📢On #DLDday, let’s #SpeakUpForDLD and raise awareness about how Developmental Language Disorder impacts students' communication and learning. Educators and families can make a big difference by understanding and supporting these students. #ThinkLanguage#ThinkDLD
My latest resource: a 54-page booklet supporting students' writing across disciplines.
🖋️clear examples
🖋️visual support
🖋️vocabulary development
A sample below ⬇️
Happy to share!
#edutwitter#literacy#EAL#multilingual#MLs#CDP
@talk2kimhuffman@fordnation Both St. Bernard and Waterford Public School Parent Councils are currently having to fundraise for their playgrounds. The time and effort required to do so is significant for parent volunteers.
Day in the life of being *that* teacher…
Being that teacher is definitely a daily emotional rollercoaster ride, and I know that, like me, so many teachers go through highs and lows all because we give so much to our students every day.
#imthatteacher#TeacherAppreciation
🏀 For teachers who are basketball fans: Paraprofessionals should work like they are in "zone defense," not "man-to-man." More classroom support is great! Attaching an adult to a student all day, not so much. #LeadInclusion#EdLeaders#Teachers#UDL#TeacherTwitter
Project SEARCH is a 10-month employment preparation program, offering total workplace immersion for students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
Want to learn more? Come on out to an information night!
Details below! 👇
Creating Space for Neurodiversity.Accessing abilities- utilizing technology to access content, access thinking, and access communication. Incredibly thankful for a day of learning and playing with these educators! @AppleEDU@GEDSB@MLaPeareGEDSB@MrsEinwechter@l__sheppard
Think about all of your strengths as a teacher. LIST THEM. Invite others to do the same & share at the next staff meeting. In education the focus tends to be on fixing teachers. We need to celebrate/value/recognize the amazing knowledge/insights/skills teachers possess.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) isn’t about erasing differences to make “one-size-fits-all” lessons and assessments. Instead, it’s about recognizing barriers, naming them, highlighting them, celebrating them, and designing for them.