Picture this-You are in the middle of a differentiated lesson, trying to make sure all of your students can access the materials, taking data on IEP goals, and providing assistance when boom, a behavior spirals and brings everything to a halt. As a special education teacher, you have probably experienced that scenario more times than you can count. Behavior continues… View Post
Between the IEP goals, behavior plans, and those random lessons I had to teach on coding at my school, I barely had time for assessments. Assessments are crucial to document progress, track trends, and determine new skills to work on, but teachers are given no time to facilitate assessments for IEPS in their classrooms. Somehow, you need to be a… View Post
It’s been 3 years since I left the job that I thought I was going to do forever. Whenever I reflect, I’m filled with sadness, remorse, and peace. If that’s baffling, welcome. This is why the reflection is hard for me to do, it’s confusing to miss something so much and not want it back. I was actually supposed to… View Post
I thought I had the dream schedule. The ability to sleep in. The ability to take a long morning walk and exercise and make a homemade breakfast while I journal and start work whenever I wanted. I embraced it back in the spring. I would sleep in, take my time in the morning, sit down somewhere between 9 and 10… View Post
Before routines, I was a perpetually behind, disorganized, stressed-out individual. Once I started putting routines in place, they were life-changing. I know they are foundational I still get off track. I’m not alone. Some people can’t stick to a routine. Some people can’t start their routine. Some people don’t know what to put into a routine. Let’s look at the… View Post
Verbal Operants is a broader description of the foundational language and communication skills. B.F. Skinner first broke down the verbal operants in his 1957 book. He named six verbal operants: Mand, Tact, Echonic, Intraverbal, Textual, and Transcriptive. That sounds like a lot but it is not nearly as complicated as it sounds. Let’s look at why we might need different… View Post
I visited Nags Head, North Carolina with my extended family and while I was there, I hosted Beach Week Freebies! I shared a new freebie every day for 7 days, with 3 bonus freebies thrown in for those on my email list. I wanted a place to house everything so it is easy to find. I induced a picture, a… View Post