Robot acts as eyes and ears for Massachusetts HS student | North - WCVB Home

Robot acts as eyes and ears for Massachusetts HS student | North - WCVB Home
I am using a VGo to service a student who is medically fragile and cannot always be serviced in person. Amazing!

Strategies for Inclusion

I began teaching a new semester of Strategies for Inclusion, a graduate level course, at Anna Maria this past week. I was so excited after the first evening. My students are from diverse backgrounds. Some are graduate students, others are undergraduate. Their experiences working with children range from working in an  infant room to teaching High school mathematics. All are intelligent, dedicated, and participatory. Lots of great questions and loads of interactive learning. I'm excited to be off to a great start!

For part of our first class we watched and reflected upon this video  "Don't Limit Me".

These May Be Some Of The Most Important Passages About Self-Control That I’ve Ever Read

A great resource for learning more about promoting self control in students is Larry Ferlazzo's blog. It is particularly important that we help students discriminate between using self-control in the classroom vs. simply not participating . I found this information powerful and I hope that you do too.
These May Be Some Of The Most Important Passages About Self-Control That I’ve Ever Read

Four Square Writing Method

Marygrove College had a great webinar explaining the Four Square Writing Method. Watch it below. Great strategy for kids who need help writing a cohesive piece.

Marygrove College MAT Webinar: Four Square Writing Method from Marygrove College on Vimeo.

Amazing Brain Research Footage

In an experiment, researchers were able to take the brain waves of people seeing what’s on the left and reconstruct the images on the right — only from brain waves. You can read about the potential implications of this process, ranging from identifying what patients in a coma are experiencing to seeing our own dreams. You can find more information at Scientific American.

Amazing New Brain Research

                 

Great lesson for teaching kids about self-control!

If you want some great ideas on setting up a strong learning community, as well as concrete ideas for demonstrating what self-control is, check out this blog. Excellent!“I Like This Lesson Because It Make Me Have a Longer Temper” (Part One)