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  • Our mission is to provide a forum where Alternate Curriculum teachers share ideas, strategies, lesson plans and best practices to use in our classrooms.  We will create and curate products that will support stake holders.

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Mr. James Hummel

James teaches at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, where he works with high school students who are highly impacted by autism. He holds a Master of Arts in Educational Technology Leadership from CSULA where he is currently a doctoral candidate. 

 

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Ms. Esther Mmagu

Esther teaches students with moderate to severe autism who are learning with the Alternate Curriculum for LAUSD.  She teaches at Mendez High School where she and her students enjoy going on field trips to learn functional skills and explore Los Angeles.  She has lived in California, Alaska and Jerusalem.  Esther and her husband like to kayak and travel. 

 

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  • Summer Opportunities

    Posted by ESTHER DUPREE on 5/17/2022

    Snoop Special Stars Football & Cheer Camp

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  • Resources Available - N2Y, SEL, Inclusion, ULS 15 (HS)

    Posted by JAMES HUMMEL on 4/2/2022 8:00:00 AM

    Hi Teachers,

    I previously indicated that Google Slides resources were available.  I realized that I had not shared them in the correct location and this has been remedied. 

    The N2Y articles are HS level and have been recreated into Google Slides, which can be turned into an interactive Nearpod module by using the Nearpod Add-on in Google.  There is a short "how-to" video located at the top of this page to show you how easily this can be done.  Please remember to make a copy of the Google Slides presentations first so that you will have a copy in your Google Drive that you will be able to edit and make your own! 

    The SEL and Inclusion resources can easily be adapted to meet the needs of students in any grade level.  These include Read-Alouds and multimedia for Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, and The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. Take a look!  

    Reach out and share your favorite resources.

    James

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  • How to use this website...

    Posted by Esther Mmagu on 2/13/2022

    This website is an entirely new tool for teachers across the District.  With so much connectivity and digital collaboration available, the Superintendent's Office wanted teachers to create a space to create, curate and share resources with all teachers in LAUSD.  

    We are working to upload resources as fast as possible, but this resource is being built from the ground up and will take some time to become fully fleshed out.  

    Please be patient with us as we work to upload meaningful resources.  Please feel free to ask questions on this page and contact us if you have resources to share or specific requests.

    More detailed instructions to come as we know more.  We go live February 15, so we are excited to see how this develops.

     

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  • Happy Holidays!

    Posted by ESTHER DUPREE on 12/25/2021

    Happy Holidays amazing educators!  This site is just about ready to be functional so that all our educators can share resources across the district.  We know how important collaboration is to everyone, so we are very excited about this project.

    We hope everyone is enjoying their break and getting some much needed rest.

    Enjoy your time away and we will see you after the New Year!

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  • Scaffolded Math and Science

    After teaching mainstream math and biology for 8 years, I got a job teaching special education algebra 2 and consumer math in a high school outside Boston. Soon after came a certification to teach students with moderate disabilities and a realization that teaching math to kids who are afraid of math is what I live to do. Every activity I make, every lesson I plan first asks, ‘Will this work for tough kids?

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  • SEL Stages of Development

    SEL stages of development and teaching suggestions for each competency.

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