BRIEF SUMMARY Use this section to briefly describe or define this topic area. KEY POINTS Bullet 1 Bullet 2 SHARED WISDOM What I have learned What I have learned RESOURCES Use this section to share links to other resources CONTACT TOPIC MANAGER This is a ‘do it ourselves’ web site. So if you would like […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Eligible local education agencies and their qualified teachers receive a “Teacher Appreciation Grant” that is be paid to teachers rated effective and highly effective as bonuses. In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly appropriated $30 million for this purpose. (IDOE, https://www.doe.in.gov/evaluations/performance-based-awards) KEY POINTS No application is necessary to receive the grant funds. SHARED WISDOM […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Therapy dogs are canines that are trained to provide comfort and affection to people in retirement homes, nursing homes, hospices, schools, hospitals and disaster areas, and to people with autism. Therapy Dogs work in animal-assisted activities and animal-assisted therapy, typically alongside their owner/handlers who consider them the canines to be their personal pets. […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Use this section to briefly describe or define this topic area. KEY POINTS Bullet 1 Bullet 2 SHARED WISDOM What I have learned What I have learned RESOURCES ILEARN Assessment Overview (from IDOE) ILEARN Flyer CONTACT TOPIC MANAGER This is a ‘do it ourselves’ web site. So if you would like to help, […]
BRIEF SUMMARY An umbrella term used to describe all kinds of people who sit outside the gender binary or who’s gender identity is different from the sex assigned to them at birth. (Note that the term is not transgendered…it’s intentionally in the present tense, not the past tense. It’s a state of being.) KEY POINTS […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Use this section to briefly describe or define this topic area. KEY POINTS Bullet 1 Bullet 2 SHARED WISDOM [I] loved doing Holland Codes from various internet sources once a year in grades 7-11 and plotting them on a World of Work Map from ACT to see what pattern emerged over the five […]
BRIEF SUMMARY The Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/NMSQT® (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a preparatory version of the SAT exam. KEY POINTS Students can only take the PSAT once per year, and most students take the test in both 10th and 11th grade. If a student earns a high score on the […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Use this section to briefly describe or define this topic area. KEY POINTS Bullet 1 Bullet 2 SHARED WISDOM What I have learned What I have learned RESOURCES Use this section to share links to other resources CONTACT TOPIC MANAGER This is a ‘do it ourselves’ web site. So if you would like […]
BRIEF SUMMARY School truancy is a term that typically refers to absences caused by students on their own free will, and usually does not refer to legitimate “excused” absences, such as ones related to a medical condition. Truancy differs from school refusal, which is the refusal to attend school due to emotional distress. School refusal […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Use this section to briefly describe or define this topic area. KEY POINTS Bullet 1 Bullet 2 SHARED WISDOM What I have learned What I have learned RESOURCES Use this section to share links to other resources CONTACT TOPIC MANAGER This is a ‘do it ourselves’ web site. So if you would like […]
