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TAM Monograph Series – Practical Ideas for Practitioners
A School Administrator’s Desktop Guide to Assistive Technology
Written by national experts Gayl Bowser and Penny Reed, this, handy, easy-to-read practical guide:
- Provides an overview of assistive technology services.
- Describes the school administrator’s role in ensuring that assistive technology services are provided in a manner that is legal, ethical, and cost effective.
- Includes resources, self-assessment tools, and specific actions that administrators may take related to leadership, management, supervision, and program development.
Technology and Media for Accessing the Curriculum—Instructional Support for Students with Disabilities
National experts offer practical ideas for using assistive and instructional technology to help students with disabilities access the curriculum. Topics include technology-based practices for:
- Teaching history in inclusive classrooms.
- Understanding students’ behavioral problems in the classroom.
- Enhancing literacy instruction in inclusive classrooms.
- Helping young children with disabilities participate in daily activities.
- Improving written language.
- Developing functional skills.
Bonus chapter: A summary of how assistive technology is addressed in the reauthorized IDEA (2004).
[Note: Chapters contained in the monograph were first published as Issues in TAM Technology in Action, Volume 1.]
Considering the Need for Assistive Technology Within the Individualized Education Program
Written by national experts and practitioners—John Castellani, Penny Reed, Joy Zabala, Jeanne Dwyer, Sarah McPherson, and Judy Rein—this monograph is a must for IEP teams as they consider assistive technology for students with disabilities. The monograph features:
- Essential information on the reauthorized IDEA (2004).
- A process for considering assistive technology as part of the IEP process.
- Questions and answers related to using assistive technology in school settings.
- Resources for more information.
Technology Integration—Improving Access to the Curriculum for Students with Disabilities
Find out from national experts how to integrate technology into the curriculum to improve results for all students, including those with disabilities. Topics include:
- Integrating technology into mathematics and content area literacy instruction.
- Using technology to maximize team-based learning.
- Managing technology in the classroom.
- Using technology to enhance transition planning.
Bonus chapter: A summary of how assistive technology is addressed in the IDEA 2004 regulations.
[Note: Chapters contained in the monograph were first published as Issues of TAM Technology in Action, Volume 2.]
Accommodating Students with Disabilities—Instructional and Assistive Technology Tools that Work!
National experts share practical tools and approaches for using instructional and assistive technology to help students with disabilities participate in and access the curriculum. Topics include:
- How to use technology supports for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- How to select English language acquisition technology for students with disabilities.
- How to create electronic text to support comprehension by students with moderate to severe disabilities.
- How to increase adaptive access to instructional materials for students with significant disabilities.
- How to evaluate educational software for students with differing abilities and disabilities.
- How to assess whether the technology is working.
[Note: Chapters contained in this monograph were first published in TAM’s Technology in Action series, Volume 3.]
Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology—Learning Tools Across the Curriculum
Written by national experts Deborah Newton and Amy Dell, this monograph is packed with practical strategies and assistive technology tools for helping students with learning disabilities access the general education curriculum. Topics include:
- Assistive technology helps remediate reading disabilities.
- Assistive technology helps students compensate for reading difficulties.
- Assistive technology and writing.
- Math learning and assistive technology.
The monograph also includes an introduction by John Castellani.
[Note: Chapters contained in this monograph were first published in TAM's Technology in Action series.]
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Day of Mourning at Ft. Hood and for US
Fort Hood Shooting Victims d. 2009 – Obituary – Tributes.com
We need to remember and pray for the vicitims and families of the Fort Hood Shooting Victims. So far 13 dead and at least 30 more wounded at FORT HOOD, Texas : Thursday: 11-05-09 The violence has been reported as” the worst mass shooting in history at a U.S. military base.” According to the Ft. Hood Homepage: November 6th has been declared a day of mourning on the base…
Local Chicago Area victims identified as:
PFC Michael Pearson-Age 21-Bolingbrook
PFC Franschesksa Velez-Age 21-Chicago
Army Major declared sole suspect in Hood shooting
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Remembering All the Saints…
For all the saints
For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
For the Apostles’ glorious company,
Who bearing forth the Cross o’er land and sea,
Shook all the mighty world, we sing to Thee:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
For the Evangelists, by whose blest word,
Like fourfold streams, the garden of the Lord,
Is fair and fruitful, be Thy Name adored.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
For Martyrs, who with rapture kindled eye,
Saw the bright crown descending from the sky,
And seeing, grasped it, Thee we glorify.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
All are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win with them the victor’s crown of gold.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave, again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blessed.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of glory passes on His way.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
And singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Words: William Walsham. How, in Hymns for Saint’s Days, and Other Hymns, by Earl Nelson, 1864. The original version began, “For all thy saints…” Music: Sine nomine, Pro omnibus Sanctis, Luccombe, Sarum, Engelberg, For All the Saints
For All The Saints (Sine Nomine) – VIRTUAL CHURCH
Teen beaten to death in Roseland mob fight
Teen beaten to death in Roseland mob fight
I am still very upset about this and will be for some time. This headline at least gets it right in that it was a “mob fight” of young people after school. I watched the videos posted and see behaviors that are all too common in society. In Chicago, we have lost far too many young people to violence… This act of violence was just a few (2.77) miles from where I live…As a teenager in the mid 60’s, I often took the bus to Fenger High School for Drivers Education and to nearby Pullman Pool for Lifesaving and Water Safety Classes. It is still known an excellent school and draws quality teachers. Nearby CPS schools are Morgan Park and Julian and assorted Parochial Schools.
This tragic death reminds me of the death of a classmate from similar circumstances… could have been 1965 or 66 and from memory, I can’t remember the young man’s name? I do remember going to his wake and thinking about how very sad it was. Even though I do not remember his name, I do remember the ring he had on his hand. Strange that I remember someone’s comment that they were going to bury him with it since the undertaker could not get it off. Maybe one of my peers from Morgan Park remembers his name?
I also heard today that some cheerleaders were censored because they used Bible verses on banners at football games. One said, “Do onto others as you would have them do unto you…” We need to teach this our youth and model it ourselves… Using random Bible verses/quotes is not “establishing a state religion.” People need to start paying attention to what the Constitution says instead of what people tell them it says.
Maybe there would be less violence and less death if people started following the Golden Rule… Treat me like you would like to be treated by me…
Teach children when they are young to respect each other, elders, property, etc… Teach them about antecedents and consequences early and often…
That’s what’s on my mind right now…
Remembering Mary Travers
Remembering Mary Travers
