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Stuff That Caught My Attention

by Steve on 8, February, 2010

News Stuff

Acid syringe ‘could spell an end to dentist’s drill’ | Mail Online

This sounds cool and I’m all in favor of anything that’s faster and involves less pain.  However, the idea of squirting an “acid” filled syringe into my mouth (or anywhere near me really) sounds like the scheme of a Batman villain and makes [...]

You Missed A Show? Quick, Get Caught Up!

by Steve on 6, January, 2010

You Missed A Show?
Missed a show?  How could you?
Okay, besides you have a family and the show is on early Sunday mornings.
Then here’s your chance to catch up.  I’ll be posting full breakouts of all the shows we did in 2009 but in the meantime check out any of the shows that you might have [...]

My Great Kid Radio: Bullies, Bullied & Bystanders

by Steve on 11, December, 2009

We spoke with Barabara Coloroso about her book “The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander”.
We first came across her in the Costco Connection magazine, believe it or not, and thought she had some good information and good approaches.  Coincidentally enough in the last couple of months we’d had a couple of parents talk to us about [...]

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My Great Kid Radio: Mental Math w/ Arthur Benjamin

by Steve on 20, November, 2009

This week we interviewed Dr. Arthur Benjamin – a Mathematician and Mathemagician. Now normally ….. Math would not be the kind of topic I would want to spend a lot of time talking about. So let me explain why I chose to pick this as a topic and Dr. Benjamin as our expert [...]

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Don’t Miss Pete Wright (Wrightslaw) This Sun.

by Steve on 23, October, 2009

“Parents will always be catalysts for education reform.”
def: Catalyst: An agent that precipitates -or- accelerates fundamental change

In what is sure to be a phenomenally informative show, this Sunday on the  “My Great Kid” Radio Program (Sunday 8:00am-9:00am, WAAM 1600am or online at www.waamannarbor.com;  A podcast will be posted after the show) we will be interviewing Peter [...]

Great Tech & Learning Site – Techno Dys

by Steve on 23, September, 2009

Came across a site called Techno Dys a little bit ago and wanted to take this opportunity to reccommend that you add it to your RSS feed.  They throw up a post a day with different site recommendations (amongst other things) and many of them are real winners worthy of your attention including:

Brightstorm – An [...]

Swine Flu … The Stuffed Animal!

by Steve on 23, September, 2009

Swine flu, E. Coli, The Black Death now in the stuffed toy aisle!

Is H1N1 Picking On Kids With Disabilities?

by Steve on 14, September, 2009

Is the H1N1 flu really targeting children with disabilities?

OT Plan – Great Site!

by Steve on 9, April, 2009

I just found this site online and think it’s a great site and phenomenal tool for schools, OT’s and especially parents.  You pick what skill you want to work and what tools you have available and it gives you skills games/drills/tips that you can do.  Very well laid out, clear and easy to follow and [...]

Autism, Football Players – Visual Thinking In Education

by Steve on 16, December, 2008

An Interview with Laura Johnson from the University Of Toledo.
I really don’t like the way that she phrases and refers to some of the topics in this interview HOWEVER, I do think that some of the strategies and insight that she brings to the topic are not only interesting but VERY RELEVANT as a way [...]