My daughter is in 11th grade. We have stumbled through new teachers, new classrooms, new schools and IEP overhauls but one constant has been the #1 key to her success in a general eduction setting... PEER SUPPORTS Peer supports are...
Starting a new school year can be full of anxiety for any student (and parent) but for individuals with special needs the anxiety can be much more severe. The typical Meet the Teacher night most likely will not calm the...
The Guidance Group is pleased to announce their attendance of the Children’s First Network 412’s Common Core Learning Standards Symposium Friday, June 1st 2012, in Brooklyn, NY. The Guidance Group was there as a significant sponsor to show their support...
In the 21st century, the definition of collaborative education and classroom management has undergone a massive overhaul. The increased access to educational technology such as computers and the World Wide Web as early as kindergarten have allowed students to learn...
For this morning’s news, I wanted to take readers on a tour of some important issues in education and special needs through three, differing, yet related perspectives. First, we check in with an old friend over at Education Week, David...
As we head into the weekend, I wanted to take a look at two articles that append nicely with some of the other news we’ve read this week. The first article comes from the Baltimore Sun and discusses a transition...
Discipline in high school is no easy task. Students in grades 9-12 are at a special time in life where independence and questions of authority reign on their minds at a near-constant rate. For parents, finding a school where the...
Special needs students are best served when school and home work together harmoniously. Students perform better. Teachers and parents are less frustrated and less stressed in a cooperative environment. Nonetheless, schools and parents are often in conflict. How can the...
[caption id="attachment_1091" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Clare Bloomfield"][/caption] In the 21st century, digital learning, through laptops, tablets and personal computers has taken over a lot of the “standards” most educators were accustomed to as students themselves. As a college...
Good morning CW News readers! After a rather interesting and slightly controversial special needs story yesterday, I thought we would take a break to look at some other news in education. Our friend David Ginsburg (aka Coach G) is back...
There’s been a lot going on in education news this week, and I am excited to share a few of these ideas here with you today. First, this morning Medical News Today released a great article regarding autism research that...
In the autumn of 1974, early in my career as school principal, a kind and gentle fifth grader named Davion was having trouble with some of the other boys in the class. In particular, a boy named Jeremy was becoming increasingly...
