Classroom Management Resources http://7-12educators.about.com/msub49.htm
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Order in the classroom is vital to a healthy school climate. Here you'll find "11
Techniques for Better Classroom Discipline," and "An Introduction to the Honor
System," an approach to school discipline that emphasizes the need to create in
students the desire to behave.
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Childhood Work-Related Agricultural Fatalities --- Minnesota, 1994--1997.
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/
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Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States, with the
second highest work-related fatality rate during 1992-1996 (21.9 deaths per 100,000
workers) (1). During 1992-1995, 155 deaths were reported among agricultural workers aged
less than or equal to 19 years; 64 (41%) of these youths were working in their family's
business (2). In Minnesota during 1992-1996, agriculture had the highest fatality rate of
any industry (21.3 per 100,000 workers) (1). To characterize agriculture work-related
deaths among youths in Minnesota during 1994-1997, the Minnesota Department of Health
(MDH) analyzed data from the state's Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
program. This report presents five cases of agriculture work-related fatalities among
youths in Minnesota.
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Children
Safety Network
Injury
Awareness and Protection
http://www.nfpa.org
http://www.safekids.org
http://www.bmc.org/program/doc4kids/index.html
Violence
Awareness and Protection
http://www.noodlehead.com
http://www.nnfr.org/Youth_Violence.html
http://nces.ed.gov
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/families/
http://www.dol.gov
Occupational
Safety
http://www.gao.gov
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Pathways to School Improvement http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/topics.htm
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Abundant "pathways" await visitors to the North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory site, bursting with advice on improving school quality. Follow the
"Leadership" link to "Creating High-Achieving Learning environments."
The "Learning" link leads to "Working Toward Student
Self-Direction." "Parent and Family Involvement" is also a great source for
guidance on involving those outside the immediate educational system in school
rehabilitation.
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Tools for Change
http://www.outilsdechangement.com/English/firstsplit.asp
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This site contains lots of tips on how to evaluate learning situations to cultivate
healthy school environments. "Raising Self-Esteem" and "Reducing
Offending" explain the benefits of activities over constant lecture-based
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Onward to Excellence II
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/ote/
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Schools participating in the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's "Onward to
Excellence" program bring together students, faculty, board members, parents, and
other community allies. Participants establish goals and form teams in which each person
has a role to play. Team members value quick results as a momentum builder for
sustainable, long-term success. In an EL article, Stephanie Youngerman describes her
school's experience in "Cross-Grade Level Partnerships: One Way to Create a Positive
School Climate."
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Yale Child Study Center School Development Program
http://www.med.yale.edu/comer/
http://info.med.yale.edu/viewbood/friday/childstudy.html
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The School Development Program was founded with the belief that educators' greater
knowledge of children's personal, social, and moral development, along with better
communication between educators and families, will lead to higher achievement. This site
contains a model of the program and summarizes results at participating schools. In an EL
article, Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo describes how the program works in the New Haven
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National Children's Center for Rural and
Agricultural Health and Safety,
Telephone (888) 924-7233 or (715) 389-4999
http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/ |
Additional information about prevention strategies is also available from county
agricultural extension agents; the Wage and Hour Office of the U.S. Department of Labor
World-Wide Web site, http://www.dol.gov/dol/teensafety.htm
; the National Safety Council, telephone (800) 621-7615, ext. 2379 or (630) 285-1121, or
World-Wide Web site, http://www.nsc.org/farmsafe.htm
; Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, telephone (800) 423-5437 or (515) 758-2827, Wold-Wide Web site,
http://www.fs4jk.org ; and NIOSH, telephone (800)
356-4674 or (513) 533-8328. |
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Playground Safety --- United States, 1998-1999. Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report 48(16), April 30, 1999. http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/
mmwrhtml/00056995.htm
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Each year approximately 211,000 U.S. children receive emergency department
care for injuries sustained on playground equipment (1), making the use of this equipment
the leading cause of injuries to children in school and child care environments (2,3). In
response to the problem, the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) at the
University of Northern Iowa (UNI) developed a national action plan (4) that focuses on
four areas of playground injury prevention: supervision, age-appropriateness of equipment,
suitable fall surfaces, and equipment maintenance.
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Most U.S. Playgrounds Unsafe. http://www.momsrefuge.com/news/9904/index.html#11
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A majority of America's playgrounds at
schools, parks and child care centers are unfit for children and, on average, barely
receive a passing grade, according to a year-long study by the National Program for
Playground Safety. :
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