Last week, my co-author Dr. Karge and I had the opportunity to share ideas from our book Co-Teaching Evolved in an edWebinar with educators from around the world. It was exciting to dive into the 11 research-backed co-teaching strategies, from One Teach, One Support to Team Teaching, and show how they can flex across grade levels and content areas. This is a fantastic webinar that provides an overarching themes of co-teaching and how to implement some of its strategies across classrooms and schools.
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The Heart of Co-Teaching: Moving From Partner to Partnership
Throughout my years as a special education co-teacher at the high school level, I’ve experienced the full spectrum of partnerships. I recall one year vividly, where my two co-teaching assignments offered a study in contrasts. In one classroom, my partner and I rarely had time to connect. Our roles were undefined, our philosophies felt worldsContinueContinue reading “The Heart of Co-Teaching: Moving From Partner to Partnership”
Optimizing Co-Teaching Partnerships for Student Success
Co-teaching is an expanding opportunity across schools to provide equitable and inclusive classrooms for all students. It can be used in many facets and is employed regularly in schools through many different mechanisms and programs. Generally, many think of co-teaching as only to provide students with special needs an opportunity to participate in general educationContinueContinue reading “Optimizing Co-Teaching Partnerships for Student Success”
Amplifying Special Education Teachers IEP Workflow with AI Tools
We delve deep into how various EdTech and AI tools can be a game-changer for special education teachers managing IEP workflows as well as providing instruction to students. These tools offer efficiency, accuracy, and time-saving benefits, transforming the way educators develop and implement IEPs with the goal of better outcomes for students and a more sustainable workload for teachers.
Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs Release
Welcome to the final book in our Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative series – “Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs.” This fourth book of the series is designed as a comprehensive guide for educators striving to cater to the intricate tapestry of student needs across K-20 school settings. With an emphasis on Multilingual Learners, Special Education, andContinueContinue reading “Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs Release”
Making Special Education Sustainable for Special Education Teachers
After much reflection and thought, I wanted to write a post about how we can make Special Education a much more sustainable position for teachers. My goal is to provide a series of recommendations for educational leaders, policymakers, and teachers to seriously consider to utilize to help attract and retain a group of teachers that make huge differences in the lives of students and families.
Book Release – “Navigating the Toggled Term: Preparing Secondary Educators for Fall 2020 and Beyond”
Amazon Paperback: Available Now – Click Here! Amazon Kindle – Coming Soon! When schools shut down in mid-March, there were so many questions we had to begin to address as our country and world dealt with the onset of challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, these challenges completely uplifted K-12 education inContinueContinue reading “Book Release – “Navigating the Toggled Term: Preparing Secondary Educators for Fall 2020 and Beyond””
IEP Meetings During Distance Learning – Tips and Tricks to Get Ready and to Conduct Effective Online IEP Meetings
For all districts around the country that did not completely close, Special Education has not stopped. Districts and Special Education teachers have scrambled to ensure students are receiving services and supports. For those that may not be involved in Special Education or how the United States provides services for students with disabilities, Individualized Education PlansContinueContinue reading “IEP Meetings During Distance Learning – Tips and Tricks to Get Ready and to Conduct Effective Online IEP Meetings”
Reopening K-12 Schools in the Fall of 2020: Priorities to Assess, Students with Special Needs, and Staggered Schedules
Over the last week, I have seen numerous articles and points of emphasis provided by County of Education Offices regarding recommendations to re-open schools next fall. As we look at the recommendations for re-opening society and the economy proposed by the federal and state governments, it will be in phases with schools being part ofContinueContinue reading “Reopening K-12 Schools in the Fall of 2020: Priorities to Assess, Students with Special Needs, and Staggered Schedules”
Case Managing for Special Education During Remote Learning: G-Suite EdTech Tools to Get You Started
Over the past few weeks, I have searched and explored through various Special Education Twitter chats and I am also a member of Special Education teacher Facebook groups, which made me want to compile several useful Edtech tools to help with case managing students enrolled in Special Education in K-12 schools. Ultimately, I would likeContinueContinue reading “Case Managing for Special Education During Remote Learning: G-Suite EdTech Tools to Get You Started”
Navigating the Present and Future of Education 