Here is a great webinar for special educators detailing how to teach kids at home. It has some great strategies, forms, ideas, and websites. Ideas about how and what to do to help you in planning for kids with IEPs. https://www.elumatherapy.com/cec-eluma-webinar-ondemand/
Rhonda Chada is the best Para for the Owls students! Today during our zoom class - she came out walking on crutches - I said poor Mrs. Chada broke her leg!! The students were oh no! Then I started playing the April Fools Song - she started dancing without the crutches!
Happy April Fools Day!! The students and parents Laughed and Laughed. Than you Rhonda for all you do for us!!!
Thank you to our ESU 16 paraprofessionals (Colleen, Kathy, Rhonda and Chauncie) on Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank you for all you do!

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! Preventing child abuse and neglect starts with strengthening families. Check out these activity ideas for your family! #childabusepreventionmonth
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/resources/activity-calendars/
Interested in learning more about Canvas groups? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/WJ1jIa12AgI #WhatInspirESU #Canvas #CanvasLMS
Interesting in utilizing the rubric feature in Canvas? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/GnhTd9ftoH4 #WhatInspirESU #Canvas
Our ESU 16 School Social Worker is now on Facebook! Add her page for resources, tips and social emotional learning activities for kids!
fb.me/esu16ssw
@esu16ssw
Interested in utilizing the Discussions feature in Canvas? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/K75re-2Nh3M #Canvas #CanvasLMS
Interested in Learning more about the Learning Management System, Canvas? Check out this video about Canvas files & pages - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIpZ6HHTqWc
Interested in Learning more about the Learning Management System, Canvas? Check out this video about Canvas assignments - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n8zg04A_6E
Interested in Learning more about the Learning Management System, Canvas? Check out this video about Canvas quizzes - youtube.com/watch?v=tKKw0Lx0THc
Interested in Learning more about the Learning Management System, Canvas? Check out this video about Canvas modules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOTTWhZ9s-c&t=241s
The ESU 16 SPED PLC leaders have been busy creating a platform to gather resources during the COVID 19 school closure. Be sure to check back often as we will continue to add more resources to share. bit.ly/ESU16SPEDPLC
In this difficult and uncertain time always remember that ESUs are here for YOU!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzsjP7RWXzs
Our new normal...zoom meetings!!! The many expressions of the SLP's during their meeting with Mary!



Please "like" this new facebook page created by the OT/PT group that serves our ESU 16 School Districts! They will have lots of ideas for fine and gross motor skills to practice! https://tinyurl.com/tp5wzju
This is a great sample schedule to help parents set a daily routine for doing school work from home.

All of us, especially kids, get anxious and scared during such uncertain times and here is an article with some very practical and doable tips to lessen that anxiety for everyone! https://theconversation.com/4-ways-to-help-kids-relax-as-the-coronavirus-upends-everyday-life-133873
Common Sense Media is a resource many of our schools use. They have created a Resources for Educators During Coronavirus page: https://tinyurl.com/sxw9xst and a Resources for Families page: https://tinyurl.com/rlgmjc9 They also have resources in Spanish.
TEACHERS @ESU_16 & across the state: ESU16 T&L team will be hosting Zoom meetings starting TOMORROW! Check out when you can connect! Let's do what is best for KIDS! #whatinspirESU https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A49qVZhvWenMtkmmQT6i5qPAdGCBFPQvDy2G-WoK8lA/edit?usp=sharing!
