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=Resources Page for SED361 Spring 2010=

Rich Resources that range from books, videos, articles, and different websites. Attention Deficit Disorders Association. //Simple Ways to Help Children with Special// //Needs.// Retrieved February 24, 2010, from [] - This website gave some good ideas to help students that have ADD to learn better and reach their full potential.

Cranston-Gingras, A., et. al., Ethics and Students with Disabilities from Migrant Farmworker Families. Rural Special Education Quarterly v. 27 no. ½ (Winter/Spring2008) p. 24-9. Retrieved from Wilson Web Database courtesy of the UMaine System. - This was a very interesting article about how to make sure that children of migrant farmer workers are taken care of in school and made sure that they get a good education.

Davis, A. (2008, July 26th). A Brief History of Special Education Legislation [Video File]. Retrieved from [] - This was a funny little skit from teachertube that has sock puppets discussing major events in Special Education Legislation; it is informative and funny at the same time.

Diamond, M. (2004). Differentiating Instruction. //Enhance Learning With Technology//. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - This was a website that talked about the importance of differentiated instruction, how to achieve it, and what type of impact this will have on students. It is important to differentiate because students will then be able to learn the information more easily because it is tailored for them.

Hall, W. (2009, December 16th). Success Strategies for Working with At-Risk Students [Video File]. Retrieved from [] This was another video from teachertube that spoke about how to help at-risk students succeed. It is a video from a teaching conference, and it has a nice, touching story at the end of it that makes it worth watching. Johnson, E. S., et. al., Online Learning and Mentors: Addressing the Shortage of Rural Special Educators through Technology and Collaboration. Rural Special Education Quarterly v. 28 no. 2 (Spring 2009) p. 17-21. Retrieved from Wilson Web Database courtesy of the UMaine System. - This was an article about how to get more special educator teachers trained in rural areas of the country. It proposed some great ideas and also talked a lot about technology. Kamens, M. W., et. al., Inclusive Classrooms: What Practicing Teachers Want to Know. Action in Teacher Education v. 25 no. 1 (Spring 2003) p. 20-6. Retrieved from Wilson Web Database courtesy of the UMaine System. -This is an article about a study conducted with the help of about 70 teachers; it showed the researchers the areas that current teachers really wanted more information on. It talks in great detail about issues pertaining to special education Lenz, K. & Schumaker, J. (2003, July). //Adapting Language Arts, Social Studies, and// //Science Materials for the Inclusive Classroom.// Retrieved February 24th, 2010, from [] - This website gives some clear steps and guidelines in order to transform a simple general education classroom into one that is fully capable of handling inclusion.

Means, B. (1997). //Critical Issue: Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for// //At-Risk Students//. Retrieved February 24, 2010, from [] - This was a fascinating website that gives information, from many sources, as to how to incorporate technology into the classroom in a way that will benefit students who are at-risk for dropouts. It is a little outdated, but the information for the most part is still interesting and helpful.

Ministry of Education (2000). //Teaching Students with Autism: A Resource Guide for// //Schools.// Retrieved February 1, 2010 from [|www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/autism.pdf] - This was a nice little website that gave some great tips on how to teach students with autism. I thought it was a good pick because chances are you will have a student in your class who has autism and will need to know how to help this student succeed.

National Association for Gifted Students. //Frequently Asked Questions//. Retrieved February 24, 2010, from [] - I liked this website because it was a series of FAQs that helped to define gifted and talented, gave statistics about the number of students in gifted and talented programs, and discussed why those programs are important to our schools.

NCTE. (2008). //More Than a Number: Why Class Size Matters//. Retrieved February 24,2010, from [] - This was a interesting website about the importance of class size. It details information about what the ideal class size is, in a perfect world, along with talking about the pros and cons of classroom size. There is some great information there that I found very interesting. Niesyn, M. E. Strategies for Success: Evidence-Based Instructional Practices for Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Preventing School Failure v. 53 no. 4 (Summer 2009) p. 227-33. Retrieved from Wilson Web Database courtesy of the UMaine System. - This was a nice article about how to help students who have emotional or behavioral disorders. This kind of falls under classroom management and how to maintain a classroom that has good order -- it is important for teachers to know how to help students with emotional and behavioral disorders so that they can learn and do not disrupt your classroom.

Reading Rockets (2004). Classroom Arrangement. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - This was a nice website that detailed information on classroom setup. This is a vital thing to know, especially as a new teacher, and will also help to make sure that your classroom is setup in a way to benefit all students, even those who have disabilities.

Renzulli, J. (2009). Gifted and Talented Education. //State University.com//. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [|http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2009/Gifted- Talented-Education.html] -This website gives the pros and cons of the gifted and talented program. It also details important facts, legislation, and research that has gone into these programs.

Ripley, S. (2010). Collaboration Between General Education and Special Education Teachers. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - I liked this website because it talked in great detail about how to and why it is important to get along with your special education teachers in your school. As a teacher, especially one right out of college, it is important to makes friends with the special education teacher because he or she probably knows a lot more about how to help students who have special needs.

RTI Action Network (2009). What is RTI?. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - This website gives some good information about what an RTI is and how you goes about filling out one. This is very important knowledge because you will most likely have to fill out a couple of these during the course of your teaching career.

Shapiro, A. (2005). Special Education Inclusion: Making It Work. //Education World//. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - This is an article about why inclusion is important to our students today along with detailing how to make inclusion work for everyone involved. Whether you like it or not, inclusion is here to stay and it is important to know as much as you can about how to make your classroom one in which every student learns.

Swanson, C. (2008, November). //Special Education in America//. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - This is a report detailing the special education program here in the United States. It gives some great statistics and details about the American special education program including information about how students with disabilities have fared in the real world after high school.

University of Michigan (2009). How Parents Motivate Their Children Academically. Retrieved February 1, 2010, from [] - This is an article about the importance of motivation on students. I chose it because it talked in detail about the affect SES can have on a child, his or her parents, and the type of motivation that child will receive.

Webster, J. (n.d.). //IEP Writing – How to Prepare an IEP or Individual Education Plan.// Retrieved February 24, 2010, from [] - This is a neat little website that outlines what an IEP is and how to go about filling one out. I thought it was interesting to read because I do not know much about them, but I learned a great deal after reading it.

Webster, J. (n.d.). //Specially Designed Instruction for Testing//. Retrieved February 24, 2010, from [] -This was a nice website that gave information and tips as to make accommodations for students while test taking. These accommodations are such that they can be used for all students, but there is also a section that outlines different ideas for accommodations for students with disabilities.

Wormeli, R. (2001). //Meet Me in the Middle//. Portland: Stenhouse Publishers. - This was a great book that I read about middle school education, the importance of it, and the problems that arise during that time in a middle school student's life. It does not really talk about anything in regards to special education, but it is a helpful resource if you are interested in teaching middle school.

(n.d.). //Intrinsic Motivation.// Retrieved February 24th, 2010 from [] - This was a brief little website that talks about the importance of taping into a students intrinsic motivations instead of focusing on extrinsic motivation. If a student has the motivation to want to learn and you can tap into that as a teacher, then you will have some very enthusiastic students who want to work hard.

(n.d.). //What Teachers can do about Motivation//. Retrieved February 24, 2010 from [] - I like this website, it was created by the same group as the previous link, but it talks about ways to motivate students. I chose it because it was helpful to use when doing my lesson plans because it gave me some ideas as to how to motivate students of any level and interest.

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