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This resource provides free resources for teachers including app recommendations, google apps for education, webinars/tutorials, and a blog.

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EdTechTeacher - Teaching with Technology

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EdTech resources and professional development for teachers to become innovators and learn how to teach with technology like iPads, Chromebooks, & more.

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Dr. Clarke's pinterest board has so many great resources for teaching. She has boards for behavior supports, classroom management, common core, supports (reading, math, etc.), and many more.

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See what Laura Clarke (laura12clarke) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of everybody's favorite things.

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This resource is a blog that focuses on the importance of special education and provides tips/resources.

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Let's face it - students are with us in class for a very short window of time, and while we might feel in the moment that they've mastered the content, we often discover that when they move on to independent work, students discover that they have many questions and need help - often this help involves us repeating or reteaching the lesson we just completed.

This becomes even more frustrating for students once they go home and have trouble completing homework. Parents get frustrated when they don't understand our "new" process for solving problems or writing a narrative, and in the end, students end up more frustrated than feeling they've mastered a new concept.

What to do? To help decrease frustration and increase student independence, I've found a quick solution: I use screencastomatic, a free screen capture software, to record mini lessons and explain assignments. I upload these videos to my free Youtube channel and share links with students (note: the Youtube link takes you to my channel and provides access to all the videos I've created).
I've found that screencasting allows students to:

1. watch content prior to class so we can engage in learning activities during class (the flipped classroom model)

2. watch the video if they run into questions as they complete the work - this is a great differentiated strategy to support learners with disabilities and students identified as English Learners, as they can watch content multiple times, while students identified as gifted can move right into the work rather than sitting through instruction they've mastered.

3. watch the video at home with adult support to help with homework

4. increase confidence and mastery, as well as independence

Have questions? Youtube has tons of great videos on how to screencast ,or email me at drlauraclarke@gmail.com

Happy recording and sharing!

How we communicate with our students, parents, community members, and colleagues says alot about us as professionals. Using professional and respectful language is a hallmark of a great teacher. To find great resources on using people-first language, please check out this handy resource, and feel free to share with others!

Looking for a way to jazz up your engagement? Try having students demonstrate their learning through an interactive website like Powtoons or Toontastic. Students could also create an interactive comic books through Scholastic's Graphix or Comic Maker HD - make it fun, make it engaging!

This article offers a great reminder that we need to focus on research based practices and learn to de-escalate students in tough situations. Setting students up for success through well designed classrooms that include high structure, CHAMPS, Universal Design for Learning and Applied Behavior Analysis is key. May our learning never stop in order to give students what they need to be successful! We all know - restraint and seclusion is not the answer. Check out the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and Council for Emotional and Behavioral Disorder's (CCBD's) position statements and resources for more information. For great strategies to support students, the KY Behavior Homepage has plenty of helpful resources. Finally, one of my favorite resource for supporting students is Daniel Habib's videos and supports at the Who Cares About Kelsey webpage. There are many excellent trainings on deescalation and behavioral supports - check the KY Behavior Homepage for their suggestions.

It's time we all make it our mission to decrease the use of restraints and seclusion in our schools.

With one is 68 individuals now having an autism diagnosis and 48% of them at risk for wandering/bolting, it is crucial that we have great tools to support families and teachers.

The National Autism Association has developed " The Big Red Safety Box" that contains tools to help families protect and support their family member with autism. It includes door alarms, a RoadID coupon, window stickers and more. Click on the link to learn more about The Big Red Safety Box. And to download your own materials, click here.

At the Council for Exceptional Children's 2015 conference, Dusty Columbia Embury, Jennifer Christensen and I were able to share some of the latest research and best practices in supporting students with disabilities. To learn more, please click on the links and you can view the presentations we gave.

Supporting students with disabilities in crises such as lockdowns, shelter in place, and natural disasters can be challenging. To find the best strategies for support, you can view our presentation here.

For students who exhibit symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder, school can be a challenge. Discover new strategies for support here.

Often we think of "differentiation" as some larger than life teaching concept that we are afraid to tackle in our real world classrooms. We know differentiating instruction, student learning opportunities, and assessments can make a huge difference to student success, but often get stuck with the "how to" part of differentiating.

To help implement differentiation, here are a few great ideas from other excellent websites:

1. use color coding to help with organizing.

2. use center time and different seating arrangements to differentiate.

3. use entrance slip activities like the Teaching Channel's My Favorite No.

4. use technology like http://www.nearpod.com's homework mode and google docs where you can create different types of projects and assessments and manage them in "real time"

You can find new strategies on my Facebook page - I hope you find these helpful in your classroom! Please comment with additional ideas and web links!

Current statistics indicate students with disabilities are 35% more likely to be bullied, according to the National Autism Society. Currently, 60%of students with disabilities report that they have been bullied. Several groups have put together fantastic resources and campaigns to end bullying in schools.

For information & tips, visit:
► http://www.autismsafety.org/
► http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/students-with-disabilities/

Other great resources can be found at:
http://whocaresaboutkelsey.com/multimedia http://www.stopbullying.gov/
Please share any other resources you've found

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities' website is shutting down. This website offered valuable content in regards to teaching children with disabilities. The content of the website has been moved to http://nichcy.org/schoolage/iep/team. Check it out!

Looking for a new way to get information to your students? Check out this link: http://www.showme.com/. This is a great resource for creating presentations that you can post for students to watch.

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Let's face it - students are with us in class for a very short window of time, and while we might feel in the moment that they've mastered the content, we often discover that when they move on to independent work, students discover that they have many questions and need help - often this help involves us repeating or reteaching the lesson we just completed.

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This website has app and website recommendations for math common core standards. Some of the websites featured on this website are included on this padlet

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If you are in a state that's aligning its curriculum to Common Core, you are, no doubt, on the hunt for apps and websites that support Common Core State Standards.

This list highlights the best math apps and websites that are Common Core aligned and is part of our Top Picks area of the site.

To see exactly which standards are supported, click into a review and look for the "See Standards" button on the left-hand column of the page.

These products are from our top picks list, Math Tools Aligned to Common Core Standards. What are some of your favorite math apps, games, and websites mapped to Common Core State Standards? Log in to leave a comment below. If you use any of these products in the classroom, log in to submit a Field Note about how you have integrated them into your lesson plans. Your colleagues would love to see your tips!

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Best Math Apps and Websites Aligned to Common Core Standards

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If you are in a state that's aligning its curriculum to Common Core, you are, no doubt, on the hunt for apps and websites that support Common Core State Standards. This list highlights the best math apps and websites that are Common Core aligned and is part of our Top Picks area of the site.

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Khan Academy has different math content areas students can practice ( early math, algebra, math for fun and glory, etc.) This website can teach different math topics, quiz students on the content, and guide the students through the problem

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IXL has many options when it comes to assisting students learn. There is a tab for math, language arts, science, social studies, common core, etc. For the math tab, it encourages the students to "skip counting." For this assignment, the program will ask how many total (objects) their are that are in groups of (number). The student is encouraged to count the number of groups and multiply it to find out the total number of objects.

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Improve your math knowledge with free questions in "Skip-counting" and thousands of other math skills.

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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This websites is a great resource for using virtual manipulative to explain how a certain type of problem can be solved, in a visual way.  NLVM provides virtual resources for bar graphs, base blocks, money, and many more virtual manipulative. This website is a really great way to teach visual learners different mathematical concepts.

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics