This page is currently under construction. If you have related content or resources to add, you may submit it via the “Contact Topic Manager” box below. BRIEF SUMMARY The American College Testing Program Assessment (ACT) is one of the major standardized college entrance exams. The ACT is given during eleventh or twelfth grade and is a […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force injures the brain. Causes include falls, vehicle collisions, and violence. Brain trauma occurs as a consequence of a sudden acceleration or deceleration within the cranium or by a complex combination of both movement and sudden impact. KEY POINTS TBI […]
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 This page is currently under construction. If you have related content or resources to add, you may submit it via the “Contact Topic Manager” box below. KEY POINTS Bullet 1 Bullet 2 SHARED WISDOM 2018-2019-Testing Window What I have learned RESOURCES ILEARN Assessment Overview (from IDOE) ILEARN Flyer CONTACT TOPIC MANAGER This is […]
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 This page is currently under construction. If you have related content or resources to add, you may submit it via the “Contact Topic Manager” box below. 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 […]
BRIEF SUMMARY The Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/NMSQT® (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a preparatory version of the SAT exam. Not used to determine college admissions; intended to help students prepare for the SAT. Same format as the SAT, but shorter – a test of verbal and mathematical reasoning. KEY POINTS Students can […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Threat assessment is intended to prevent violence and involves both assessment and intervention. Threat assessment involves determining whether a student poses a threat of violence (they have intent and means to carry out the threat). KEY POINTS It is important for school personnel to establish a threat assessment protocol to insure consistency and […]
BRIEF SUMMARY Tutoring is characterized by how it differs from formal teaching methods on the basis of the (in)formality of the setting as well as the flexibility in pedagogical methods in terms of duration, pace of teaching, evaluation and tutor-tutee rapport. A tutor is a person who provides assistance or tutelage to one or more […]
