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We’ve had such a great response to the Wrightslaw Conference and so much fantastic support from the business community that we’ve decided to add a special BONUS to this conference for FREE!!!! FREE March 11th Pre-Conference Friday Night “Experts Sessions” We’ve gathered some of the top experts in this state to share their expertise on [...]
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Okay, two hilarious stories this week … or at least they’d be funnier if it wasn’t for the fact that they’re true which makes it actually a little sad. I understand we need to keep kids safe but sometimes I wonder if the best way to keep them safe is to keep our stupid adult [...]
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“We want people that can feel the Math ….” Use computers to make MATH education work, come alive and dramatically change the way our kids see Math in the real world… And while we’re at it …… why stop with just Math? Think of how many other subjects we could revolutionize by embracing, instead of [...]
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Just A Reminder … That the Conference isn’t until March 12, 2011 but tickets are selling quickly now …. so don’t miss out on the Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Early Bird Tickets! The early birds are grabbing up the tickets to the Wrightslaw conference. We did a slow roll out yesterday just to [...]
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“One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me “Superman” did not exist. Cause even in the depths of the ghetto you just thought he was coming …. She thought I was crying because it’s like …. (he’s) not real. I was crying because no one was coming with enough [...]
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On last weekend’s radio show we discussed the movie Waiting for “Superman” and the need for education reform. Two weeks ago it was school nutrition with Chef Ann Cooper. In both interviews we discussed the need to hold politicians accountable for their promises. So with that in mind this weekend we’ll be interviewing Brian Calley [...]
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The Animaniacs was one of those great all-time cartoons – for kids and adults! A Steven Spielberg production for Warner Brothers that ran from 1993 – 1998 it gave us great characters like Pinky & The Brain, Slappy, Skippy Squirrel, Hello Nurse, Dr Otto Scratchansniff, The Goodfeathers, Buttons and Mindy and often pulled in timely pop culture [...]
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I wanted to share with you a great site that I’ve been using with my son this summer, it’s called: It’s a site that allows you to quickly and easily create math worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or a mix of all of the above. In addition to that it also allows you to [...]
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We’re surrounded by technology and it’s becoming even more ingrained in every little facet of our day (at least that’s what my Twitter, Facebook, Buzz, Squidoo, Delicious, Digg, Tumblr, 7 email accounts, Ipod, Droid, GPS and Laptop would lead me to believe) . Between texting, pinging, poking, facebooking, emailing, calling, posting, tweeting, buzzing and favoriting [...]
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We’re hearing lots of hype about the Apple Ipad this week and I have to admit that after checking one out myself it’s a pretty impressive little tool. The question of course is …. what kind of tool is it really? It’s easy to criticize it as just a blown up IPod, Ipod Touch, Iphone, [...]
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As a special “thank you” to all of our friends and in honor of Autism Awareness Month (and oddly enough Stress Awareness Month – coincidence that these two are both in the same month?) we are offering the following My Great Kid – Help My Kid Giveaway What are we giving away …….
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Which classroom would you prefer? This one …. or this one … In Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns (and in our interview with him), co-author Michael Horn argues (amongst other things) that student-centric classrooms are not only the way most children would prefer to learn but also the [...]
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