Meaningful transition activities are sometimes difficult to come up with, or at times even implement. Working with teachers in many capacities - it seems most of them share a common frustration: coming up with transition activities that are relevant to their students, engaging, and authentic. With that, I felt that a good, in-depth list of transition activities that could be utilized would help ... Read More about Easy Transition Planning Activity Ideas

I love repurposing things. I've used crystal light containers for sorting. Paint sticks for movable schedules. You name it I try to repurpose it or figure out a way to use it in the classroom. Although I've never repurposed dressers or chairs.... because that would require WAY more handiness than I am capable of! BUT in the Sped classroom, I'm a repurposing fool! I've compiled a few ideas ... Read More about Simple and Easy Sped Hacks for Back to School!

In special education we differentiate in our sleep, right? Wrong. As a special education administrator, I’ve noticed some of my teachers who are self-contained in a special education resource room fall into a bad habit. They think they are using differentiation purely because they asked a student after the fact a question with two choices or they read something aloud. It really depends on what ... Read More about Planning for MORE Purposeful Differentiation in Special Education

    Do you have students that struggle with completing their work? Do you have students who struggle with asking for help on tasks? Do you have students who struggle with playing with other students? Self-monitoring is the best tool I have found that helps improve students behavior while also help keeping students accountable for their own behavior. Self monitoring is good to ... Read More about Tips for an Effective Self Monitoring Plan