I just discovered Snagglebox.com blog and found some great "stuff" as they name it for students on Autism spectrum or Sensory Processing Disorders, plus just good plain old advice.  

Check them out! Some items are free and others are very reasonable.  Great job Snagglebox!
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Math Solutions has a great set of videos called "Explain It To Me" for the "big idea" of the eight practices in the Standards for Mathematical Practices posted ont he Math Solutions site.  Really helpful for me and my students.   Check them out!

Explain It To Me Videos from Math Solutions

Standards for Mathematical Practice    

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During my normal, daily search of the internet for tools and tips I ran across this website and wanted to share this link for common core standards checklists. 

Here's information about what you will find on the site: "Our common core standards checklists are just what you need to help you keep track of the standards taught in your classroom. Use these to make sure you are addressing all that you need to teach throughout the course of the school year. Keep track of when you have introduced, retaught and assessed each indicator." 
These documents are by grade level and by subject,then broken down by domains and strands. They are great ways to keep track when they were taught, retaught, assessed, etc. 

I have been using these sing school started and have passed them along to my fellow teachers, but I realized I hadn't posted them for my web friends and colleagues. 

Great stuff!

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Presentation Tips for All (Including Teachers)

Dale Carnegie had it right long ago -- we should remember to use his tips in our classrooms as well.  Check out the presentation tips and use these the next time you are teaching a lesson in your classroom, making a presentation to the administration, or to a community group.