Quantum Secrets of a Quality Life Laura A. Riffel, Ph.D.

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Jay Factors

Paraphrased from Michael Wehmeyer, The lessons Jay shared were simple, but important in the context of our too often hectic lives. He reminded us to remember the holidays; to revel in family and loved ones; to live life with gusto; and to have favorite foods that excite you….. What Jay taught us and what we believe he taught so many around the world who celebrate his life, was that we are not in the education business or the rehabilitation business or any other business; we are, each of us, in the dignity business. By the quality of his character and the example of his life, Jay reminds us of the dignity of living full lives; lives rich with friends and family and the dignity of work and the security of home and the joy and gift that is each day. Tennessee Williams wrote that “Life is an unanswered question.” Because of Jay, we know more about the dignity and importance of every person. We can think of few more important lessons to have imparted or a more important legacy to have left.

Carly fleischmann

Carly’s Cafe

Quantum Secrets for Helping Struggling Learners with Transitions Return on Investment- help with transitions- the rest of the day will go much better

Navigating Transitions Video Self-Modeling Video Modeling Visual Schedules PowerPoint Stories Visual Cues Auditory Cues Singing Video Self-Modeling Video Modeling Visual Schedules PowerPoint Stories Visual Cues Auditory Cues Singing

Video Self-Modeling Elopement Robbie Elopement Robbie

Video Self-Modeling Youtube.com Samples of video self-modeling Youtube.com Samples of video self-modeling

Video Modeling – Materials Video Modeling – Materials Video Modeling

Visual Schedules

High Contrast

Real Objects

Higher Level

PowerPoint Schedule Stories

Molly McFadden Goes to Kindergarten Example of a PowerPoint relationship narrative to Introduce a Big Change in a Child’s Life

Molly’s New School Bethel Elementary

This will be my new school.

I will enter the school through these doors.

I will look for the frog flag and turn down the hallway.

I will go to my classroom.

Inside my classroom, I will hang up my coat and backpack.

I will find my seat.

I will keep my supplies in a bin with my name on it.

My class will have center time.

My class will go to the playground.

My class will go to the library.

My class will go to the cafeteria for breakfast and lunch.

We will have calendar time.

We will write board stories.

We will do math.

We will read in the reading loft.

We will learn new words and put them on the word wall.

My friends from McKinley Street Preschool will be coming to Bethel Elementary.

Here are some of the people I will see at Bethel Elementary.

Dr. Drew Barrymore is one of the assistant principals.

This is Mr. Fiddle. He helps us keep things clean and tidy.

This is Ms. Shay. She will be our counselor.

Ms. Stithem is the principal.

This is the Mrs. Humes. She sits at the front window.

These are the Kindergarten teachers.

This is Ms. Flack

This is Ms. Peters.

This is Ms. Warford.

This is Ms. Pennington.

This is Ms. Aiken.

It will be fun to be a Bethel Elementary Bear.

Visual Cues

Packing a backpack

By the exit door (for parents)

Time Organization

Transition Items

Transition Objects

This worked at all 4 levels

Tool Box Fiddles- Research shows that keeping the hands busy improves retention by 39%

Auditory Cues- Download some 60 beats per minute music on your I-pod and make a mix folder for your classroom. –Gary Lamb –Steve Halpern – (this program will tell you how many bpm your own music is) You can use it 10 times for freehttp:// –Record your own voice or a xylophone playing a scale (ask the music teacher)- giving a 5 minute warning and place it in the right place in your folder for the session you are doing in class that day.

Vibrating Watches- Vibration can be set for whatever interval you choose. Automatically resets –Reminds students to come back to Earth and pay attention Many different brands- Watchminder and Vibralite are just two of them

Auditory Cues

–Materials Calming Videos

Xylophone Ding Downloaded from royalty free sources on the internet- there are many

Giving Directions

Singing tmhttp:// tm –Great website filled with transition songs

Whole Brain Teaching First grade sample

Josh Goes Out To Eat A PowerPoint relationship narrative to Recall an Activity and Share it with Mom and Dad

I went to Ryan’s Steak House.

Morning Sharing

Video Self-Modeling

Windows Movie Maker

Visual Assistant

I-Pad