You are doing as well as you can under the circumstances, unfortunately your A.P. has you under their radar. It is hard to get out from under...
It's sometimes best not to spend any money until you have seen your classroom. Unfortunately all the school supplies are at rock bottom prices...
Reading maps, schedule, analog clocks, safety/community signs and symbols. Cooking and shopping, food safety. Even if they aren't cooking, you can...
You might try Teachers Pay Teachers. Sometimes there are some freebies that target specific skills.
I teach an elementary aged severe special ed class. One of my students drools severely. Laminated activities aren't quite appropriate, anything...
I agree, take a look at Pinterest. I also found ideas from various blogs - The Autism Helper, The Autism Classroom, Delightfully Dedicated, Autism...
I've always had cats - both pairs and singles. It really depends on the individual cat - whether or not they want a companion or if they would...
My students have a range of moderate/severe disabilities - mostly with cognitive impairment. They're upper elementary grades and have limited...
The mother is in the middle of a custody battle. Her behavior is not about you or what you are doing, but rather her inability to deal with her...
Are you tenured/permanent? If not then talking with the admin is risky. I would talk with the administration anyway. Your problem may get worse...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has some great information on woodpeckers, their behaviors, and how to deter them from your property. Outstanding site...
Who are you asking? You might check the district site and the board agenda and then the minutes. They might have the calendar as an attachment.
I had both high and low grades as an undergrad many years ago. The key words are many years ago. The importance of a G.P.A. depends on the...
I do lessons outside from time to time.
Grammar - the best English teachers I've seen have done that with their class at some point.
Likes: teaching, planning, creating lessons, doing a formal lesson without the observation/evaluation, seeing the light bulb go off - with one...
The poem is about a movement to end the British slave trade. I had to read it a couple of times as the message of good and bad is woven together -...
This is a long reply but you wanted perspective... You mention several situations. I'll address knitting and reading a book. Some of my...
My student was a newcomer with beginning English proficiency. He would consistently distance himself in class during English language instruction....
Yes. Yes. Yes. In the beginning we could assign some paperwork tasks to aides to do. Nothing too formal, just the busywork including addressing...
