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Improve your Teaching Practice: Take the 1-week Challenge!

Improve your Teaching Practice: Take the 1-week Challenge!

February 20, 2013

Dear Fellow Teachers, Let’s roll up our sleeves, take some risks and be proud of the outcomes! It’s February and by now you have a good idea where you want to focus your attention. Maybe you’ve been observed by a colleague or administrator and you have some actual feedback to guide you (yes!!) or maybe you’ve known for months and… Read More

Filed Under: Assessment, Classroom Environment, Instructional Strategies, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Respect and Rapport, Teacher Evaluation 4 Comments

Station Teaching

Station Teaching

October 7, 2012

Lately, many of the teachers I support have been expressing a desire to take risks with new and different teaching strategies. One strategy many teachers are investigating is station teaching. Over the next two weeks I will attempt to respond to their needs as best I can through group work sessions, classroom observations and modeling. Here are some videos from… Read More

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My Territories

August 21, 2012

I was first introduced to the idea of a writer’s notebook by my tenth grade English teacher, Mrs. Catamaro. I loved that notebook! My notebook helped me see who I was as a writer, and focus on the writer I wanted to become. It met my needs as a learner the way nothing before had. I was impulsive and unfocused,… Read More

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"I'm The Hulk!" The three-year-old flexed into a wrestler's pose, baring his teeth. His parents had named him Chase. I said,...
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I love so much about this discussion! “Protective” gets to the root of so much if this. And I also love the “Adaptation” one reader suggested. What do you think?The PDA profile, in my opinion, is a big step forward in better understanding children with extreme avoidant behaviors. I’m simply floating an idea here.. It's also a step, hopefully, in reducing the inappropriate blame of the parents and carers of these children, resulting in excessive amounts of parental stress. One of the advances of PDA is that it calls out the underlying anxiety associated with the need for control and the sensory processing challenges that *cause* the symptoms. Some of my autistic advisors view the etiology of such behaviors as stress responses that are subconsciously *protective*. That's why I’m wondering if Protective Demand Avoidance fits better than "pathological". I know that the phrase "Pervasive Drive for Autonomy" has been suggested, and that addresses the "what" of the behavior, not the "why". When we substitute the word *Protective*, we are getting to the "why," : the human nervous system striving to feel safe. Respectfully, I have observed this profile across diagnostic categories, including but not exclusive to autism . Behaviors are the tip of the iceberg, and the causality is myriad. Shifts like this move us into a paradigm shift that involves appreciating & honoring behaviors as valuable signals, rather than pathologizing them. The DSM is an outdated system, and PDA is a step forward to looking at underlying causality. I hope it will be included in the next rendition of the DSM. #PDA #compassion #neurodiversityacceptance #brainbody #brainbodyparenting #beyondbehaviors #beyondbehaviorsmovement #ODD #paradigmshift #neuroception #interoception #polyvagaltheory #relationalneuroscience #interpersonalneurobiology #FliptheNarrative #childpsychologist #occupationaltherapist #FASD #ACES #childwelfare #developmentaltrauma**Update: the intention of this post was to open a dialogue, and I have received valuable information about how completely wrong I was in how I went about that reading: My heartfelt apologies for the harm & stress this post has caused to anyone. It was not well thought out & I am so sorry. Thank you PDA Our Way for your illuminating comments. Please forgive me for the stress & upset I have caused, and know that I hear you & want to know how I can do better. Respectfully, Mona ... See MoreSee Less

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Super simple (& filling) dinner idea!Veggie wraps. Sauté favorite veggies in a little water or veggie broth. Blend white bean into a paste and spread on wheat wrap. Once liquid has cooked out of sautéed veggies, pile onto wrap. Add vegan shredded cheeze or avocado (for glue) and roll. Grill seam side down with a plate for weight!Let cool before serving to the kids. The peppers REALLY hold their heat!#wfpbno #feedingkidshealthy #vegankid #teachermomlife #teachermom #veganteach #momlife #toddlerfood #kidfoodideas ... See MoreSee Less

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