Educators Need To Remember There Are Many Disabilities They Cannot See

As educators you know it is critical to teach to all learn styles, how in-tune are you with disabilities that you do not have an IEP or 504 for? This article gives good insight. #‎beinginformedispower‬

http://mic.com/articles/122187/5-things-you-must-know-about-the-disabilities-we-can-t-see

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Elearning Can Be Challenging! But you can overcome it!

E-learning can be a great way for students of any age to 

learn, however it can also be more challenging than most 

people realize until they have been through it. There are 

ways to overcome them and this article explains them 

well. ‪#‎beinginformedispower‬

 http://www.etrainingpedia.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-and-how-to-overcome-them/ 

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Does a student of yours have trouble managing their 

emotions?? Did you know it could be ADHD? ‪


https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2015/06/25/why-kids-with-adhd-can-have-trouble-managing-emotion?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

 #‎ADHD‬ ‪#‎Emotions‬ ‪#‎advantageeducationsolution‬‪ #‎beinginformedispower‬

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Steve Jobs Limited His Kids Online Time??? Yep, He Sure Did

Interesting that of all people in the world, the Apple Tech man himself, Steve Jobs would limit tech time at his house for his kids. That says something!!! What are your thoughts about this? Kids are not learning the art of interacting and how to handle people, conflicts, sucess, bosses etc. face to face. These are all things they must know how to be successful and it needs to start while they are young! 
 ‪#‎beinginformedispower‬ ‪#‎limitingtechtime‬

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?_r=1&referrer 

                                                     

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Social Media Everywhere

Just like we keep up with our friends or we check the weather for the day, social media is a major part of our lives. For years, I have posted on LinkedIn as a professional and would even post things to my personal Facebook page now and then, but never started a blog or professional Facebook page, until now.

We live in the 21st century and I teach and create curriculum for 21st century students, so I guess I need to make sure I am keeping everyone current for the 21st century school.

So why read my blog?? We all know there are million of blogs out there about family, food, travel, the likes and dislikes of just about anything and everything and even hundreds of thousands of how to's from professionals and DIYers. My goal for this blog? To keep you up to date with hot topics in the education field. There are so many sides to every story, and we all know, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. This is a mid term election year, which means the promises are laid on even thicker from both sides of the aisle. No matter if you are a parent trying to make an informed decision, a student wanting to make the best decision for yourself (at any age) or an educators, I hope this helps you on your own personal journey.

Ok, so what makes me an expert (well, maybe not an expert but at least extremely knowledgeable) about this topic). Well, I have degrees in Education that range from Associates all the way to a PhD and EdS. I have been in the education field for close to 2 decades and have done every job you can think of in education (Researcher, Teacher, Director, Dean, Assistant Dean, Curriculum Writer, Content Developer, Educator, Acting Principle, Substitute Teacher, Counselor, and more) AND at every level (K-12, Higher Ed, Technical Schools, and yes, even preschool). I have been in beautiful suburban and rural schools and have worked in some of the toughest inner city schools in this great nation of ours (Such as Philly).

I look forward to this journey and look forward to hearing from you along the way. Want to follow me on Facebook? www.facebook.com/Dr.Heather.Thompson