by Kirsten U | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kirsten U | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Kirsten U | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kirsten U | Jun 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kirsten U | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kirsten U | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
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