The safety and security for both staff and students is of paramount importance to many schools and districts, but has your school or district done all it can to assess and help eliminate potential risks? While no plan can be 100-percent effective, there are steps you can take to help minimize and address potential risks. In part one of this …
The safety and security for both staff and students is of paramount importance to many schools and districts, but has your school or district done all it can to assess and help eliminate potential risks? While no plan can be 100-percent effective, there are steps you can take to help minimize and address potential risks. In part two of this …
English language learners often struggle with reading novels, evaluating poetry, and understanding the archaic English in classic texts. Through the practice of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), learners simultaneously learn English and study content. In this webinar, join Shelly Terrell as she shows you how to teach language arts with various instructional methods to help language learners. These include …
Do you, like many people, think bullying consists primarily of older boys targeting younger children? If so, that isn’t always the case. Most instances of bullying occur between children who are the same age or in the same grade level. And, while direct bullying is typically the work of boys, a lot of bullying happens between girls, too. Are you …
How many times have you heard a child counseled to ignore being picked on, to toughen up, or to fight back? Many adults often fail to understand the impact bullying has on a child, and some may view it as a rite of passage. Even adults who empathize with a victim tend to shift the responsibility for correcting the situation …
Face-to-face bullying can make anyone’s life miserable, but victims of ”good old-fashioned” bullies can often physically remove themselves from the situation. Targets of cyberbullies, on the other hand, typically face a steady stream of harassment via cell phones, the Internet, and other forms of electronic communication. As a result, even home is no longer a safe haven for victims. So …
Are your students having trouble with fine motor tasks? This fast-paced webinar will cover 30 strategies that you can take back to your classroom and implement right away. Join Melissa Mann as she shares strategies she uses every day with her special needs students, including strategies that address students who have trouble writing letters, have sensory issues, or have trouble …
The iPad has the ability to work wonders with Special Needs students. This webinar will focus on the universal design technologies built into the iPad that help make it an indispensable tool, including a free screen reader, screen magnification, an accessible ebook reader, and more. Join Luis Perez as he shares how you can use these features to help meet …
