Awards celebrations have long been a part of the school year and school culture. Honor Roll and Attendance Awards are so ubiquitous people have bumper stickers touting these accomplishments! In…
All are welcome PDF In response to requests, I have posted this in pdf and png. I can have 16x20 prints printed on Canva for $6 or you can download…
Here is a brief overview of the process of determining if a child is eligible to receive special education. CHILD STUDY If a parent/guardian requests a Child Study Team meeting,…
A quick browse Teachers Pay Teachers is all the evidence you need that fonts are very popular. In doing a little digging into the literature on the use of fonts…
Just to give a little background on myself. I am a graduate of James Madison University (JMU; and former student of Dr. Jen Newton)! I remember after my first day…
We're kicking off a new series on IEPs! Starting with the basics to ensure we have a mutual understanding of what IEPs are and are not. The IEP is a…
Remember, we talked about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the 6 principles of IDEA. Now, we're going to add the legal definitions of each of the 13 disability…
It's already summer school time and I have a course titled Critical Issues in Special Education. We're kicking off with some conversations about LRE and inclusion backed by the literature…
I posted a picture on our social media of a tweet from the 2006 MN Teacher of the Year Dr. Lee-Ann Stephens that read: Advice to a new elementary school…
Recently, a colleague asked me for recommendations of books about developing growth mindset. He wanted to be able to recommend something to parents whose children are "apathetic toward school." Learners. Apathetic. …