Michael Leventhal
Neurodiversity advocate, Special Educator (retired), and social networker in Indiana
CURRENT:
To use technology effectively in the classroom technology you must first gain the attention of your audience. Watch video: Teaching hygiene skills to language-impaired students https://youtu.be/krgzJmrE2ZQ-
The Neurodiverse City Project is guaranteed to make audiences sit up and pay attention. Lots of audiences.
It is an educational program promoting empathy in order to improve social outcome for the disabled. It involves a curriculum (including animated, first-person accounts of daily life as a child with a disability), a public service component and a virtual reality experience at a local museum in which students can interact with the disabled peers they read about.
I welcome your inquiries and participation in the planning process.
To receive progress updates visit https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7039318
For a rationale: http://preview.tinyurl.com/hon45wk
Reach me through Linkedin or email [email protected]
PAST:
I explored the use of digital video as a tool for instruction and assessment with hundreds of special needs students. Watch videos here www.Tech4Autism.com
I created Cloud-Burst.tv, an online arts and media magazine dedicated to human diversity.
I support autism through my site www.AutismBrainstorm.org which offers free webinars offering practical and professional advice about autism.