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( Site Updates from 04/23-04/29 ) Message from the Editor: Penny Bright, M.S. CCC-SP : is a private practice Speech Language Pathologist in Middleton/Madison, Wisconsin . She earned her Bachelor of Science and Education degrees from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and her Master's of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Before becoming a private clinician, she worked in the public school system in Wisconsin . Penny works at The Clinic where she works with a variety of speech and language disorders, however she specializes in working with school age individuals with language learning disabilities. Penny has written articles on the subject which have been published in professional magazines. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Chapter of the International Dyslexia Association. More information about The Clinic can be found at www.TheClinicInWisconsin.com Richard Kuhns B.S.Ch.E. : is one of the few engineers who has traversed the physical to the mental universe. He operated the Biofeedback Center of NJ and Hypnosis Consultants for nearly twenty years during which time he conducted stress management programs for corporations such as AT&T and IFF. He appeared on various radio and tv shows such as the Arlene Francis WOR radio show, Joe Franklin. Linda M. Popolano : is a homeschooling mom and an Independent Consultant for BRIGHT MINDS/The Critical Thinking Company at Home, a company which publishes award-winning books and software that teach critical thinking in subject areas across the curriculum for children ages pre-K through Grade 12. She is also a published poet and author and a reading instructor/mentor. You can visit her website at http://www.inspirethinking.com . Brad Koteshwar : CEO, The Learning Hand, which he founded with his wife and 7-year-old daughter. The Learning Hand produces educational DVDs, workbooks and Math Toys. Website: http://www.TheLearningHand.com . Author of books on financial markets including "The Perfect Speculator" and "The Perfect Stock." Profiled in "Time" magazine, March 2005. Appeared on several radio shows on Financial Markets. Tutors math at home and at the local public school. Has written lessons and lesson plans in math for many of the leading publishers in the country. Josie Davenport : LMT (MA 3599) LCSW (SW 5130): has been a licensed massage therapist for close to 30 years and is also a licensed clinical social worker. She is co-owner of the Florida School of Massage and has taught courses in the evaluation and treatment of injuries, deep tissue bodywork and gestalt communication skills. Josie is a Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and an Anat Baniel Method for Children? practitioner with nearly 10 years of advanced training and experience working with infants and children with special needs and with rejuvenation and anti-aging in adults. Josie loves photography, art, music and dance and enjoys bringing creativity into the healing process. She plays both concert and wooden flutes and concertina and sings in the traditional Irish band Keltara. ----------------------------------------------------------------- I am currently creating a Child Care Center Directory. It is featuring Licensed Child Care Centers, Licensed Child Care Providers, Babysitters, Family Child Care Homes & Day Camps. I am hoping for it to go live in July/August. I have also created a directory for Montessori Schools whihc will be going live on the site soon. New topics for disorders and disabilities will be included within the next few weeks. Topics include: Deletion 22q13/ Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Diabetes, Schizophrenia. The section on Phelan-McDermind Syndrome will be written by Katy Phelan of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network in Maryville, TB. Katy discovered this rare genetic anomaly in May of 1988. K12 Academics is working towards creating a Lesson Plan database. Anybody can post a lesson plan. It will be organized according to grade and topic. The Lesson plan databse will coincide with our detailed education subject topics. Subjects will include: Agricultural, Art, Bilingual, Chemistry, Environmental, Health, History, Language, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts, Physics, Reading, Religion, Science, Sex Ed. I have been working on creating a National Job database. I have established working relationships with almost every Principal and Superintendent in the U.S. Majority of schools in the U.S. will be posting job openings this summer in the directory. Job listings will be free of charge. If you wish to post a resume you must pay. It will be login only to grant access to the job database. I am also proud to announce K12 Academics is within the top 100,000 web sites. We reached this plateau back in March. Our ranking was 85,015. Currently our U.S. ranking is 146,032. In 2008 I will be starting the K12 Academics Foundation. This National Foundation will be donating money to each State Education Department Bureau for Inner City Education. |
New Articles: 4 new Articles 04/27: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities - Penny Bright 04/26: Over Come Panic/Anxiety and Agoraphobia Part I. - Richard Kuhns 04/25: Making Learning Fun Again: A Critical Element in Deschooling - Linda Popolano 04/24: Math is a disaster step-by-step? - Brad Koteschwar ------------------------------------------------------- New Product Resource Listings: 6 Listings Play and Say Bingo Preschool Language Assessment Instrument Tell Me A Story: Timeless Folktales from Around the World Test of Adolescent/Adult Word Finding Tongue Tracks Word Finding Intervention Program -------------------------------------------------- New Camp Listings: 3 Listings CYO Summer Camp Delphi Summer Camp Marco Island YMCA Summer Day Camp -------------------------------------------------- New Organization Listings: 3 Listing California Association for the Gifted MARC Community Resources NAMI Michigan -------------------------------------------------- New Study Abroad Listings: 2 Listings Dover College Visions and Dreams -------------------------------------------------- New Special Education School Listing: 1 Listing Hope Academy -------------------------------------------------- New Afterschool Program Listing: 1 Listing Young Rembrandts, Inc. |
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The Organizations Directory is set to go live on the site 05/07/07. You can get a sneak peak by visiting now. This is the most detailed Organization Directory on the Internet. You will find every Organization you need right here. No site compares to what we have assembled. Those who register profiles detail their chapter membership, events, fundraisers and support groups. National Organizations Directory: 16,569 [ Angelman Syndrome (884) ] -------------------------------------------------- Help Wanted! If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com If interested in writing a blog I am looking for all the help I can get to reach the potential I believe this web site can attain. Since it is just myself managing, marketing and maintaining the site any additional help is always appreciated. BE SURE TO TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW ABOUT K12 ACADEMICS AND WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS! THANK YOU! Cheers! -------------------------------------------------- Advertisements: If you would like to post an advertisement please contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com |
National Organizations Directory 05/07/07 Featuring: Angelman Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafblindness, Deafness, Depression, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Expressive Language Disorder, Fragile X Syndrome, Gifted Youth, Hyperlexia, Home schooling, Mental Retardation, Mitochondrial Disease, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Rett Syndrome, Selective Mutism, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome, Usher Syndrome, Williams Syndrome -------------------------------------------------- National College and University Directory 08/06/07 A National Directory with profiles and listings for every College and University in the U.S. -------------------------------------------------- National S.A.T. Prep Course/Tutor Directory 08/20/07 Featuring: Prep Course Programs & Centers in the U.S. -------------------------------------------------- National After School Program Directory 09/03/07 Featuring: After School Programs, Child Care Centers, Athletic Programs, Martial Arts Schools, Music Programs -------------------------------------------------- National Montessori School Directory 09/17/07 Featuring: Montessori Schools throughout the U.S. -------------------------------------------------- National Radio Directory for Education and Disabilities AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio Shows for topics in Education and Disabilities -------------------------------------------------- National Financial Aid Directory Featuring: Grants, Scholarships, Loans & Financial Aid for K-12 Students. -------------------------------------------------- National School District Directory Profile information includes: Board of Directors, Mission Statement, Accreditation & Recognition, District Characteristics -------------------------------------------------- National P.T.A. Directory Featuring: Profiles for Chapter P.T.A. Organizations -------------------------------------------------- Web sites Directory: For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing. For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education. Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome. Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing. |
