MENTORING: Incivility in the College Classroom; Its Causes and Cures

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education;  September 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ......matter as well as a genuine sense of caring about their students. Students are also eager to start the new semester, but, unfortunately...faculty members who have been harassed and challenged by students. In some cases, the gender or race of the faculty...

Help your students deal with tragedy.(20 Ways To ...)

Intervention in School & Clinic;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...All students are vulnerable to the effects of tragic events. Students with disabilities are often more vulnerable to stress...of social supports to help them cope. Teachers of students with disabilities need to be adept at assisting students...

Exploring the relationship between student mobility and dropout among...

The Journal of Negro Education;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are more likely to drop out of school than their disabled and nondisabled peers. Forty-eight percent of students with EBD drop out of grades 9-12, as opposed to 30% of all students with disabilities and 24% of all high school students. ...

Helping students with learning disabilities succeed: teaching strategies...

The Science Teacher;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Students with learning disabilities (LD) frequently take general...are very mild. Sometimes, however, it is difficult for students with LD to succeed in the classes and pass the related...present classroom modifications that are critical for students with LD and may also be valuable for all students ...

What is special about special education for students with emotional or...

Journal of Special Education;  September 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Although students with emotional or behavioral disorders...poor school outcomes compared to other students with and without disabilities, a number...available that can make special education for students with emotional or behavioral disorders...

Beijing Protest Ends Peacefully;Police Tactics May Have Resulted in...

The Washington Post;  January 3, 1987 ;     590 words ...Chinese students, who peacefully ended a march in Beijing...unauthorized demonstrations, about 1,000 students marched for nine miles in snow in the...night to reach the square. En route, the students trudged through lines of police who tried...

NCLB and IDEA: Optimizing Success for Students with Disabilities

Perspectives;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ..."Students with disabilities accrue positive benefits when they are...school accountability systems. Educators realize that these students also count, just like all other students; they understand that they need to make sure that these students...

Project Magnify: Increasing Reading Skills in Students with Low Vision

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Students with low vision, including those with multiple disabilities...encompass a range of specialists and services that enable the students to complete current and future tasks in school, at home, in the workplace, and in the community. In particular, students with low vision require appropriate ...

Classroom Approach for Students with Disabilities: A Needs Assessment

Journal of College Student Development;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Students with disabilities are pursuing higher education in increasing...implement effective methods for assessing the needs of these students. This information is essential for program development...needs assessments are sparse with respect to college students with disabilities (Houck, Asselin, Troutman, ...

Students get room to work and play

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Students get room to work and play Faculty, students praise improved facilities for technical education, theater...and die factories and serves as a springboard from which students like Nathan Kreger can propel themselves into careers...

Youthful Compassion West Side students roll up their sleeves and raise...

Albuquerque Journal;  September 8, 2005 ;     623 words ...Students across West Side Albuquerque are pitching in with relief...Truman Middle School, principal Judy Martin Tafoya said her students have set a goal of $1,000 or 1,000 cans of food. "I am very heartened by the response of my students and their sincerity," Martin Tafoya said. "The coming...

Students with disabilities making strides, study finds.(FOCUS: Education:...

Fairfield County Business Journal;  August 8, 2005 ;     481 words ...Students with disabilities have made significant progress in their...Study-2 documents the experiences of a national sample of students over several years as they moved from secondary school into adult roles. The report shows that the incidence of students with disabilities completing high school rather ...

Putting student enthusiasm to work: students ... are fearless, because...

The Technology Teacher;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Students Ask the Darnedest Questions I haven't met a school class...activity. Often in classrooms as early as third grade, students display a remarkable facility for out-of-the-box thinking...am talking about showing the local community what your students can do. What would happen if you contacted local ...

Youth of West Side Open Their Hearts Students raise money to help victims...

Albuquerque Journal;  September 8, 2005 ;     624 words ...Students across West Side Albuquerque are pitching in with relief...Truman Middle School, principal Judy Martin Tafoya said her students have set a goal of $1,000 or 1,000 cans of food. "I am very heartened by the response of my students and their sincerity," Martin Tafoya said. "The coming...

16 students at Price become composers

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  April 7, 2004 ;     677 words ...Students from John Price Elementary School will perform a composition...Rochester, N.Y., in June. Sixteen fourth- and fifth-grade students have been meeting with Tom Reese, a nationally known musician...in each of the weekly meetings with Reese. "One of our students has been involved in plays at the Fulton ...