by Kirsten U | May 20, 2020 | Class Management, Professional
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,...
by Kirsten U | Feb 17, 2020 | Life Skills, Professional, Reinforcers
If you’re here, you are probably about to teach or already teaching blind and visually impaired students. Getting a student who is blind or has visual impairment can be intimidating for special education teachers. So often, we rely on visual cues and materials...
by Kirsten U | Feb 10, 2020 | Life Skills, Personal, Professional
Beware of the dreaded time of year: flu season. With limited sick days, it’s crucial for us to avoid the flu in special education classrooms. Just this year (2020), some area schools have closed due to a large amount of cases of flu. According to the CDC, 68...
by Kirsten U | Jan 27, 2020 | Class Management, Professional
Are you a teacher looking for research-based information on trauma informed teaching for special education students? You are in the right place. What is Trauma? According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network via “Trauma Informed Schools: What Are They,” the...
by Kirsten U | Jan 14, 2019 | Personal, Professional
Is your To Do list a mile long and growing longer every day? Mine was too. I was getting things done every day and crossing things off my list, but not seeing progress. I had to plan for my students, go to lessons at times that changed daily, and work on my products...
by Kirsten U | Dec 31, 2018 | Beauty, Fashion, Personal, Professional
The holiday season is over and the doldrums of winter are setting in. When you head back to school after Christmas Break, the realization sets in: you have a whole semester to go until summer vacation. You already know when you return to review routines and practice,...
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