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Articles and Resources

Create a Classroom Discipline Policy 

Create a Rubric

Create a Teacher Portfolio

Dolch Sight Words

Graphic Organizers and Reproducibles

Introduction to Multiple Intelligences

PowerPoint in the Classroom

Reading Methods

Writing Your Classroom Welcome Letter

Writing Your Teaching Philosophy Statement

Web Resources for Teachers

Special Education Resources

Special Education FAQ

The Special Education Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) contains sections pertaining to special education law, the referral process, the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Section 504, Early Intervention and the Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP), parents� rights, special education classifications and much more.  

Special Education Glossary

The Special Education Glossary contains terminology used in both general education and special education.  It includes more than 600 terms and definitions.

Education Alphabet Soup

The Education Alphabet Soup contains more than 100 acronyms and abbreviations associated with general education and special education.

Common Vocabulary and Phrases (En Espa�ol)

This section contains Spanish translations of more than 75 different vocabulary terms and phrases commonly used by special educators.

Professional Development Presentations

Adaptive Learning Environments Model (ALEM), Learning Centers, and Incorporating the School Focus (2004)

Creating Project-Based Learning (PBL) Experiences (2007)

DRA2 and Guided Reading (2007)

Project-Based Learning: �But What Do I Do?� (2007)

Improving the PBL Experience for all Students (May 5, 2008; see also Notes from Workshop Breakout Sessions on PBL Experiences)

Agenda: Managing Email (May 27, 2008)

Approaches to Differentiated Instruction (August 12, 2008)

Organizing Computer Files (August 26, 2008)

Working with English Language Learners - Part I (August 27, 2008)

Planning Project Based Learning Experiences (October 22, 2008); additional resources available from Buck Institute for Education

Project-Based Learning within a Modified LEADS Framework (November 3, 2008)

Writing Across the Curriculum (Co-presented with Nayeli Riano; April 22, 2009)

Research Presentations

The Struggle for Equity: An Analysis of New Jersey�s School Funding Policies in the Wake of Abbott v. Burke (2007; Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Arlington, Virginia)

Neoliberalism and Education: Examining the Way Neoliberal Ideology Has Shaped Education Discourse (2008; Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, New York)*

Qualitative Methods I for Youth Researchers (2008; Presented as part of the Student as Researcher Training Week organized by the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University�s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development)*

Special Session: Guidelines for Adult Advisors of the Students as Researchers Project (2008; Presented as part of the Student as Researcher Training Week organized by the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University�s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development)

*Coauthored and presented with Adriana Villavicencio: an insightful researcher, a wonderful writer, and a great friend.