December 12, 2020 I chose to wear a red dress to Mass last week. It was a very intentional choice. I’d always had mixed feelings about the color because of its association with power. And for women, that power was usually tied to their beauty and sexuality, not their virtue or inner strength. For me, …
There was a day when my son came home with a funny math problem. He printed 1+1= on a sheet of paper and asked for me to solve the equation. I wrote 2. He said, “Wrong! Try again.” I looked at my son with piercing eyes, trying to figure out what he was up to. …
November 28, 2020 There was a day when my son came home with a funny math problem. He printed 1+1= on a sheet of paper and asked for me to solve the equation. I wrote 2. He said, “Wrong! Try again.” I looked at my son with piercing eyes, trying to figure out what he …
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It was in February of 2019 when I sat down with a friend to talk about a testimony I was writing for a retreat. I chose to springboard off of Matthew 27:46 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” It was a perfect set of circumstances at the time. She was accustomed to …
They say that if you’ve met an individual with autism, you’ve met only one person with autism. There are no magic beans to grow any student, especially those on the spectrum. There are, however, useful insights to consider when planning instruction for students with autism who may or may not qualify for special education services.
In an effective classroom, students should be engaged in learning for at least 90% of the instructional time. But teachers throw up their hands asking, “How? Some of my kids don’t speak English, while others are just so bored and seemingly apathetic!” Then comes the frustration… Learn five strategies to help teachers motivate students and …
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Participate in a variety of games and novel experiences that will get your students talking and hamming it up while learning English as a second language. Be sure to bring high energy and your funny bones!
Learn quick, fun, and easy strategies that can help your ELLs learn conversational and academic language. Walk away with ideas to implement immediately in your classroom with little or no extra planning.
Learn valuable techniques to help school leaders discover the impact that their interpersonal style has on the actions of others and to help school leaders practice new interpersonal behaviors that can bring about social justice and real change in school settings. Engage in a dialogue with other session participants to practice the techniques described and …
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