Diversity+Resources

 ==Diversity Resources  == =  =  ==== Materials to Train Teachers and Learn New Techniques  ==== =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> = <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|CiTed] www.cited.org Ideas and information on evidence based practice to support the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Handouts, technical support, free Webinars,and lots of resources.
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<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|National Center on Progress Monitoring]www.studentprogress.org/ Presentations, notes and materials to support classroom progress monitoring

[|Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice] cecp.air.org/default.asp Techniques to develop school connectedness where students feel part of and valued at school

[|Iris Center] iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ Modules with background information and teaching ideas for RTI, Behavior Management, Diversity

[|Project Mainstep] jabba.edb.utexas.edu/mainstep/ms/index.cfm Anchored instruction to support teacher education: modules in reading, mathematics and functional behavior assessment. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|The Jigsaw Classroom] www.jigsaw.org/ Cooperative Learning Techniques to reduce conflict in the classroom.

[|Teaching Every Student Free Tools] teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/2007/06/free-technology-toolkit-for-udl-in-all.html Links to additional free tools and downloads to make learning accessible. <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Whole Class Self Monitoring] www.pb5th.com/selfmoni.shtml Describes how to set up whole class self monitoring and provides example point cards and strategies.

<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Montana Behavioral Initiative] opi.mt.gov/mbi/index.html Information on bullying prevention, PBS and mental health.

[|Center for Behavioral Education and Research] www.cber.org/ <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (top)  =**<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Government Agencies providing information on Mental Health, Neurological and Educational Disabilities **= <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|CASEL] www.casel.org/ Center for Academic, social and emotional learning

[|National Institute of Neurological Disorders]www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/disorder_index.htm Index of all disorders considered neurological in nature- ADHD, Autism, Aphasia, Apraxis, Aspergers <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|SAMHSA] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Government site for all topics related to substance abuse and mental health services search the free materials in the [|Samhsa store] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> nmhicstore.samhsa.gov/publications/ordering.aspx for teaching and resources dealing with mental health, anger, depression, substance abuse, and trauma. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|National Institute of Mental Health] www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/ Index of all disorders under the domain of mental health: Anxiety, ADHD, depression, eating, OCD)

[|Mental Health of America] www1.nmha.org/children/prevent/stats.cfm Children's Mental Health Statistics and information on disorders of mental health: depression, bi-polar, anxiety, ADHD

[|NICHCY] National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities www.nichcy.org/disabinf.asp Fact Sheets on all disabilities included in IDEA

[|Child and Adolescent Psychiatry]<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">// www.aacap.org/cs/root/resources_for_families/child_and_adolescent_mental_illness_statistics Quick Statistics for teachers and families //

[|Science of Mental Illness] science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih5/mental/default.htm NIH curriculum for Grades 6-8, teachers guides and complete curriculum with clear explanations and diagrams <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities AAIDD] www.aaidd.org/index.shtml Definitions and community living resources

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