Special education teacher

Congratulations! You’re a first year teacher in special education. It’s finally time to set up your classroom and meet your first group of students! The first year of teaching in a special education classroom is exciting but it can also be challenging. Here are my favorite tips and advice for first year special education teachers including classroom management tips, tips for writing lesson plans and IEPs, classroom organization ideas, ideas for setting up your classroom, and so much more.

Are you a new special education teacher and feeling a little overwhelmed with your first year of teaching? Check out this blog post to help you feel organized with everything you need to plan in your self contained classroom. Visual schedules, IEP organization, classroom setup, independent work and curriculum are all important to prepare before the school year starts. These new special education teacher tips will help you feel successful in your special education classroom.

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,…

Hey first year teacher, I see you! The first year in a special education classroom is exciting but at the same time, there is so much to learn. So here are my top tips for new special education teachers navigating the world of special education for the first time. These tips include IEP tips, classroom organization, IEP organization, building a rapport with parents and students, and practical everyday tips for day to day life in the special education classroom. You've got this!

It's that time of year when we're all setting up our classrooms for our new students. When they walk in on the first day of school, you want your room to look bright and inviting, right? But if you're a special education teacher, that means more than just choosing a theme or picking out cute

When you're a special education teacher, there are a lot of things you may need. It can be overwhelming. Where do we start? That is why I compiled my list of all the supplies I need to survive! #specialeducationteacher #spedlife #iteachsped #spedsupplies #teachersupplies #schoolsupplies #resourceroom #resourceroomlife #resourceroomteacher #specialeducationrocks

What are you using in your special education classroom to track IEP data? In this blog post, I will talk about how to track IEP goals with google forms. With these step by step instructions, you will learn great teacher organization tips that can help with IEP data tracking. You can watch my YouTube video here on how to create a google form, and you can read about one of my best IEP tips by including QR codes in the classroom. Use this IEP organization for the beginning of the school year.

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

Special Education Classroom Daily Schedule- Morning Fitness and Morning Meeting

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.

Are you a self-contained special education teacher who teaches grades K-2? As an early elementary special education teacher, there are a variety of things that I love in my special ed classroom and I’m going to share them. Creating visual schedules for special education students is exactly what they need. K-2 centers are a must with my early elementary special ed kids. Learn about my centers like a listening center, math center, ELA center, and much more!

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

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As a special education teacher having an effective way to collaborate with general education teachers will make your job so much easier. Making sure the entire IEP team is on the same page about your special education students’ IEP goals, services, accommodations, and modifications ensures that your students receive the service they need. Here are my top tips to simplify collaboration between special education teachers and general education teachers so you can work together for your…

As a special education teacher, it can be difficult to get and stay organized and being unorganized can leave even the most dedicated teacher feeling overwhelmed and underprepared. But having the right tools and strategies to stay organized is a must have. Learn how I finally created a system to stay organized in special education so you can streamline communication, manage and priortize tasks in special education, and create a simple system for data collection and progress monitoring.

Teaching in a secondary special education classroom is just different. Secondary special education students are not the same as elementary special education students. Their needs are different. How you teach them is different and what it’s like in a secondary special education classroom is different. So here are 10 things every middle school, high school, and transition special education teacher wishes you knew about them, teaching secondary special education students, and about their…

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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!

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.