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