'Saint', 'angel in disguise', 'strong person with endless amounts of patience' are all things I have heard to describe me and what I have chosen as my career as a Special Education teacher. Awkwardly, I always shake my head and claim that I'm none of those things - why? Because I wake up and go to ...
Classroom Wars!
Classroom management can be difficult. Especially when you have class sizes of over 35. One of my co-teachers and I have been trying to find ways to reign in our crazy co-taught class! They are always so full of energy and can be quite the talkers! Not to mention, we have them at the end of ...
IEPs at a Glance? No Thank You.
Accommodations at a Glance Goals at a Glance Every year, as a Special Education teacher, one of our requirements is to send out an IEP at a glance. This beautiful little document lets the general education teacher's know what is in each student's individual IEP. It breaks it down by ...
Ruckus Chairs!
YAY! We have chairs AND they are awesome! - An overly excited student New School Struggle This year I had the amazing opportunity of starting a new school in our town. I knew that the journey would be difficult. Especially the beginning, however I was not prepared for all that unfolded during ...