I will be the first to admit technology isn't my thing. Over the years, the amount of opportunities my students have had to play "teacher of technology" would definitely get me a professional development credit bump on the pay-scale. What's tricky about this though-- technology can make such a difference in the accessibil[...]
day in review template | clipboard I just spent a solid 30 minutes scrolling through the 30,000 photos I have on my phone looking for pictures that represent this blog post. My heart is so warmed after smiling over the number of pictures I have from the 2020-2021 school year in my classroom... long before the opportunity even pres[...]
A few weeks ago I shared one of my favorite strategies when running my own classroom and guest teaching. So far, it's had a 100% success rate through my journey of being a substitute teacher. I've had a lot of people reach out with additional questions or asking where to find the information so... I thought I would put it in a blog post.[...]
Gandhi was born 150 years ago today! What a concept-- 150 years. In the 150 years since Gandhi was born, the world has drastically transformed, largely in part to Gandhi's teachings and advocacy. Before I jump in and explain that one of the quotes may have actually been spoken by Jimmy Hendrix (or neither for that matter) and I still cho[...]
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[...]