autism
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Leaping with no net: autism for teens in Ontario
Last Thursday night, I attended a 2 hour session for parents of autistic children, run by one of our local support providers, Kerry’s Place, titled: Planning for Transition to Adulthood. Our son is 14, in grade 9, and as the presenters said, “it’s an optimal time to start planning.” The room was set up poorly…
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I’m an amateur researcher
I have been a teacher since 1994, spending 3 years teaching English in Japan, and the rest in Ontario teaching drama, English, and media arts in the classroom and online. I became a teacher-librarian full-time in 2009. Currently working ⅚ a teacher-librarian in a large secondary school. My other ⅙ has me back in the…
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Open-closed-exit-stop
I remember distinctly my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Phillips, standing over me saying “Are you reading?” I was reading, of course. Things are fuzzy now but I know the book involved some kind of abbreviated fairy tale with a well and wishes. Then we had the principal, Mr. Henderson come down and I read a few…
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Programming for students with autism in the school library
This post is really two posts in one. In the Livebinder (link below) I was testing out the Livebinder platform as part of an inquiry project. My Livebinder is filled with thoughts and resources as both a teacher-librarian and as a Mom of an autistic child. ASD and libraries Here is my reflection on…
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Evernote exploration
Evernote is astounding, and like I’ve already said with Diigo and Voicethread, I don’t think I’ll be able to adequately explore its full potential in this inquiry. However this week has lead me in new and unexpected directions as I have begun to explore Evernote. All three applications are examples of cloud computing and the…
threadbare beauty 