Links for Educators

ADHD

http://www.ldonline.org/educators - general information and teaching strategies for children with ADD/ADHD

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/school-success.html - ADHD in the classroom

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiYrdLj-LDxAhUQqJ4KHWZaDpAQFjAMegQIFhAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.wm.edu%2Fcenters%2Fttac%2Fdocuments%2Fpackets%2Fadhd.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1Fhw612gxEAhcfIvXn_uDB - Classroom interventions to help students with ADHD

Bullying

http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/bully/bullyBooklet.pdf - Preventing Classroom Bullying: What Teachers Can Do

Child Abuse

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/ - information and publications about child abuse identification, prevention, and treatment

Drugs & Alcohol

http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/educators - signs of underage alcohol use, lesson plans and media literacy

General Health

http://classroom.kidshealth.org - free health curriculum materials by grade level with discussion questions, activities, handouts and quizzes

http://www.bam.gov/teachers/index.htm - the CDC's guide to learning about Body & Mind (BAM)

http://school.discovery.com - the Discovery Channel's site for educators, parents and students

http://www.kff.org/hivaids/timeline - The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: An Interactive Timeline of Key Milestones, through Kaiser Family Foundation

Hearing

http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Classroom-Acoustics - information on classroom acoustics

http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing-loss-children/classroom - how to help students with hearing loss in the classroom

http://www.classroomhearing.org - offers facts and solutions to assist students with hearing loss

Immunizations

http://www.mybestshot.org - games and activities to educate students about immunizations

Mental Health & Behavior

http://www2.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/for_educators.asp - sections to help educators understand and address multiple emotional and behavior concerns

http://www.macmh.org/free-macmh-downloads/fact-sheets - mental health disorders with their most common symptoms and behaviors, educational implications, and suggestions for effective instructional strategies and classroom accommodations.

http://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/Resources/Educ/ResEdu.html - mental health information on multiple topics with resources

https://www.msu.edu/course/cep/888/Aggression/Aggression1.htm - information on oppositional defiant disorder

http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/26631.aspx - strategies for teaching students with oppositional defiant disorder

Vision

http://colorvisiontesting.com/color4.htm - what teachers should know about being colorblind

http://www.childrensvision.com/reading.htm - information on vision deficits and reading