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K12 Academics Updates for January 15th - 28th The National Afterschool Program Directory will be going live on the site March 12th, 2007. It will feature After School Programs, Child Care Centers, Athletic Programs, Martial Arts Schools, Music Programs, YMCA, 4H, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts -------------------------------------------------- K12 Academics Yahoo Groups! Each week I will be opening a new Yahoo! Group Discussion board for each topic on the site. The group features professionals, parents, kids, families, web site owners and experts. The purpose of these lists are to share and receive information and support. Members on this list are from all across the United States and Worldwide. New Groups: K12 Academics - Agoraphobia Community K12 Academics - Angelman Syndrome Community -------------------------------------------------- Site News: Duke University will be posting a study on ADD/HD on K12 Academics. The study is to identify the genes, metabolic factors, and environmental factors that contribute to or cause AD/HD. Anybody interested in partaking in this study please contact Linda Exelbierd at ADHD@chg.duhs.duke.edu The University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University will be posting a study on Agoraphobia on K12 Academics. The study is to examine the efficacy of 3 different forms of psychotherapy/counseling for panic disorder with and without agoraphobia. I will be interviewed in the Spring Issue for the Magazine Kids Enabled. The magazine is for families with students with Learning Disabilities. The focus of the article will be on this website and how I have overcome my own learning disability (A.D.D.) to become a success. -------------------------------------------------- New Camp Listings: 9 Listings All-Inclusive Youth Performance Camp A Long Lake Camp for the Arts Brewster Day Camp Camp Seven Hills Education Unlimited, Inc. Oakland School and Camp Summer @ Rensselaer Wagner College External Programs Summer Camps YMCA Camp Glacier Hollow -------------------------------------------------- New Study Abroad Listings: 2 Listings Camp Walden El Casal -------------------------------------------------- New Museum Listings: 2 Listings Davistown Museum International Museum of Carousel Art -------------------------------------------------- New Boarding School Listings: 1 Listings -------------------------------------------------- New Support Service Listings: 1 Listings Agoraphobics in Motion -------------------------------------------------- New Resource Topic Listings: 163 Listings Angelman Syndrome: 3 Listings Bipolar Disorder: 17 Listings Cluttering: 5 Listings Deafblindness: 7 Listings Depression: 25 Listings Dysphasia: 2 Listings Expressive Language Disorder: 10 Listings Fragile X Syndrome: 9 Listings Hyperlexia: 10 Listings Language Delay: 10 Listings Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: 10 Listings Selective Mutism: 10 Listings Sensory Integration Dysfunction: 11 Listings Social Anxiety: 15 Listings Usher's Syndrome: 1 Listings |
Coming Soon to K12 Academics! National Afterschool Program Directory Featuring: After School Programs, Child Care Centers, Athletic Programs, Martial Arts Schools, Music Programs -------------------------------------------------- National Radio Directory for Education and Disabilities AM/FM/XM Satelitte Radio Shows for topics in Education and Disabilities -------------------------------------------------- Natonal Financial Aid Directory Featuring: Grants, Scholarships, Loans & Financial Aid for K-12 Students. -------------------------------------------------- National School District Directory Profile information includes: Board of Directors, Mission Statement, Accreditation & Recognition, District Characteristics -------------------------------------------------- National College and University Directory A National Directory with profiles and listings for every College and University in the U.S. -------------------------------------------------- National P.T.A. Directory Featuring: Profiles for Chapter P.T.A. Organizations -------------------------------------------------- Web sites Directory: For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing. For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education. Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome. Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing. -------------------------------------------------- Help Wanted! If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com I am looking for all the help I can get to reach the potential I believe this web site can attain. Since it is just myself managing, marketing and maintaining the site any additional help is always appreciated. BE SURE TO TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW ABOUT K12 ACADEMICS AND WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS! THANK YOU! Cheers! |
