http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/ EDSP 228: Collaboration for Supporting Inclusive Practices in ISE 2008-05-04T18:44:57-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/05/final_reflectio.html What I learned in this course is how important collaborating is. I know that I do not want to loose this community of educators. We have to continue working together sharing ideas and resources. We have learned so much this... Nancy nancyr 2008-05-04T18:44:57-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_13_reflect.html I don't remember being provided any training back in grad school about the use of paraprofessionals. I guess my training was being a para myself and working with an excellent special educator who respected me and treated me as a... Nancy nancyr 2008-04-27T19:41:58-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_13_1.html I was on vacation this week! It was absolutely amazing to see my 1 year old daughter discover outside and and watch her chase her 4 year old brother. I also found it amazing how much my son has grown... Rebecca rebeccab 2008-04-27T12:52:13-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/paraeducators.html I think I missed a week. Sorry about that. But, I am happy to say I've submitted my paper and this is my the last thing I need to do for this course. I made it through my first semester... Erin Ering 2008-04-23T20:10:44-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/the_reading_abo.html The reading about paraeducators was so thought provoking. It is nice to have "experts" write about stuff I believe and thought. Why do our peers believe stuff if someone else (who has to live at least 50 miles away and... Sara tfox 2008-04-22T21:48:06-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/para_support.html Sorry this is late, the flu or whatever the sickness going around is, has struck my house with a fury!!! I am very excited because our school is going to be part of a consultation piece with Michael Giangreco and... Rebecca rebeccab 2008-04-16T11:31:19-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_13.html Short of posting my paraprofessional paper on here, I have so much to talk about in regards to paras! I have been using these last two weeks to really formulate how I want to supervise next school year and what... Cortney K. cortneyk 2008-04-14T21:58:58-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_12_reflect.html While reading the articles, I kept thinking, are we really preparing our students for the future? Having a para for each student at our school is not preparing them to be independent and to get along in a social world.... Nancy nancyr 2008-04-13T18:12:39-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_12.html This has been an interested week for me. I have always been perplexed by the concept of paraeducators (mainly the number of them). I would always think to myself, including when I was a para, "why are the non-teachers providing... Cortney K. cortneyk 2008-04-12T21:03:44-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_11_reflect.html I believe the reason for the terrible twos is the child’s inability to communicate in a way that can be understood. For some students with special needs this difficulty with communication and the frustration of not being understood continues for... Nancy nancyr 2008-04-06T17:30:37-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_11.html I am excited about creating the AT document. I have enlisted the help of the school to provide me with any devices and software that they know of in the school building. I plan on this being a living document... Cortney K. cortneyk 2008-04-06T11:31:33-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_10assistiv.html I was able to sit down and spend a couple hours looking through all of the websites, manuals, the textbooks, and wonderful videos! I am feeling overwhlemed with the possibilities. I mentioned in the discussion threads that I thought I... Cortney K. cortneyk 2008-04-05T23:45:51-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/04/week_11_at_and.html I’m really excited about assistive technology. We do not really have anyone in our school with expertise around AT or AAC. I don’t think our tech support person has much experience with AT and neither of our SLPs have any... Erin Ering 2008-04-03T20:52:56-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/03/technology.html I am thankful for high technology-furnaces that go on with a push of a button, answering machines, cell phones, microwaves (one of my favorites), email, running water, but I am also quite intimidated by it. It just goes with... Sara tfox 2008-03-31T21:14:18-05:00 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/ntk/archives/2008/03/reflection_10_a.html We live in a great time for assistive technology. There is technology available to help with virtually any task. From the smallest thing of holding a spoon to high-tech augmentative communication. While many barriers still exist in our society and... Erin Ering 2008-03-30T08:43:33-05:00