PPS OT

Trivia:  What year was occupational therapy officially recognized as a Qualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP)?

https://www.pesi.com/events/detail/77450/2-day-advanced-training-neuroscience-and-self-regulation

A Message from the PPS Sped. Director  “If you are feeling busy there is a reason for that!  And believe it or not we are starti...

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One of our team members told us about a new service for the visually impaired and many others. The company claims, "at just the to...

NPR: The Key to Raising a Brilliant Kid:  Play https://www.npr.org/2019/10/10/769052767/the-key-to-raising-brilliant-kids-play-a-ga...

Make your voice and priorities heard.  Fill out this survey and please advocate for our most vulnerable populations. https://bit.ly/2P8...

https://spark.adobe.com/page/Gn7HwKfZW02ce/ All teachers now have access to Book Creator, a simple tool for creating digital books. Yo...

I found this three layer tray at IKEA. They also sell butcher paper. My daughter and I outlined the tray and cut out the shape from the butc...

“It’s a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think | The Aspergian | A Neurodivergent Collective https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/04/it...

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https://www.understood.org/en Easy Shoe Tying Shared by Melissa Williams PPS OT

In the Kawa Model water represents your life flow.  The rocks represent barriers or blockages to that flow.  Drift wood can enhance or bloc...

Full article can be found here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UN0UeATzd6aTnAi7mZ9e6KQAvzQh3nz3/view?usp=sharing Additional ...

Kathy Toomey recently helped me fabricate some nice trays for students with CP.  The modified tray allows students with limited upper extre...

People With Disabilities Are Entitled to a Free Lifetime Pass to National Parks - lifehacker.com If you or your child has a permanent di...

ODE recommendations for improving some of the problems in Oregon schools: https://www.oregoned.org/images/uploads/blog/DisruptedLearning_Re...

What Makes a Good Fidget?  A School-Based Approach and Tip Sheep What makes a fidget helpful? What makes a fidget annoying?  Kids a...

PORTLAND, Ore. —  We’re a stressed society, and it’s impacting adults all the way down to kids. “What we’re seeing is more peopl...

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Mindfulness in Schools - A proactive and mindful approach to modern day stresses in school.

The IT department has started rolling out Clever badges for easier login to Chromebooks.  Badges will be issued for K-3 with some specia...

Thanks to the Autism coaches for putting together the list of resources below: Parks and Recreation: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks...

We asked  68 students (k-5) what they wanted in an educational setting.    This is what they said: Question:  What kind of space woul...

Stanford research show regulation benefits for late entry Kindergarten.  February 23, 2017 By Carrie Spector GS...

Can a child who starts kindergarten with few reading or math skills catch up? Teacher Maryellen Whittingham was worried about Giulian...

http://www.creativitypost.com/education/the_benefits_of_movement_in_schools

   Recently, PPS released a bond survey to get community input on what issues it should prioritize when allocating the 1.6 billion dollars ...

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A recent interview with Cody QJ Goldberg sparked a potential collaboration between PPS and Harper's Playground and their design team....

There is building evidence for the importance of students learning with movement. See full article here:  https://www.theguardian.c...

Project-based learning   is relevant to students.  In Johnsonville, students explore issues like buying a home, paying rent, starting a...

https://spark.adobe.com/page/zoiwin4o9R6PR/ NEWSLETTER • ISSUE 3 • NOV. 10, 2016 Sign up for GSUITe training here:  https://support...

Social Stories (search by topic) https://tp053.k12.sd.us/Following%20Rules%20at%20School.htm Social Narrative resource (search by topic) ...

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/move-body-grow-brain-donna-wilson

Kim Levine, OT at Pioneer Program, shared some of the sensory spaces she helped set up.  Some of the rooms features include: adjustable ligh...

Gina Barnes and Debbie Angle, from the PPS OT Team and Motor Development Team present strategies on emotional and sensory regulation.  ...

PENCILS AND BRAINWAVES: AN ANALYSIS ON HANDWRITING AND MEMORY On September 25, 2013 in  General  by  Timothy Huneycutt This week...

Full article here: http://neatoday.org/2016/05/17/trauma-and-children/?utm_source=nea_today_express&utm_medium=email&utm_conten...

Teachers at Rosa Parks Elementary in North Portland are successfully sharing sensory tools with their students in general education classro...

This space is the result of the collaborative efforts of Vernon administrators, teachers, occupational therapy, and generous support from t...

Excellent resource for Zones of Regulation: overview, videos, models, lesson plans and more http://mrsduranteszones.weebly.com/the-zones-of...