When the cyber bully is you

Source/Author/Date: When the Cyberbully Is You (New York Time) Nick Bilton: April 29, 2015

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Key Points: “The conversation around cyber bullying has been going on for awhile but it is getting this particular kind of attention now because it’s coming to the fore that anyone can be a victim of that kind of shaping” said by Jacqui Shine.   The main obstacle in cyber bullying is the lack of empathy.  

How to teach persitence

Title: 8 Ways To Build Student Stamina: How to teach persistence
Source/Author/Date:Scientific Learning/Norene Wiesen/January 14, 2014
URL Link [http://www.scilearn.com/blog/teaching-persistence-how-to-build-student-stamina]
Key Points: This fairly short, but very readable article give some great tips on teaching students perseverance through change of mindset, positive self-talk, modeling by teachers and other adults, and a host of other ideas.
Relevance: I believe that it is important to teach children to stick with things, especially when things are not going as well as could be expected. Students need to understand that mistakes are not failures; they are opportunities to learn.

In researching articles for my inquiry question I came across this article which has 5 key steps to best practices in successful transition planning that guarantee student success... I am looking at ways to have students lead their IEP meeting and how to better plan for transition
http://www.seenmagazine.us/articles/article-detail/articleid/1071/special-ed-transition-planning-five-keys-to-success.aspx

11/19/2010
student success
CARMEN CAVOLO