*emotional writing below* Here's my life update: I got involuntarily transferred a few days before I was suppose to report back to my building. I showed up to the new building and it was an incredibly traumatic experience for me. Now I am out on leave due to post-traumatic stress disorder. In the future, I will process through the sit[...]
Little People, Big Dreams was one of my greatest finds during the 2018-2019 school year. It's true, I'm a huge sucker for a good inspirational story. I'm an even bigger sucker if you can find the stories in a children's book, with language that is accessible to my students... AND represents stories and people that look and sound[...]
Happy Thursday! Woohoo! Part 2! Carried over from part 1! A little background to frame the context of my answers: I just finished my 4th year teaching special education in the Seattle area. I work primarily with students who qualify under emotional-behavioral disorders or learning disabilities in a resource room setting, at a title 1[...]
Happy Wednesday! You all asked so many incredible questions! I am trying my hardest to answer all of them :) Because there are so many-- it's going to be broken down to a 3 different blog posts during the next couple of days! A little background to frame the context of my answers: I just finished my 4th year teaching special education in[...]
Last week, I was 2 minutes early to a MDT meeting. When I walked in, every one was already chatting about the evaluation results and sharing how the student was doing. I was the only member of the team that didn't have a relationship with the family and quietly sat down. About 15 minutes in, me and the family were officially intr[...]
One big questions I've been asking myself this year is: how can I empower my students parents? A couple years ago I heard the phrase, "parents are doing the best with the tools they have" and I remember having complex feelings about that statement. My rational side went straight to "well they need to get their priorities in c[...]