A PARENT’S ALTERNATIVE TO RITALIN

LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF A PARADIGM SHIFT

AND A BEHAVIOR MANAGERIAL AID

A Different Line of Questioning

list, from "Driven to Distraction" by Hallowell &

Ratey.1. Are you more creative or imaginative than

most people?2. Are you particularly intuitive?3. Even if you are easily distracted, do you find

that there are times when your power of concentration is laser-beam intense?

4. Are you usually eager to try something new?5. Do you laugh a lot?6. Do you get the gist of things very quickly?7. Are you much more effective when you are

your own boss?8. Are you a maverick?9. Do you tend to approach problems intuitively?10.Do you often get excited by projects and then

not follow through?

HUNTERS “ADD A Different Perspective” by Hartmann

The theory: Hartmann theorized that ADDers were essentially left over hunters in a farmer's world. 10,000 years ago, most people would have had Hunter traits. These traits, such as constantly scanning the environment (for prey), the ability fall into a dream-like state for long periods (during down periods) combined with the ability to become suddenly hyper-focused and thrive on danger and excitement (the hunt), helped these people survive.

Present Day: In the Hunter isn't looking for an actual Caribou to slay. Instead, he or she is hunting in a metaphorical sense. Hunting for excitement. Hunting for the prize: the cure for cancer or the truth in the theory of global warming. Hunting for the mental or physical stimulation to mimic the hunt of our ancestors. Entrepreneurs are a good example.

NOTE: Schools are designed by and for Farmers, and Hunters have a very difficult time since they are genetically designed to Hunt.

THE EDISON TRAITPallidino divides Edison Trait people into three categories:

DREAMERS: Live inside their own highly imaginative minds. They enjoy art, stories, ideas and personal meaning. They may "have blank expressions on their faces or may look a little dazed. Actually, they are floating through one or several ideas in another realm, a world of their own." Dreamers often like sensory experiences and are drawn to color, texture, taste, and sound.

DISCOVERS: Like to experiment and to see for themselves what happens. Independence is a critical requirement, very visual and they enjoy speed, and are especially prone to hyper-focusing and multitasking.

DYNAMOS: Full of energy ,"fuel-injected speedsters. Major thrill seekers and risk takers, they jump off of roofs and may be aggressive. They love a race or a dare and especially love speed. They seem fearless and are impulsive. Dynamos are probably the stereotype of ADD and hyperactivity, never sitting still and constantly getting hurt. (ADHD)

ADD Traits in Famous People

Thomas (Al) Edison's schoolmaster, "angered by the lad's inattentive 'dreamy,' distracted behavior, frustrated by his tendency to drift off during recitations, to draw and doodle in his notebook instead of repeating rote lessons. ("Edison - Inventing the Century" by Neil Baldwin, 1995)

Leonardo da Vinci was famous for his paintings but only managed to compose 17 painting in 67 years, and some of those were never finished. Leonardo said his inability to finish projects was because his interests were "so many and so diverse." (The Coincidence of ADHD and Creativity, Dr. Bonnie Cramond, 1995).

WHAT DO PARENTS DO TO HELP THEIR ADD/ADHD CHILDREN??

IDENTITY INFOSTRUCTURE

INCENTIVES

Identify interestsSet goals together Abundant Praise

Allow for creativity/expres

sion

Post a schedule to compensate for short-term

memoryPersonal rewards

Leave down time to explore Offer behavioral

feedback Presentations

Your 5th Grade Daughter Joelle Has Been Invited to the Class Patriotic Cookie Party!

In order to participate, she must earn cookies to decorate!!!

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT:

9:00 Writing:

10:00 Reading:

1:00 Sci/Hist.:

1:00 Math:

2:00 Into Eng:

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

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TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information taught.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

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Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.

Agenda Response

Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-p

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.

Agenda Response

Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-p

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

COOKIE!!! Teacher PendingTry Again

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher DialogueNOTE FROM TEACHER: JOELLE’S HOMEWORK IS

INCOMPLETE!

Send Warning!!! Delete a Cookie Cancel Action

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Constitution Quiz

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Class Discussion Audio Clip

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.

Co

Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Graded Worksheet

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Class Discussion Audio Clip

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

COOKIE!!! Teacher Pending Try Again

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Graded Worksheet

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Class Discussion Audio Clip

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Graded Worksheet

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Liberty Video Clip

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Liberty Video Clip

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

COOKIE!!! Teacher Pending Try Again

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

j

Today’s Agenda

8:00 IWT: Bell work p42 Peer Fluency, SST for 20min, and Book Report

9:00 Writing: Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes important ideas and details about liberty.

10:00 Reading: Draw Conclusions, about “Shh We’re Writing the Constitution” and support them with textual evidence and prior knowledge.

11:30 Sci/Hist.: Discuss the meaning of the American creed that calls on citizens to safeguard the liberty of individual Americans. within a unified nation.

(more below)

Sample Student IEP Objectives

UploadedEvidence

ParentalEvaluatio

n

TeacherVerificati

onIllustrate knowledge of information presented.Assignments executed with a level 3 effort; minimum.

Make a contextual contribution to the lesson.

Student Dialogue: Hi mom! I sent you Mrs. Castro’s agenda objectives for today! I even wrote a response! Can I have a cookie?????? Please???? Love you! Bye! :-pParent Dialogue: Cookies don’t come by asking but by doing Joelle. Love the responses! You are off to a good start!!! Love you! -MOM Teacher Dialogue: GREAT JOB Joelle 2 COOKIES!!!

Agenda Calendar

Student Portfolio

Reminder/Praise Notes

Incentives

IEP Objectives

SubjectTracking

Teacher Dialogue

A- AudiencePARENTS-who don’t want to put their kids on meds.

STUDENTS K-5 -with ADD/ADHD

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS-for IEP monitoring purposes

TEACHERS-Who teach studentswith ADD

B- Behavior (m-f 6hrs a day)

students and teachers use multi-media to document school work for electronic IEP portfolio.

parents and teachers evaluate student uploads

parents and teachersgive student feedback or Incentive for work qualitywork.

students explore creative ways to illustrate and present their work.

students creatively align subject content to accomplish IEP objectives on a daily basis parents, teachers

and students Interact on a daily basis around student academia

students undergo self evaluation. students practice good

learning habits with regard to timeliness, reflection and quality.

Students meet with school psychologists (bi-weekly)

C- Condition

an regularly attended educational institution

have a smart phone that can download the application: requires video, audio, photo capabilities

internet capabilities

computer or laptop

good parent-teacher relationship

incentives

knowledge of how to use Web app/smart phone

knowledge of how to downloadand upload images onto a web page

Monies in the Education System

D- Degree-Teachers will provide academic feedback daily to student and parents.

-Parents will provide feedback to their child at least one time a day (but preferably no more than one hit an hour in a 6hour day).

-Students will meet with the school psychologist bi-weekly for electronic portfolio review.

-Students will accomplish mastery of at least one IEP objective goal a month.

-Parent-Teacher conferences will be conducted( over the phone or in person) once a month for objective review and analysis.

-Students will undergo quarterly assessment for demonstrated mastery of the skills learned in a contextually appropriate setting. (test taking, lectures, tutoring, etc…)

-Students will have their behavior monitoring level decreased annually.

-Students will master 20% of their learning goals annually and score Proficient on a minimum of two out of four subject matters on the CST.

In Conclusion:THE ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO WILL BE USED TO PRE-DETERMINE ANNUAL IEP OBJECTIVES WITH THE GOAL OF CLOSING OUT THE CUME WITHIN THE MAXIMUM OF FIVE YEARS.

-Thank you for giving me your ATTENTION!!!