A Techie SPED Teacher in Washington DC

• RT @MichaelBaker Teacher Connections Writing Contest /Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day/ - The Teacher … http://tinyurl.com/yl76dqa #
• RT @dogtrax New blog post: A must-read: The Digital Writing Workshop http://bit.ly/2Va9oC #
• RT @stevesoko Good morning! Very odd feeling to have a day out of school in the middle of the week. But important to say - Thanks #Veterans! #
• Happy Veteran’s Day! Thanks to our #veterans, you ROCK! #

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I finally got my Discovery blog back My principal just gave me an assignment to help my colleagues get on board to become STAR Discovery Educators. We will grow in numbers! More later…

• Benchmark Assessments (DC BAS) today and tomorrow, gotta be early to school so I can do my preps #DCPS #
• Educators developing strategies for teaching students with autism: Some educators who are faced with increasing.. http://bit.ly/1vVtln #
• Wisconsin should look west for teacher-pay reform model: Wisconsin can use Denver’s ProComp plan as a model as .. http://bit.ly/1QkyGp #
• Teachers using 8-step process to boost student scores: Some Virginia educators are finding success by constantl.. http://bit.ly/3T2gnT #
• Special-needs students in Nashville, Tenn., take mainstream classes: Seven-year-old Isaac Nelson, left, leaves .. http://bit.ly/tf3sK #

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• Rhee Testifies on DC Teacher Layoffs: Is this thinking win-win? I believe that win-win is not taking advantage .. http://bit.ly/2zmAfd #
• Schools program increases awareness of disabilities: Students put on blindfolds to simulate vision impairment d.. http://bit.ly/3ByJ27 #
• In-class teachers are best resource for leadership, training: I found a good article from Teacher Magazine wher.. http://bit.ly/3Dnb3X #
• Education Web site does not meet accessibility standards: Because it lacks special adaptive features like text-.. http://bit.ly/3ht99V #
• Should Helen Keller be played by an actress with disabilities?: This New York Times blog post looks at the cont.. http://bit.ly/yDLR5 #
• As 2014 deadline approaches, teachers question fairness of NCLB: Some Illinois teachers say that requiring all .. http://bit.ly/1SdrDe #
• Mentors, student-teachers team up in co-teaching classrooms: Millikin student teacher Michelle Brown gets help .. http://bit.ly/3hofDu #

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• @sensiblecity Tnx for keeping in touch! Hope everything’s going well… #
• @NeediestKids Tnx for this article! Good to know… #
• Just created another playlist just for the classroom, all Classical: Chopin, Handel, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, I included Enya! #DCPS #
• What’s working and not? Webcast US Dep’t of Ed with Secretary Duncan broadcast live Tue Oct 20, http://www.connectlive.com/events/ednews/ #
• My Asst Principal observed me using the new evaluation tool IMPACT, post observation conference next week. Hope I did well! #DCPS #
• @Durff I was there! It was a very positive experience meeting the Teaching Ambassadors from the US Dep’t of Ed Thanks! #
• Education News Parents Can Use: Archived Video WebcastOriginally broadcast live on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 On.. http://bit.ly/1184fc #

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• Rhee is reluctant to work with donors who could help schools: Private donors say they have been reluctant to giv.. http://bit.ly/p7nGm #
• Inclusion kindergarten teacher is Connecticut’s teacher of the year: Kristi Luetjen, who teaches an inclusion ki.. http://bit.ly/7w2yG #

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• Interview 1: I was interviewed by a student from the University of Maryland last week. Here’s the transcript:Th.. http://bit.ly/12wuiF #
• Interview 2: I. HELPFUL EXPERIENCE1. Can you describe the importance of having a strong relationship with the c.. http://bit.ly/XRzLb #
• Interview 3: I. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND/SKILLS 1. After working with students who have special needs, do you fee.. http://bit.ly/23jEWm #
• Collaboration & Support: I was cleaning up my inbox from my old email account when I saw my colleague’s message.. http://bit.ly/3xc6ZB #
• i forgot that it was a holiday was at skul @ 7:30am found it empty, 30miles frm home #
• how do u convert MPEG to MP4 to use for Movie Maker? Help! #

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• My Master Educator gave me exemplary ratings on my first cycle of the IMPACT evaluations (the new DCPS teacher evaluations tool)… #
• Administrator’s turn next week to go around to evaluate the teachers on IMPACT (the new DCPS teacher evaluations tool), I need to recharge #
• Washington Teachers Union emergency membership assembly tomorrow re DCPS new teachers evaluations tool, RIF, and the upcoming BIG rally #
• The Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, this song is something! #
• Michelle Rhee on RIF: View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video. http://bit.ly/2cIoU1 #
• See you at the rally!: …we may fail but we may conquer, let’s see it through!Please come out and join us for .. http://bit.ly/OViRx #
• DCPS IMPACT: first round: I just received my post observation ratings from my Master Educator (she was very pro.. http://bit.ly/1Vhlat #

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• I’m back!: Just letting my readers know that I still have my job I apologize that I haven’t been blogging fo.. http://bit.ly/17BVsW #
• Master Educator is coming to give me my post observation conference noontime today…I wonder how I did with the first cycle evals? #
• Two days left before the BIG rally on Thursday; students, teachers, parents, community members are standing up in support of DCPS educators! #
• I better go now. I leave home at 6:30am so I can be at work 30 minutes before 8:05. I need time to prepare my day’s lessons, always be ready #
• Rally For Respect: Dear colleagues,…stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit, it’s when things seem worst w.. http://bit.ly/2UfKm0 #

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• Discovery Educator Network National Institute (DENNI 09): http://bit.ly/P8ab1 #
• Just posted my blog entry about the Discovery Educator Network National Institute 09 http://teachersol.blogspot.com #DENNI #

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