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Being part of a strong, positive SPED team makes all the difference in the world. Get SPED team shirts for you and your whole team to start the new school year off right! Maslow Before Bloom             Before our kids can bloom...

Make preparing special education students for an emergency a priority. Emergencies happen and sometimes they are so unpredictable that they can (and do!) happen while school is still in session. These days, teachers often already have emergency go bags for things like...

IEP goals should be impactful. We want goals that are going to bring our kids forward and let them reach new heights. Here are some simple ways to make sure your IEP goals will be impactful for your students. 1. Make a data sheet Before committing to a goal in an IEP,...

It's still July, but teachers are already gearing up for back to school. Many don't yet know if they will be in the classroom or online, or doing a combination of the two. Here are some back to school must haves for distance learning, so you can be prepared for...

Should we go back to school during COVID-19? As educators, we are constantly told to make data based decisions. The call to open schools as the number of cases continue to increase defies data and logic. When teachers are required to make everything we do data based,...

Here are 10 soothing activities for special education classrooms even during social distancing. Individual Soothing Boxes Before we dive in,  I want to talk about creating individual soothing boxes for your students. You may have already heard of creating individual...

  Special education teachers love what they do. They teach because it is in their hearts and soul. But it's important that we fill our cups as special education teachers so we don't get too run down. Here are 4 self care secrets for special education teachers....

Solving avoidance behaviors can be a big challenge in the special education classroom. Avoidance behavior can look like running out of class, hiding under a table, or simply refusal to do work. Avoidance behavior can be loud and boisterous or quiet and passive. But...