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ice cream cone — Well, maybe the word is “depressing” more than true, or a phrase, “true and depressing”. Lately, I’ve talked to four different people who had worked in educational technology start-ups that closed. All four of them were really smart, hard-working people who had the same problems: Getting enough people to know about their […]

True stories of start-up life

27 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Engineering is cleaning poop from water — It’s my first time at the International Society for Technology in Education conference and so far it’s great! One thing I have concluded from years of conference going in general is that you should always go to the poster sessions. I like posters a lot better than presentations because you […]

ISTE Advice: Always Go to the Poster Sessions

26 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

How many kids would love to have a dog of their very own? Yet, the world is full of reasons they can’t have one. Another family member is allergic. The landlord won’t allow it. The family moves too often. No one would be home to care for it. “Our […]

I was thinking of your child (and me) when I ...

23 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Child in office — That teacher-friend of yours, Ms. Robinson, I hate her! This comment came from a very nice woman who had a child in my friend’s class, and she sounded like she meant it, too. Let’s call her Diana, because that wasn’t her name . I said, Come on, you don’t mean […]

That Parent or Teacher You Can’t Stand, Yeah, That’s Culture

21 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Cultural content by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from December 13, 2015 “Winners Know When to Quit“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Twice in the last week, I’ve had people say to me, expecting agreement, […]

Throwback Thursday: Winners Know When to Quit

15 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

children in trouble — This is the latest in our series on behavior problems. You can find the previous post here and if you want to start at the beginning, go here. The previous post focused a bit more on children with disabilities, with advice about picture boards and sign language. However, many strategies […]

3 MORE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

14 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

kids with cookies and cereal all over the bed — This is the latest in our series on behavior problems. You can find the previous post here and if you want to start at the beginning, go here. When children are frustrated by tasks that are too difficult Slow down: If you believe the child is acting out, for example, […]

Preventing Behavior Problems

13 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

screaming child — As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are a few reasons young children may have behavior problems, and one of these is it gets them away from things they don’t want. When I taught junior high school, I had one student who was generally pretty good (I taught in […]

Behavior Problems That Get Children Away From What They Don’t ...

12 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

kids playing — Yesterday, we talked about how sometimes behavior problems in young children are very logical, in that the child is getting what he or she wants. Ryan wants to have a turn playing on a trampoline, going down the slide or using other equipment. When he hits the other children or […]

Stopping Behavior Problems that Get Children What They Want

11 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

Going through our archives, we came across this great post by Dr. AnnMaria De Mars from November 22, 2015 “This is not an abandoned blog“ that we wanted to share in case you missed it the first time around. Years ago, a friend of mine was in college and had an old, […]

Throwback Thursday – This is not an abandoned blog

8 Jun, 2017 in 7GenGames / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday tagged 7 Generation Games / AnnMaria / Throwback Thursday by Diana Sanchez

child bathing — Although our site has a section, “Educational Resources”, it’s obvious, but not always acknowledged, that teachers aren’t the only educators. Always true, but particularly if you have a child with a disability, parents and siblings can be crucial in the education of their family member. Where do we start? There […]

Families and Disability: Behavior Problems of Young Children

8 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

badlands — From the 7GenGames TV channel, day 3 of our road trip takes us to Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Subscribe to our channel for regular updates. Thank you to Bruce Gillette for being my lovely assistant in game demonstrations with Twin Buttes Elementary School. You can get most of the […]

What you don’t know about North Dakota history

6 Jun, 2017 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Reality Show by AnnMaria De Mars