Travelers with disabilities to premier on Oprah's network OWN.

Show for travelers with disabilities set to premier on Oprah's network
A new television series focused on travel and adventure for individuals with disabilities is set to premier on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network Dec. 12. "Rollin' with Zach" is being developed and hosted by Zach Anner, who has cerebral palsy and won a contest in February to have the show produced by Winfrey's network. Disability Scoop  (11/14). Check out the details, HERE

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Students going to college...

Part II on Students with LD going to college...

Marybeth Kravets is fielding questions this week on The Choice about applying to college with a learning disability, the subject of my column published over the weekend in The Times’s Education Life supplement.


From CEC Smart Brief... 
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/marybeth-2/?ref=education

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Hard Decision for students with LD in preparing for college...

From the CEC Smart Brief:   Experts give advice in this blog post for students with learning disabilities who face particular challenges as they apply to college. Among other things, students should consider whether it would be helpful for schools to know about their learning issues before disclosing them on applications, and should consider using the main essay on the Common Application as a place to introduce their disability, they advise.

Click on the link here to read more about it from the article in the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/education/edlife/hard-decisions-for-learning-disabled.html?_r=1

Teaching Social Skills...

Social competence and emotional well-being are issues for some adults and children with learning disabilities. Being liked, feeling accepted, and having self-confidence are all related to an individual’s social skills. Included in this section are the “dos and don'ts” for fostering social competence, the teacher’s role in developing social skills, and many helpful articles on behavior modification, anger management, disciplining students with disabilities, and the emotional issues experienced by some individuals with LD.

A great website has several ideas of helping with social skills. 

Check it out HERE!

Autism Task Ideas...

From the website FileFolderHeaven.com website... These are easy to make, easy to use and most importantly are FREE!!!

Sorting Animals Autism Task This printable Autism task is free. In this visually structured task, students will practice sorting types of animals.
	Snowmen Sort Autism Task This printable Autism task is free. In this visually structured task, students can practice sorting at three different levels.
	Colorful Leaf Autism Task This is a free printable Autism task.  In this task, students practice learning and spelling the color words.
	Know the Numbers Autism Task This is a free printable Autism task.  In this task, students practice identifying numbers and number words and spelling number words. Printable Autism tasks are not just appropriate for students with Autism. They are appropriate for any...
	Money Identification Autism Task This printable Autism task is free. In this visually structured task, students will practice identifying coins on three different levels. This Autism task is in the "book" style. Autism task are not only appropriate for students with...
	Know the Shapes Autism Task This printable Autism task is free. In this visually structured task, students will practice identifying shapes on two different levels. This Autism task is in the "book" style. Autism tasks are not only appropriate for students with...

For more examples and other Autism File Folder fun click on the link below:
http://filefolderheaven.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=16

National Writing Project - About Using Google Docs

The National Writing Project has a great story on the use of Google Docs and how to use it in the classroom for writing assignments. A great collaborative tool!  You can read NWP's article by clicking HERE.

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Teacher Video Site...

Here’s a great teacher video site: http://www.watchknow.org/.


One of the links I looked at was the skip counting song for 2’s… http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=30275&CategoryID=5471  

It is really cute and now the song is stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

Hope you like it too!

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Great Graphic Organizers...

Need a quick graphic organizer to help with your lesson planning? Here's a website that provides several types of organizers for general purpose use as well as specific by subject. Check them out!

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/

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College An Option for Students with Special Needs?

From time to time we are asked if there are any colleges or universities that will accept students with special needs or have programs for students with special needs. To help answer these questions, we have added a "College As An Option" in our Transition Informaiton page.... please note that Wilson County Schools does not recommend or endorse any specific college or university and that they information provided is for public educational purposes only.

If you find or know of any other options for a college or university, please let us know!

CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the Transition Information page...

Today (Oct 20th) is National Writing Day!!

Initiated by the National Council of Teachers of English in 2009, October 20 is the 
National Day on Writing!
Outline for writing mini-lesson in second grade
http://teachers.net/4blocks/outline_for_writing_mini_lessons.pdf


Reading/Writing - TEACHERS
A chatboard for teachers of reading and writing


Sequence of Events (Middle, Reading/Writing)


Journal Writing Ideas (Elementary, Reading/Writing)


Teachers.Net - 6 TRAITS OF WRITING CHATBOARD


Teaching Writing to 37 Second Graders


Please remember to help us while you browse these resources.


Use Picture Books to Teach Creative Writing

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A Simple Way to Improve Students' EssayWriting

Writing Like Picasso

Writing prompts for October 20:

In 1883, the first vocational school in the United States was opened in Baltimore, MD. A vocational school specializes in training students for specific jobs. If you were to choose a job you might like to be trained for, what would it be? What are three things you would have to learn in order to do that job?


In 1956, a German doctor, Hannes Lindemann, began his successful attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a kayak. The trip took 76 days. The kayak was only 17 feet long, and had to carry all the supplies Lindemann needed for the entire journey. What are three problems a person trying such a trip would need to solve?


In 1859, the Minerva Club, the first club exclusively for women, was organized in New Harmony, Indiana. Some people think that there should not be any organizations for just men or just women, others disagree. How do you feel about this? Give reasons for your opinion.


Writing prompts for the remainder of October



NCTE resources for National Day on Writing: http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting


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