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Data collection is essential for special education teachers. When building IEP goals, it is important to have data collection for special education students. I’m sharing my best teacher tips that are must haves for data collection. IEP goal bins, color coded folders, clipboards, and sticker dots help me stay organized. Data collection sheets help track the information. Timers, stopwatches, and highlighters are just some of the teacher school supplies to have. Learn more today!

I absolutely love being a special education teacher, and I’ve learned so much throughout my time teaching students with disabilities (…and I know I have so much more to learn!). SIMPLE Special Education Tips for NEW Teachers! If you are new to special education, I want you to know that there are many days when you’ll […]

How do I give grades in special education? Students who have an IEP have individual goals and as special education teachers, we track progress on our students’ IEP goals, progress monitor, and send home IEP progress reports. But, these progress reports don’t replace grades. If you are struggling with how to give grades in your special education classroom, learn my favorite system for giving grades in special education along with tips to determine how to give grades in your classroom.

Special education teacher binder has everything you need as a special education teacher to stay organized. Full of teacher forms, student forms, IEP meeting forms, and more! #specialeducationteacherbinder #spedteacherbinder #IEPsnapshot #IEPataglance #specialeducationteacher

As a special education teacher, we have to stay on top of SO MUCH PAPERWORK and basically be scheduling ninjas. Although it can be quite the headache, it doesn’t have to be if you set aside some time before school starts to set-up a teacher caseload binder for yourself. #teacherorganization #teacherplanner

Progress monitoring can seriously be an overwhelming task. Many special education teachers are overwhelmed at even the thought of assessing their students two to three times per nine weeks. I am one of the oddballs. I love to assess my kids on meaningful goals and use that data to make decisions about interventions they receive, […]

Are you a new special education teacher and feeling a little overwhelmed with your first year of teaching? Check out this blog post to help you feel organized with everything you need to plan in your self contained classroom. Visual schedules, IEP organization, classroom setup, independent work and curriculum are all important to prepare before the school year starts. These new special education teacher tips will help you feel successful in your special education classroom.

Are you setting up your classroom for the beginning of the school year? You won’t want to miss this blog post, that includes my life of Amazon must haves for teachers that you can use in your self contained classroom. All of these classroom resources are items that I use in my own special education classroom, like task boxes, washi tape, paper cutter, fidget toys, dry erase pockets, laminators and so much more. Check out all of my special education classroom must have here.

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Paraprofessionals can truly be lifesaver in the special education classroom. While it can be easy to think of them as “teaching assistants,” paras can do so much more to help your special education students in the classroom. But, sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what tasks you can delegate to your parapro. Check out this blog post for 5 tasks paraprofessional can do to make your job easier as a special education teacher and how I utilize my paraprofessional in my classroom.

Special educations teachers are responsible for making sure IEPs are followed. That means sharing some IEP information with other staff members. This back to school task becomes easier with these tips.

What are you using in your special education classroom to track IEP data? In this blog post, I will talk about how to track IEP goals with google forms. With these step by step instructions, you will learn great teacher organization tips that can help with IEP data tracking. You can watch my YouTube video here on how to create a google form, and you can read about one of my best IEP tips by including QR codes in the classroom. Use this IEP organization for the beginning of the school year.

We all know that school looks different this year, and that includes classroom setups. Let’s take a tour of my Socially Distanced Classroom Setup: K-2 STU (Structured Teaching Unit) classroom!

Setting up IEP work bins was one of the biggest game changers in my special education classroom. These individualized learning stations hold materials to target specific IEP goals for your students and can be tailored to their specific needs. If you want to set up IEP work bins in your special education classroom, you’ve come to the right place. Here you will learn the benefits of IEP work bins and 5 ways you can set them up in your classroom, including my favorite, color coded IEP work…

Color coding your special education classroom can be a game changer for classroom organization. It is one of the best ways to get organized and stay organized throughout the school year, especially in special education. Here you will learn why I love color coding EVERYTHING in my special education classroom, along with my favorite tips and tricks for what to color code and how to color code classroom materials to make your classroom more organized for both you and your special education…

How to Increase Independence Using Task Boxes in the Classroom. Special education students take immense pride in showing off their finished work, keeping all the materials together, and putting the tasks and boxes away into their rightful places.

Teach your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students to monitor their own progress and take ownership of their learning using data folders. Simple and effective classroom management tips for using data folders in the primary classroom. Download the free starter kit while you’re there!

Tracking accommodations and modifications for special education teachers.

Having an amazing paraprofessional in your special education classroom is priceless! A great para can make your day easier and help your classroom run smoother. But what do you do when you have a paraprofessional that isn’t doing their job? If you are feeling frustrated with paras who are not doing their job, here are 7 practical tips to handle this tricky situation including how to document the situation, how to train your para and when to get admin involved. Learn all 7 strategies here.