Do You have a Growth Mindset?

Edudemic points out many reasons Why the Growth Mindset is the Only Way to Learn.  The Growth Mindset creates a passion for learning.  

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Twitter-Digital Citizenship Advice

Digital Citizenship @the York School provides helpful information for teachers and parents about using Twitter -what are the risks, what is trolling?, are you supervising?, how to talk to the child about concerns?, and when should you be worried about your child?

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8 Tips to Create a Twitter - Driven School Culture

Edutopia share 8 Tips to Create a Twitter-Driven School Culture -support and collaborate with colleagues.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/create-twitter-driven-school-culture-elana-leoni?crlt_pid=camp.rnl0E25yhoMt

Books about Anxiety

I have been asked about books about anxiety and came across PlayDrMom's Favourite Books About Anxiety.  I am familiar with a few of the books mentioned.  Let me know what you think!
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Differentiated Assessment

Differentiated assessment is the ongoing collection of data before, during and after instruction to better facilitate learning. Click here to find examples of differentiated assessment (formative pre-assessment tools, assessment during the learning, formative assessment after the learning, and summative assessment). More examples of 25 Quick Formative Assessments for the Differentiated Classroom.

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Do you Consider Yourself to be an Introvert?

If your answer is yes, you may wish to see this video called "The Power of Introverts".

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Top Qualities for a Principal

"It takes a lot to lead a school to success.  Here are attributes that are paramount for a quality educational leader" (raise your hand, Texas).  Thanks for sharing Jenni-Rebecca.

by RYHTexas.
http://visual.ly/top-qualities-principal-leader

Great App to Have Your Videos at your Fingertips!!

Download this app (Andoid & IOS) and you have a dashboard of videos you have created. you can respond to viewers' comments and see analytic data about your viewershp.
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What are the Different Types of Learning Disabilities?

Dr. Horowitz shares about the different types of learning disabilities.

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Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening?

Julian Treasure will help you fix this!  Check out the video below:

Thanks, Cheryl for your suggestion!

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Lessons in Leadership

How many lessons in leadership will you find in this video?

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Thanks for sharing, Wendy!

First Follower: Leadership

Great Leadership video!  Gotta see it! Thanks for sharing, Andrea!


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Accessibility through Google Apps

http://accessibilitythroughtechnology.blogspot.ca/2014/04/google-apps-i-love-to-organize-my-life.html

Casey Foote from LearnStyle shares some of her favourite accessibility apps on her Accessibility through Technology Blog.

Looking for Resources??

Professionally Speaking (June 2014), recommends that you may wish to try some of the following:

http://oct-oeeo.uberflip.com/i/312579

Digital Citizenship

http://www.gedb.org/blog/what-it-takes-to-be-a-good-digital-citizen/

What it takes to be a good digital citizen is a great article from the Global Education Database outlining how critical it is to have this skill.  Thanks for sharing, Mette!

Good Chrome Extensions for Students with Disabilities

Explore a few Chrome Extensions that may be helpful to many of our students with organizational skills and assistance in reading web content.  This information can be found in Free Technology for Teachers: Good Chrome Extensions for Students with Disabilities by Richard Byrne.

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Assistance for Eye Glasses or Hearing Aids

The Lion's Club may be able to assist in the purchase of eye glasses and hearing aids.

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Ontario Leadership Framework 2013

The Ontario Leadership Framework 2013  is a road map for schools to increase leadership potential.

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Teaching Grit Cultivates Resilience and Perserverance

Great video! It's a must see!  It even explains how it can be fit into an already busy day!!


 
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Tips for Parents Regarding Assistive Technology

This video may provide some tips for parents whose child may be struggling with reading or written output.



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