Trying New Things: Inclusion Glog

Well, I've been trying my hand at the many technology innovations available on the web.  I have had success at completing a few things.  Mostly I have been sending projects into cyber netherland.  This is my latest attempt: Glogging. http://dhedison.edu.glogster.com/inclusion/

This is a good way to get the student who would resist writing a paper to research a topic and review/highlight what has been covered. Though I have only just begun this, I know the students will grasp on far easier.

I've only just begun.

Population Education Resources

Population Connections has some excellent lesson plans and resources on its www.populationeducation.com website. The plans contain opportunities for experiential learning and critical thinking in the k-12 classes. Special educators will find the site useful in breaking topics down across subject and theme.  Excellent for differentiation of instruction.

» Basics
Just have time for one or two lessons? Here's a good place to start!
» Environmental Connections
How human numbers and actions affect the availability of resources
» People and Society
How population changes and resource use affect human well-being.
» Population Dynamics
Population growth patterns, demographics, and forecasting.

Unfolding the Napkin Book Review

Unfolding the Napkin by Dan Roam New York: Penguin Books, 2009, 286 pages. 

Thinking in pictures is the way the Dr. Temple Grandin sees the world.  Diagnosed with Autism at the age of four she overcame life’s challenges through the tenacity of her mother who refused to accept the doctor’s suggestion that she be place in an institution.  With family support and the mentoring of a science teacher, Grandin became a leading consultant in the human treatment of cattle.  She has become a spokesperson for Autism and lectures around the world.  Unfolding the Napkin by Dan Roam is a demonstration of visual representation as expressed by Grandin.  Roam does not refer to Grandin in his work.  However, for special educators, his visual representation methods are useful to understand and reach students like Grandin or to just break down a problem into manageable part to arrive at a workable solution.