It’s back to school “professional development” time! In my district, we call them “PD Days” and in my mind, every time, I call them P….
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I often get inspiration for my job from the little sayings on my tea satchel. What? I work in a large, urban school district, I…
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In my free time, I have been writing curriculum designed to teach beginning special education teachers what they need to know about teaching students with…
Read MoreStrategies for Visual-Motor Integration Problems
You would not believe how many people search Google for “visual-motor integration” and stumble upon my blog. Or maybe you would, as visual-motor integration problems…
Read MoreYes We Did
Question: What could possibly make 2 and a half million people stand in subarctic weather, crammed together for 6 hours waiting for a person to…
Read MoreProcrastination
Dr. Bell: My name is Dr. Bell. And I’m a recovering procrastinator. Imaginary Crowd: Hi Dr. Bell! I used to procrastinate. Big time. It started…
Read MoreWriting Development
I got a booklet of papers in the mail today from my mother. Attached to the papers was a sticky note that read:“One finds some…
Read MoreWriter's Block
I usually compose my daily blog entry in my head on the way home from work. I reflect upon my experiences of the day and…
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