Home > 2007 > May Updates > Week of 05/13

( Site Updates from 04/30-05/13)

Notes from the Editor:

K12 Academics on Youtube!:
Somebody sent me this email on Monday. A user by the name of Mufkin posted a Youtube Blog about K12 Academics for our section on Agoraphobia. Below is a link to the video.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45IupDn7ISQ

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New Writers to K12 Academics:
I would like to welcome a few new contributors to the K12 Acadeimcs team of Columnists. They are Craig Stellpflug & Jef Gazley. We have a whole new team of contributors so expect to see a lot of new faces within the coming weeks and months. Below is information about them.

Craig Stellpflug : is a Neuro Development Consultant specializing in brain disorders and traumatic brain injuries. Craig has lectured extensively on many subjects including neuro-education and brain disorders. He is currently living in Mesa Arizona and serving on the board of directors for Woman and Cancer Fund. He has authored several books on varied subjects including his latest tome of poetry called "Ravings of a Sane Man".

Jef Gazley : M.S., LMFT, DCC has practiced psychotherapy for over thirty years and is the owner operator of www.asktheinternettherapist.com since 1998 and www.hypnosistapes4health.com . He is the author of eight mental health educational videos and DVDs and is currently writing a book on distance counseling. Jef is State Licensed in General Counseling, Marriage/Family, and Substance Abuse in Arizona and is a certified hypnotherapist.
He is dedicated to guiding individuals to achieving a life long commitment to mental health and relationship mastery. In his private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jef specializes in ADD, love addiction, hypnotherapy, dysfunctional families, codependency, and trauma. He is a trained counselor in EMDR, NETT, TFT, hypnotist, and Applied Kinesiology. Jef received his B.A. in Psychology, History, and Teaching from the University of Washington and his Masters in Counseling from the University of Oregon

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Clinical Studies:
K12 Academics will be posting a ton of Clinical studies from various Health Care Facilities, Government Agencies, Universities, Hospitals, etc. within the next year. Be sure to be on watch for them!

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New National Directories:
I am currently creating a Child Care Center Directory. It is featuring Licensed Child Care Centers, Licensed Child Care Providers, Family Child Care Homes & Day Camps. I am hoping for it to go live in July/August. I have also created a directory for Montessori Schools which will be going live on the site soon.

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New Disoder Information Topics:
New topics for disorders and disabilities will be included within the next few weeks. Topics include: Deletion 22q13/ Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Diabetes, Schizophrenia. The section on Phelan-McDermind Syndrome will be written by Katy Phelan of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network in Maryville, TB. Katy discovered this rare genetic anomaly in May of 1988.

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Other Site News:
K12 Academics is working towards creating a Lesson Plan database. Anybody can post a lesson plan. It will be organized according to grade and topic.

The Lesson plan databse will coincide with our detailed education subject topics. Subjects will include: Agricultural, Art, Bilingual, Chemistry, Environmental, Health, History, Language, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts, Physics, Reading, Religion, Science, Sex Ed.

I have been working on creating a National Job database. I have established working relationships with almost every Principal and Superintendent in the U.S. Majority of schools in the U.S. will be posting job openings this summer in the directory.

Job listings will be free of charge. If you wish to post a resume you must pay. It will be login only to grant access to the job database.

I am also proud to announce K12 Academics is within the top 100,000 web sites. We reached this plateau back in March. Our ranking was 85,015. Currently our U.S. ranking is 241,244.

In 2008 I will be starting the K12 Academics Foundation. This National Foundation will be donating money to each State Education Department Bureau for Inner City Education.

New Profile Listings

New Articles: 5 new Articles

05/11: It's a Question of Questioning: Creating Logical Thinkers - W. Glenn Walker
05/10: Attention Deficit Disorder - Jef Gazley
05/09: Over Come Panic/Anxiety and Agoraphobia Part II - Richard Kuhns
05/08: Coaching The Overly Competitive Child - Dr. Steven Richfield
05/07: Sequential Processing - Craig Stellpflug

If interested in writing articles contact columns@k12academics.com

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New Organization Listings: 4 Listing

Foundation Fighting Blindness
National

International Society for Bipolar Disorders
National

NAMI Minnesota
St. Paul, MN

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of Western PA
McMurray, PA

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New Camp Listings: 3 Listings

Camp Hertko Hollow
Des Moines, IA

Rocks and Robots
Michigan

Summer Spotlight of Dance
Salt Lake City, UT

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New Study Abroad Listing: 1 Listing

Hellenic International Studies in the Arts
Greece

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New Special Education School Listing: 1 Listing

Town & Country School
Tulsa, OK

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New Exhibit Listing: 1 Listing

Noble Maritime Collection
Staten Island, NY

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New After school Program Listing: 1 Listing
(Going live as of 09/07/07)

CSUF Grand Central Art Center Outreach
Santa Ana, CA

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Organizations Directory (Live as of 05/06/07)

The Organizations Directory has gone live on the site as of 05/06/07. You can find it listed on the main page in the Directories section and under the corresponding topic of information (i.e. Autism, ADD, etc.). You will find every Organization you need right here. No site compares to what we have assembled. The Organization profiles include chapter information such as meeting schedules, events, fundraiser's, membership fee, eligibility requirements, etc.

National Organizations Directory: 16,569
Including: Chapter Information, Events, Conferences, Foundations, Fundraiser's, Membership Information, Support Groups.

[ Angelman Syndrome (884) ]
[ Asperger Syndrome (281) ]
[ Attention Deficit Disorder (218) ] [ Autism (211) ]
[ Bipolar Disorder (1476)] [ Blindness (727) ]
[ Cerebral Palsy (322) ]
[ Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (415) ]
[ Deafblindness (574) ] [ Deafness (817) ]
[ Depression (2145) ] [ Down Syndrome (1168) ]
[ Dyslexia (243) ]
[ Expressive Language Disorder (255) ]
[ Fragile X Syndrome (878) ] [ Gifted Youth (95) ]
[ Hyperlexia (103) ] [ Home schooling (604) ]
[ Mental Retardation (880) ]
[ Mitochondrial disease (291) ]
[ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (329) ]
[ Rett Syndrome (994) ]
[ Selective Mutism (408) ] [ Stuttering (359) ]
[ Tourettes Syndrome (137) ] [ Usher Syndrome ]
[ Williams Syndrome (898) ]

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Help Wanted!
If you are interested in writing an article on anything education or disability related contacts columns@k12academics.com

If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

If interested in writing a blog
contact: blog@k12academics.com

If interested in posting a Clinicial Study
contact: studygroup@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!
Chris Glavin
K12academics.com
Huddelson, LLC

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Advertisements:

If you would like to post an advertisement please contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

Coming Soon! / Help Wanted!

National Organizations Directory 05/07/07

Featuring: Angelman Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafblindness, Deafness, Depression, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Expressive Language Disorder, Fragile X Syndrome, Gifted Youth, Hyperlexia, Home schooling, Mental Retardation, Mitochondrial Disease, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Rett Syndrome, Selective Mutism, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome, Usher Syndrome, Williams Syndrome

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National College and University Directory 08/06/07

A National Directory with profiles and listings for every College and University in the U.S.

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National S.A.T. Prep Course/Tutor Directory 08/20/07

Featuring: Prep Course Programs & Centers in the U.S.

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National After School Program Directory 09/03/07

Featuring: After School Programs, Child Care Centers, Athletic Programs, Martial Arts Schools, Music Programs

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National Montessori School Directory 09/17/07

Featuring: Montessori Schools throughout the U.S.

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National Radio Directory for Education and Disabilities

AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio Shows for topics in Education and Disabilities

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National Financial Aid Directory

Featuring: Grants, Scholarships, Loans & Financial Aid for K-12 Students.

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National School District Directory

Profile information includes: Board of Directors, Mission Statement, Accreditation & Recognition, District Characteristics
Schools Municipalities, History, Notable Alumni, Other Facilities
Athletics, Consolidation, Curriculum, Belief Statements
Organization Goals, Scholastic Performance, Future Development Plans, Academics, Extracurricular Programs, Failing Schools
Vision Statement, Delay/Closing Information, A.P. Classes
Transportation, Libraries, Media (T.V. Radio) Shows, Awards & Recognition

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National P.T.A. Directory

Featuring: Profiles for Chapter P.T.A. Organizations

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Web sites Directory:
The web site directory will provide viewers of K12 Academics an in-depth location to find the best resources for numerous issues in education & disabilities.

Topics Include:
For Educators: Education Articles, Education Reform, Employment, Classroom Management, Instructional Design, Learning Skills, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips.

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.