Welcome Special Ed and Primary teachers! Equip yourself with teacher-tested strategies to make your teaching easier.
On this episode of the “Help for Special Educators” podcast you will hear about 7 special education podcasts you should listen to. “Be the Exception” Podcast, hosted by Dawn Ellis “Different Ability” Podcast, hosted by Katey Fortun “SLP Coffee Talk” Podcast, hosted by Hallie Sherman “That Special Educator” Podcast, hosted…
World Kindness Day is coming up and today I want to share a few quick ideas that you might be able to do with your classroom whether you are in-person, virtual, or hybrid.
FS stands for Fun Size! This episode is the first of my “fun size” episodes for the Help for Special Educators podcast. Imagine that I’m dropping by your class to chat and give you a little, fun size candy bar, like kids get at Halloween. These episodes will be short…
In this episode, host Lisa Goodell gives tips and ideas for making class holiday parties (and alternatives) successful in special education classrooms. Examples are given using different holidays such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Solutions are given for accommodating students on a limited day, when you can’t serve candy/junk food,…
Below I have compiled some quick tips for teaching in person during a pandemic. Face it, the 2020-21 school year is like no other, not even back in the Winter/Spring when COVID-19 first appeared. Teaching in Person: Visuals 1. Use visuals around the class. This might include tape on the floor…
This page will help you learn how to use Boom Cards in your classroom. Below are some video tutorials to get you started. Kids think Boom Cards are games, so soon you will have them begging for you to assign more! Teachers of all ages and subjects can use Boom…
Many teachers appreciated my screen-free activities during the sudden school closures this past spring during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. Schools went to distance learning and using online platforms to teach students stuck at home to prevent further virus exposure. So here is a blog post with a video I made…
Listen to the free podcast episode to get ideas and tips on having terrific parent conferences in a variety of special education settings.
Hear innovative stories where special ed and general ed teacher collaborate to help students succeed in their least restrictive environments on this free podcast episode of the “Help for Special Educators” podcast.
Listen to this free podcast on how to promote student independence in class. Task analysis, bringing teaching aides on board, prompt hierarchies, independent work tasks/activities and staff checklists are discussed. The Help for Special Educators podcast is hosted by Lisa Goodell. The guest for this episode is Jenn Adams from Teach Love Autism.
