Friday, July 22, 2011

So many resources!

Sometimes I feel that we limit ourselves too much to this intervention or that. Many teachers want to do as little as possible and change as little as possible about the way they are doing things. This is unfortunate, not only for the teacher, but most definitely for the students we work with. As time goes by and we begin to implement RtI in most schools an individualized education is available to just about every student. By individualizing so many student's education we can become overwhelmed. Understandable. At the same time we must recognize that as a human race, each of us are unique individuals. Given this unique person we all are, there are also many things certain groups of people may have in common such as learning style. This is where small groups come in! But again, even in small groups many teachers tend to resort to what they already know, refusing to expand their knowledge base and experience. Change can be good people! 

As a School Psychologist I am constantly perusing academic research, internet resources, and the latest ideas in how to make the biggest impact for the students I work with. I share them with others and hope that they get as excited about them as I do, but most of them couldn't care less. This is disappointing, but it doesn't stop me from hoping that one day I will find the right resource for the right person, they'll try it out, it will work splendidly, and we'll all be so excited! I've come across some resources that I would really like to share.

Check them out!
- http://www.studiostudio.nl/project-dyslexie/
- http://jumpmath1.org/approach
- http://www.khanacademy.org/
- http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/