Serving the Needs of All Students

This section provides resources to ROP instructors in meeting student's individual instructional needs.

General Topics Resources that address multiple areas or subject too broad to classify

Collaborative of Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) www.CASEL.org What teacher has not felt the frustration of working with a capable student who has neither the motivation nor the perseverance to perform to capacity? This resource has articles and projects on social and emotional learning as an essential part of the K-12 education. Center for Performance Assessment The Ten Commitments www.MakingStandardsWork.com Douglas B. Reeves, Ph.D. (800) 844-6599 Douglas Reeves is chairman and founder of the Center for Performance Assessment. He is one of the nation?s leading advocates of holistic accountability systems in which the study of teaching and leadership practices takes priority over a recitation of test data. The Canter Three Step Classroom Management Sequence. Lee Canter Eduservice Inc. www.canter.net Lee Canter is known worldwide for his groundbreaking work in the area of classroom management. He is the developer of the acclaimed Assertive Discipline program and numerous other teacher-training courses. He is currently introducing ?The Three Step Classroom Management Sequence?to address the needs of today?s educators. Closing the Gap One School at a Time edletter.org/past/issues/2001-mj/gap.shtml The Harvard Education Letter reports, interprets, and critiques new research and innovative practice in preK-12 education. Its mission is to publish concise, accurate, thought-provoking articles that educators and parents can understand and use

Non-Traditional Occupations Resources on careers for which individuals from one gender comprise less that 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work

The Road Less Traveled Lesson plans developed by teachers. At the Staff Development Day in August 2002 teachers were asked to review an instructional unit entitled, ?The Road Less Traveled.? Here are lesson plans developed based upon the material. To order ?The Road Less Traveled?click on: http://www.mavcc.org/nontrad.htm Angela Davis-Manning: link Eileen Orth: link Mary Sanders/Pauline Buchannan: link Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS) www.iwitts.com A California-based national nonprofit organization dedicated to integrating women into traditionally male-dominated occupations. WomenTech Project www.womentechcommunity.org Funded by the National Science Foundation to increase the number of women in technology programs. Work for Women www.Work4Women.org Work4Women provides tools, strategies and a virtual community to help increase women and girls' integration and retention in high-wage jobs that are considered nontraditional for women. Tradeswomen, Inc. www.Tradeswomen.org We are ironworkers, electricians, carpenters, pipe fitters, stone masons, surveyors, and other union members, who are working together to provide fair and safe conditions for women who work in the building trades. Women in Community Service www.wics.org Women in Community Service, Inc. (WICS) reduces the number of women and youth living in poverty by promoting self-reliance and economic independence. Women in Nontraditional Employment Roles www.workplacesolutions.org The Workplace Solutions Project of Wider Opportunities for Women offers free resources and services to assist employers and unions to increase the access to and success of women in nontraditional apprenticeships, training programs and occupations. Career Role Models http://www.genderequity.org/index.html Teacher curriculum and lesson plans already developed to use in the classroom focusing on equity issues. Oregon Center for Nursing admin@oregoncenterfornursing.org Poster, ?Are You Man Enough to be a Nurse??available. The nursing profession offers unlimited opportunities for young men in careers that will be secure, interesting, and provide them with every chance to use their skills, intelligence, and compassion. FREE Non-Traditional Online Course www.nontrad101.org This course addresses awareness, recruitment, training, and placement issues related to nontraditional careers. A certificate of completion for 15 hours can be used to document professional development.

Students in Poverty Resources that support and positively impact the education and lives of students from economically disadvantaged families.

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for California cfess@nedlc.org The Self-Sufficiency Standard for California for 2003 describes the income required by California 's working families to pay for the basic needs of rent, food, child care, health care, transportation, miscellaneous costs, and taxes, on a county-by-county basis. The Standard is calculated for every county of California , and is calculated for 70 family types. A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. www.ahaprocess.com This workbook teaches the hidden rules of economic class and spreads the message that, despite the obstacles poverty can create in all types of interaction, there are specific strategies for overcoming them.

Special Needs Students Resources that assist teachers working with students with a disability or with other barriers to educational achievement.

Learning Disabilities Information & Resources http:///www.ldonline.org Online interactive guide to help support the achievement of students with learning disabilities. Paula?s Special Education Resources http:///www.conknet.com/~p_bliss/index.html Provides online resources for teaching employment and life skills to adolescents and young adults with disabilities.

Blind-Low Vision Students Resources on working with students who are blind or vision impaired

JAWS for Windows 5 http://www.freedomscientific.com/ JAWS for Windows works with the PC to provide access to software applications and the Internet. Internal software speech synthesizer and computer sound card, information from the screen is read aloud. OpenBook 7.0 http://www.freedomscientific.com/ OCR software developed for those who are blind or vision impaired. Converts printed page into electronic test to be read aloud through its included voice synthesizer and sown on a customizable screen display. Pac Mate http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Pocket PC device, offers users an integrated Braille option.

At-Risk Students Resources that address dropout prevention and improve the education of students at risk of educational failure

Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR) http://scov.csos.jhu.edu/crespar/crespar.html Website of the CRESPAR. Research-based strategies available online. U.S. Department of Education?s National Center on the Education of At-Risk Students http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/At-Risk/ Review a number of research articles and model programs for disadvantaged youth. National Dropout Prevention Center http://www.dropoutprevention.org A database of successful dropout prevention programs that includes description of many alternative schools. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) www.avidcenter.org/ The AVID program provides encouragement and academic support to low-achieving, traditionally underrepresented students. The National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (At-Risk Institute) www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/At-Risk/howhop1.html is one of five Institutes created by the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination and Improvement Act of 1994. These Institutes are located within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education.... The At-Risk Institute supports research and development activities designed to improve the education of students at risk of educational failure because of limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location, or economic disadvantage. ERIC Digests www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed292172.html Provides information on how higher standards in public schools have made it necessary for educational reformers to identify at-risk students and to develop effective programs for preventing their failure. North Central Regional Education Laboratory www.ncrel.org NCREL is dedicated to providing high-quality, research-based resources to educators and policymakers in the states of Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Ohio , and Wisconsin . There?s useful information regarding each state's progress in implementing the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act and provides comprehensive research on serving ?at-risk?student populations. At-Risk Students Must Believe They Can Change Their Future www.academicinnovations.com/believe.html "If you can give young people a reason to believe that they can change their future, then it is much easier to deal with violence and substance abuse and teenage pregnancy," Dr. David Satcher, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the home site for Career Choices Workbook and Portfolio and Lifestyle curriculum resources. The curriculum motivates students and, at the same time, drives home the importance of learning to write, read, speak and compute well? The Career Choices curriculum is an example of how core academic subjects can work together to create a new and exciting synergy in education for students who are at-risk. Lesson plans and online curriculum support is available. At-Risk Student. Homepage: a guide for parents, teachers, medical. professionals, administrators, and students ... courses.lib.odu.edu/engl/jdavis/atriskhome.html This site offers teachers and parents specific resources and modifications for meeting the special needs of at-risk students. Gifted Students Are At Risk Too Is it true that "gifted students will make it on their own" really a MYTH? www.donet.com/~eprice/hanninen.htm Through extensive research, this website states at-risk gifted students go unrecognized and are inappropriately or inadequately served in our schools. Learning Disabilities Information & Resources http://www.ldonline.org Online interactive guide to help support the achievement of students with learning disabilities. Paula?s Special Education Resources http:///www.conknet.com/~p_bliss/index.html Provides online resources for teaching employment and life skills to adolescents and young adults with disabilities.

Limited English Proficiency Resources addressing students who have limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language

National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) http:///www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ Provides a wide range on online resources to help teachers educate all students to meet high standards.

Attention Deficit Disorder Resources on working with students with ADD or ADH(Hyperactivity)D.

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sped/projects/ose/categories/ This site has information on several disabilities including ADD and learning disabilities. http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v3i2/addtips.html An article on working with ADD students. http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v3i2/addteach.html ADHD -- A teachers story

Comprehensive Strategies for Struggling Readers

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