I wonder if perhaps your student has needs that neither he nor you are aware of? You are assuming he is arrogant but he also could be on the...
I know plenty of teachers on the spectrum. They are very effective. They, like you, know how to manage their challenges. So I think it is totally...
We use them at school - we have for about 2 years - they are pretty useful with weak readers for idea development. I am not on fb, so no comment...
We are not using this model but some teacher are using something similar. Here is my suggestion. Start keeping versed detailed info on where the...
I do not know about laws in a particular state. Where I am if you were informed of the IEPs (even if spec ed dropped the ball and did not give...
Yes, 2 wrongs do not make a right. If the kids have modifications or accommodations written in their IEP which you have not implemented you are...
Do you have a spec Ed teacher assigned to your school that you could talk with?
Hi Shanoo I am in Ontario. I do have examples from other provinces via friends but I will stick to my own province/district. I would not have...
I think in the first year there is very little time for yourself. Caesar is correct that you need some time to yourself but you will work crazy...
In Canada teachers do get fired if they are not competent. I agree with comments that failure on this front would be a failure by admin not the...
If having unions led to lower results than Canada should be crumbling but amazingly it is not. When people get to choose when and how to volunteer...
My situation is the same. We use a variety of strategies - if they are not done and need time I will take for the next period. I do tell teachers...
We use the KTEA. It is straight forward and I feel very comfortable administering it. We have to have out spec Ed specialist to do it. I am doing...
I am Canadian and have no direct experience with TFA. I basically object to the concept for 2 reasons. First, obviously having teachers who are...
Jenny McCarthy drives me nuts too! In Canada we have a CBC radio program called White Coat Black Art and the dr on this show suggested that the...
Hi FourSqauare, You are in the position I was in a few years ago so I'll tell you about my experience, which you can choose to consider or...
My District pays us well so many teachers do voluntary training (but I doubt my District would ever do this type of thing without lunch being...
Okay in that case there is SOOO much to do with them that is so awesome! My first recommendation would be to have every student create an...
We use iPads with our secondary spec ed kids and it is great! Will you have wireless access? We currently don't but have plans that will take...
Hi, Thanks for the added information. My first recommendation would be www.socialthinking.com. This is Michelle Garcia's website. She is a...
