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4 Self Care Secrets for Special Education Teachers

4 Self Care Secrets for Special Education Teachers

  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....

3 Secrets To Solve Avoidance Behavior

3 Secrets To Solve Avoidance Behavior

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...

Teaching Ethnic Hair Care for Kids

Teaching Ethnic Hair Care for Kids

I never would have guessed my husband's hair would teach me something about teaching. Little did I know his hair would teach me about making sure that when we teach hygiene skills, we include ethnic hair care for kids. My husband has kept his hair buzzed short for a...

Amazing Summertime Routine to Try This Summer

Amazing Summertime Routine to Try This Summer

  Don't let the summer pass you by. Summer is the perfect time for teachers to recharge. But just like a battery, it doesn't charge by itself. You need the right input to recharge. I suggest a structured experience for your morning routine during the summer. I...

Be An Anti-Racist Teacher

Be An Anti-Racist Teacher

Your students depend on you to be an anti-racist teacher. Your Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and students of all marginalized groups need you to be actively anti-racist. They don't need you to be colorblind. Instead, kids need you to see them for who they are and...

Awesome Ways to Help Students Learn Executive Functioning Skills

Awesome Ways to Help Students Learn Executive Functioning Skills

Learn Executive Functioning Skills Do you have students with ADD or ADHD? Or maybe a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Perhaps they have another reason they need help with their executive functioning skills, or maybe the reason isn't clear. Regardless of the reason, you...

Thank you

Thank you

Dear Special Education Teachers, Thank you. You don't hear it enough, so here it is again. Thank you. This year has been really, really tough. You're a trouper for making it this far. Even if it feels like you are not making progress, being there for the kids...

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