Special education teachers, let’s be honest, this is not the great summer of 2020 any of us had envisioned. Though you may not be at work, you can’t escape it. You turn …
While wearing a mask is not a skill we have traditionally taught our children, we can still teach it the same way we would any other skill. Since this is a routine that is unfamiliar and potentially uncomfortable for a child with a disability, you will need to keep it …
If you were only given six months to live, how would you react? What would you do? Where would you go? Who would you see? These are questions that I personally find myself reflecting on quite often. As many of you know, in 2018 I was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer. …
School taking place at home can be extremely disruptive for students with disabilities. Many compartmentalize that school is the place for work and home is the place to relax. When those …
My friends,
I have just a few updates for you today. I feel like I have been talking way too much about myself this year, so I will keep it short and simple.
Finally, it is here! The big news that I am absolutely thrilled to be sharing with you. No more holding back! The first news is that I actually have quite a bit of news to be sharing with you. It is not just one announcement, but actually four updates …
Lets keep it simple today. Improving classroom climate and your own effectiveness as an educator does not need to be exceedingly complex. Here are five rules for all educators to live by to improve your day to day performance.
If we are not deliberate with how we support students in special education, in trying to help them we unknowingly could be hurting their future. For students who spend most of their day in the general education classroom with a 1:1 paraeducator, there can be a large tendency to …
Promoting independence for students with disabilities does involve a number of specific strategies, but it starts with having the right mindset. As it has been said before, culture eats strategies everyday. If school staff wish to empower their special learners in being more independent, each team member first must be bought in. …
Today I am going to throw a bunch of research at you, but it is research that is worth keeping an eye on. It surrounds the hot topic of using a higher level of support in a 1:1 paraeducator for a student in special education. While providing a paraeducator to support a …
