-12-02T15:07:07.768-05:00This is very useful information for parents to pre...This is very useful information for parents to prepare if their child is missing, especially when they have special needs kids at home. We really can't watch our kids all the time, they may be in your sign now but disappear in next second. What I want to say is social media is very help these days, if your child is missing , use social media FB or twitter spray words around right away. and The temporary tattoos is the tips that I never think about it. This is very good one also. Ting Ting Yen Ting Ting Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04948681541563229352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-84349162889606521132018-12-02T13:38:45.081-05:002018-12-02T13:38:45.081-05:00As the father of a child with autism, I constantly...As the father of a child with autism, I constantly fear him wandering off. He has a love for motorcycles and gets excited to the point where he will run away from his mom and me to chase after the motorcycle. We had a scare a few months back, but fortunately he was found by an officer after being missing for about an hour. All of these things came to mind for us after this situation. The article was accurate, at least concerning our situation, in stating that I have not received any guidance on the matter. But since then, we have been much more cautious of how we travel with him. He knows, and can tell someone, his address and both parents phone numbers. This article is very informative. Jon Ray Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625954047932894720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-79565341232239840162018-12-02T13:31:19.297-05:002018-12-02T13:31:19.297-05:00Samantha Jagroo
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From my experience of le...Samantha Jagroo<br />EDSN 650<br /><br />From my experience of learning about children with ASD, I have learned that they are all different. Their attitudes and personalities is different, the way they learn is different and the way they respond to their environment is also different. While learning about how to help children with ASD I was also not aware that children with ASD attempt to elope from a safe environment; a rate nearly four times higher than their unaffected siblings, as stated.The details that follow in keeping these children safe is very informational and useful to any teacher or parent. However, I find that depending on the child's specific area of struggle some of these tips can be questionable. For example using an alarm system for a child that has sensitivity to noise and loud sounds or wearing anything other than the norm can be distracting. As a teacher I believe it is important to find ways and strategies to help keep your children safe, coming up with the best ways to secure their safety.ELL 101 :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16815174466885329774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-51303136668967514572018-12-02T13:25:50.078-05:002018-12-02T13:25:50.078-05:00As we travel at light speed through this technolog...As we travel at light speed through this technological age, we can clearly note the many advantages and disadvantages these electronic advances bring. While many harp on the downside, I believe the pros outweigh the cons and in that regard we should keep pushing, keep on innovating, keep on inventing.<br />One of the best benefits to this technological age is the fact that we can use it to protect the weakest and most vulnerable members of our society, i.e. , young children and the elderly. <br />Not to jump to far ahead, or disregard laws that protect the privacy of citizens, but I have long thought that a small GPS monitoring device should be embedded under the skin of willing adults and young children in the unfortunate event that they are lost or abducted. Would that violate, ethical protocols? Would that rob some of their feeling of autonomy over the privacy of their whereabouts?<br />I would be the first on line to have my device inserted, maybe behind my ear. While all the current devices are great I think the Safety Net, if it uses a global positioning system is the best, so that missing citizens can be quickly located using a cell phone to which the tracking device has been connected. <br />Petal D Harrigain<br />pharriga2@student.touro.edu<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674399209205573418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-3864440264052194442018-12-02T13:24:59.388-05:002018-12-02T13:24:59.388-05:00I appreciate this article because it hits very clo...I appreciate this article because it hits very close to home for me. I work with children on the spectrum and do have the constant worry that some of my students have eloping behaviors. I want to share this information with the parents of my students! <br /><br />Jennifer Marin<br />12/02/2018<br />1:20pmJennifer Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219845501366517331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-59166114220852475212018-12-02T13:14:54.205-05:002018-12-02T13:14:54.205-05:00This is an excellent article on educating people o...This is an excellent article on educating people on how to prevent a child from wandering from home and/or school. Being proactive can save your child or students' life. Any child can decide to wander from home or school, so we as a community need to be mindful about our surroundings and where our children are at all times. This tragedy can be avoided.P. Brodersen 650https://www.blogger.com/profile/12539141100671717177noreply@blogger.com