A New Year
Welcome to 2021! I know it has been a while since my last post!!! The transition to distance learning and all that it entailed for me as a Special Education (SpEd) teacher of students with…
Destiny… Positivity
As we enter this new age of teaching, and the start of the 2020-2021 school year, I thought it would be appropriate to start the school year with a look at our attitude… for teachers and parents…
Constantly Changing World
It has been a while… a long while, since my last post. March 9th was the day the state of education and teaching changed for me… the first…
Darn… The Wrong Screws!
As teachers, we have been tasked to a new way of learning. So I am becoming technology proficient very quickly!!! In the meantime, getting back to writing my posts has been slow. So, my…
Implementing Communication
I would say that most, if not all, of our students have some kind of communication goal(s). Communication is the foundation for everything we do… and don’t do. For some of our students…
How Do We?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced school districts across the nation to rethink delivery of special education services. With the pandemic forcing extended school closures, administrators and teachers…
The Oddest Place
“Did she come with her glasses on?” That was the question of the day! Why? Because none of us saw Amanda with her glasses on, but her mom swore she…
Case In Point
One of the biggest challenges of being a teacher, special education or not, is dealing with behaviors. Over the years, there have been countless studies and tons of theories…
More Than Just A Kiss!
Often times, we take for granted the simple things in life when it comes to our children; saying “I love you”, a wave goodbye, saying “hi”, playing a sport, taking…
And You Wonder Why!
I did a post on the Importance of Negative Consequences. The heart of this post was the fact that positive reinforcement by itself is not the key to successfully dealing…