Learning DiversityStrengthening Your College Applications: A Checklist
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Promoting A Rhetoric of Right Here: Equipment for Living that Connects School Writing and Public Writing
Thursday, January 24, 2013
My graduate research and my teaching interests have focused primarily on the intersections of public writing and rhetorical theory. Specifically, I am interested in the disconnect between school writing and public writing and how our students and off-campus communities can …
Your Students Can Help Collect Veterans’ Stories
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Attention social studies teachers! Here’s a great project for the kids. Collect stories from local veterans as well as those who worked in war industries or supported war efforts in other ways. “The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife …
Using Technology to Brainstorm
Monday, September 17, 2012
The website http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.org/ has a fabulous list of brainstorming links and applications to help kids get started in almost any discipline. Below are their suggestions:…
Your Source for Primary Sources
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
We know that primary sources are a great way to inspire our students and help them hone their analytic thinking skills while playing the sleuth.…
Learning Disabilities and Giftedness- Same Thing?
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Both learning disabilities and giftedness are socially constructed paradigms that fail to educate the student to his full potential while treating him or her as a holistic person with strengths and weaknesses. …
UNZ.org: A Free On-Line Library
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
If you’ve got some time to mess around (and I know you probably don’t) check out this website UNZ.org. Although its set-up looks somewhat skeletal, it contains a pretty vast array of resources; articles, books, videos, in all different …
Resource Round-Up: Links You Can Use!
Monday, October 17, 2011
It’s been a while since we’ve posted a Resource Round-Up here on Learning Diversity, so we figured what better time than now to present you with the best links on the web to help your student, child, or yourself!…
Top Ten Questions to Ask at an IEP
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The website Special Education Advisor has published a helpful top ten list detailing the top ten questions parents and teachers should ask during an IEP (Individualized Educational Plan) meeting. …
Our Weekly Wrap-Up
Monday, September 26, 2011
Here’s what you may have missed last week at Learning Diversity:
Alfie Kohn and THE HOMEWORK MYTH
A new study demonstrates the discrepancy between teaching credentials and achievement
ONE YEAR OUT: student survey seems to show that students want …
Resource Round-Up: Links You Can Use!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
In this weekly column, editor Sara Kaplan will scour the web to provide you with the most compelling news and resources regarding technology and alternative methods of education.
3-D Printing, the wave of the future in our classrooms? The Economist …
MIT OpenCourse Ware for Independent Learners
Thursday, March 17, 2011
MIT OpenCourse Ware recently launched 5 new courses specifically designed for independent learners who have few additional resources available to them. This is a significant new approach to sharing educational resources with a mission reminiscent of Kahn Academy. These …
Teaching Physics: An Iterative Approach
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
For years I taught Physics the usual way we are all familiar with, chapter by chapter until the year ran out. This certainly seemed to be a logical course of action when I taught in public high school but when …
From the Guidance Department: Types of College Support Programs
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Schools offer different types of support programs for students with disabilities. Most schools will offer at least basic services while others will offer a comprehensive model to accommodate students needing a range of support.
Colleges’ self-reported programming for students
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From the Guidance Office: How to Maximize Your College Visits
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Despite all the work that you have done researching colleges, the best indicator of which college will be right for you will be your college visits. In addition to considering academic programming, the availability of support, and the other critical …
An Organization with a Mission: Khan Academy
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Kahn Academy website provides a free online library of over 2100 educational videos in the fields of mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, finance, economics, astronomy, and history as well as 100 automated self-paced exercises (mostly in math) with continuous assessment.…
Digitized Diversity: Art History for Everyone
Friday, January 7, 2011
My children treat art museums like racetracks. Enjoying art for art’s sake comes to a screeching halt when in a panic, I suddenly realize that the kids have overtaken me and have disappeared into any one of the galleries ahead …
Top 10 Rules for a Schedule You Can Keep
Friday, December 3, 2010
You do not want to be like the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland always saying “I’m late. I’m late for a very important date. No time to say “Hello.” Goodbye. I’m late, I’m late, and I’m late.”
How to …
Looking for a College with Comprehensive Support?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Many students with learning differences who have been lucky enough to find a high school setting that allows their strengths to shine through will sooner or later face the daunting task of selecting a college that will hopefully provide an …
Top 10 Rules for Time Management
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
In my 11 years of teaching pragmatic skills to students with learning differences at a small independent school (many of whom struggle with executive functions) I have compiled a short list of the most helpful strategies for the daunting task …
