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Information from NYSED regarding Student Record Retention

Education Department

Comprehensive Health and Pupil Services

New York State Council of Education Associations

HEALTH ED --  An approved provider of continuing education for professional development

NYS Association of College Admissions Counselors

NYC Board of Education

NYS Center for School Safety

NYS Financial Aid

NYS School Psychologists

NYS School Nurses

NYS Directory of Summer Programs at NYS Colleges for Kids & Teens 8-18

SAANYS

WPRCA-Westchester

Western New York School Counselors Consortium

Response to Intervention Resources

Research on RTI from the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities
(Click below, then go to RTI link on left side of screen)   http://www.nrcld.org/


A topical list from West Ed regarding Response to Intervention http://www.wested.org/nerrc/rti.htm_


A paper entitled, Recognition and Response from National Center for Learning Disabilities by the National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1003_


Quick steps to implement RTI from Intervention Center http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/rti/rti_wire.php_


A parent guide to RTI from the National Center for Learning
Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/content/view/903/456087/

A power point presentation by Dr. Joseph Torgesen on RTI and reading http://www.fcrr.org/staffpresentations/Joe/NA/nasp2_2004.pdf

See “What’s New” on the site for the National Association of
State Directors of Special Education, Inc.   www.nasdse.org

Another great website with lots of intervention ideas is Intervention Central http://www.interventioncentral.com/
 


 

School Counseling Resources

 

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) is releasing
an updated version of "Educating Homeless Children and Youth: The Guide
to Their Rights."

Information regarding Equity in Education from the Annenberg Institute

High School to College Transition Programs

Provides great videos on what could happen when Freshmen go to college.  Would be a great tool to use in transition groups/classroom presentations in the Spring.
 

Spirit of Ann Frank Scholarship Award

Scholarship Awards for HS students given each year on Anne Frank's birthday (June 12).  The top senior is awarded $10,000 over four years.  More information on the website.

Guidance Channel

National Inhalant Prevention Association

www.Inhalant.ORG  Information regarding inhalant abuse & prevention

Family Education

U Mass Center for School Counseling Outcome Research

Education Trust

Outreach Arts

Supportive Learning Environments (SLE) PPT by Teddy Holtz Frank

School Counseling Lesson Plans, Russell A. Sabella, Ph.D.

Cyber Safety Resources

Compiled by New York Institute of Technology, Counselor Education Graduate Students

http://www.cyberbullying.org

Recommended it to anyone interested in the subject. It offers articles, workshops, books, papers, and online courses. There is specific information areas directed at students, parents, and professional educators.

www.Cyberbullying.ca

This site begins with a definition in the body of the home page, from the site author Bill Belsey. The site menu reads as follows: Home, Examples, What can be done, Facts and News, Talk the Talk, and related resources. This is a small site but a useful one, simple and straight forward. 

www.cyber-safety.com

Cybersafety.Com is a website designed for parents to help them keep their children safe while they surf the web.

www.wiredkids.org

This website is extremely useful for kids.  There is a link named wiredkids.org which you could click on, it will then bring you to another page geared mostly towards children (kids, tweens, and teens), as well as parents, and educators. 

www.stopcyberbullying.org

This is a good website because it was simple.  This is the type of website which attracts children.  It is colorful, there is not much wording, and it is easy to use.  It is broken down into age groups; 7-10, 11-13, 14-17, as well as a link for parents, educators, and law enforcement.

www.staysafeonline.org

This site is a national alliance regarding cybersafety.  When you click on the link “Homeusers”, you will find links for educators, family and children, etc.  The family and children link is very informative. 

www.netsmartz.org

This website has pages for Parents, Educators, Law Enforcement, Teens, Kids, and a Spanish version (this was the first page that offered another language).

www.playitcybersafe.com

Play it cyber safe is a wonderful tool and resource for parents and educators looking to promote cyber safety.

www.getnetwise.org     

Get Net Wise is a wonderful resource for computer users looking to improve their knowledge of online internet safety.  This online resource contains sections concerning online safety for children, stopping unwanted email and spam, protecting your computer form hackers and viruses, and keeping your personal information private.

www.cybersmartkids.com.au

Cybersmart Kids Online provides opportunities for children and their families to learn how to be cyber smart and use the internet safely.

www.safekids.com

This website is a resource that is designed to reinforce the internet and technology as a safe tool for children to utilize.

www.wiredsafety.org

This website is designed for use by parents/guardians, kids, teens, college students, teachers and educators, law enforcement, government officials, and anyone who is a user of the internet.

www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

This resource is designed for use by parents specifically but may also be useful to educators.  The article goes into great detail on the dangers that a child may be exposed to while using the internet, it discusses some warning signs of victimization, and tells you who to contact if you suspect a child is being victimized. 

www.loveourchildrenusa.org/parent_internetsafety.php

This site is designed for parents to learn how to keep their children safe while they use the internet. 

www.mcguffspo.com/cybersafetysat.html

McGruff the crime dog does it again.  It provides computer suggestions for parents, rules to post near the computer, games to play while learning about cyber safety, and internet safety kits.

Cablevision has created a great site called www.powertolearn.com. It is very resourceful about Internet smarts and offers “Interactive case studies” which includes information on Social Networking; Cyberbullying: Not Just Name-Calling; Misinformation - Truth or Spoof?; Fair Use - Beg, Borrow or Steal?; Keeping Personal Info Private; and Music Downloading.

For “Filtering Software”, parents can press on the link to http://www.iambigbrother.com to learn more about this internet monitoring software. This software will allow them to see what their family is doing online by recording chats, instant messages, emails, keystrokes and web sites that were viewed.

www.cybersafety.us is another site that has “one mission”. “one goal” which is “helping to keep kids safe online”.

www.isafe.org.  This website is supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and claims to be “The Leader in Internet Safety Education.”

http://www.schoolcounselor.com/safety/cyberbullying-sabella.pdf and http://www.schoolcounselor.com/safety.  These two links are Power Point presentations about cybersafety titled “CyberSafety Tic-Tac Know,” and “Cybersafety.”

http://www.csriu.org/index.html

The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use is designed to teach people how to help kids develop the skills to use the internet in a safely. The organization does outreach work and has a lot of information available on their webpage.

http://www.theparentsedge.com

This site was created by a teacher to give parents an edge over their children on the internet. The site founder believes that safety comes before children privacy and that we must do everything possible to keep children safe.

 

 

 

 
 
 
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