Special education

Being a new special education teacher can be overwhelming and stressful. Check out The FIRST thing to do as a new special ed teacher.

It’s such a pleasure to have Angi Pearce back on these pages to share her experiences and passion for teaching students with AAC needs. Angi is a teacher at Kowhai Special School in Hastings,…

Special education teachers and regular education teachers can use these websites to help students on all levels! Great for intervention supports, behavior plans, understanding disabilities, progress monitoring, developing lesson plans, and more. #pathway2success #specialeducation

Do you want to work on life skills in your classroom? Are you looking for hands-on special education life skills activities that your students will love?

If you are a special education teacher, then you know that IEP goals play an important role in our job. Today, I want to share how to set up IEP goal bins to make your life easier as a special ed teacher. Data tracking for special education students is easy once you prep your goal bins. Each special ed student gets a container, a label with their name, and materials for each objective. Read more about what is inside and how to keep them organized in your special ed classroom.

Setting up an IEP work bin system can feel overwhelming! Here are some easy ways to do it so that your students can quickly work on goals!

Special education classroom supply list. Ten must have items for setting up your new special education classroom. Links to free resources for new teachers.

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As a special education teacher, staying organized is essential. But, finding a system to organize IEPs and special education paperwork that actually works isn’t easy. Here is a step by step guide to finding an IEP organization system that works, what information you need in your IEP caseload binder, and digital IEP organization tips along with my favorite IEP organization resources for special education teachers. Special education teachers, snag this step by step guide and get organized!

A lot of thought goes into each IEP goal, so here's an IEP goal bank that every special education teacher should use as a resource.

Special education classrooms need decor and organization tweaks to fit the program needs. Read the tips on how to make the best decor choices for your sped classroom.

Solutions for Social Emotional Learning & Executive Functioning

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Special Education teachers are the masters of data collection! At times, collecting data can be overwhelming, especially when you sometimes have to outsource the collecting to other teachers, specialists, or teaching assistants. Tracking accommodations is necessary to make sure an IEP is being followed and can be helpful in determining which accommodations should be added to or removed from the IEP. Believe it or not, collecting data on accommodations and modifications does not have to…

It's no secret that teachers aren't in it for the money. OR that teachers spend a LOT of their own money on things for the classroom (can we say Target and

As special education teachers, we often focus on what we should do or say at an IEP meeting, but there are some things you should NEVER say at an IEP meeting. Here you will find phrases you should never say to special education parents or the IEP team at an IEP meeting. By avoiding these phrases, you make parents and students feel more comfortable and help your IEP meeting run smoothly. Learn these phrases here.

Learn about the social, emotional, physical and intellectual milestones of children in your child's age group.

Make practicing social skills fun with these social skills games. In the special education classroom, helping your students develop social skills is crucial. It improves students’ social interactions, communication skills, and emotional understanding. But practicing social skills doesn’t have to be boring. These low prep social skills games and activities will help your special education students practice social skills in fun and engaging ways. Find my favorite social skills activities here.

Categories of Students with Disabilities are explored in detail here for educators