Sharing my experience in the classroom as a life skills special ed transition teacher by providing resources and solutions for fellow educators
If you live in Illinois and your student is in Special Education then you may have heard of PUNS at an IEP meeting or from fellow parents/family members. With a funny name and less than stellar history, it probably left you either scratching your head or with a sour taste in your mouth.
Well, th...
I love a really good transition assessment. I love when parents/family members give quality feedback. I love when staff share their ideas and insight about a studentâs future. But, I really love when students are open, honest, and (most importantly) realistic* about their dreams and goals for the...
What is âfunctional reading?â I believe itâs being able to read and understand enough to get what you want or need AND what you donât want or donât need. This includes weeding out the fluff stuff that doesnât matter. The fluff detracts you from your goal.
Functional reading is turning on Netflix,...
You are sitting down to write a studentâs IEP and you get to the Transition Plan section. You plug in the same phrasing you use to every other student.
GASP!!!!
You would never do that!!! You are a better educator than to copy + paste (even if it would save you a few hours of time).
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Every school year brings a lot of excitement and overwhelm, as well as new paraprofessionals and support staff to train. While we may have the best intentions to provide hands-on training for the newest classroom staff, schedules may not always allow this.
Give your special education classroom para...
You know that starting off each school day with consistent structure, meaningful engaging activities, and skill-focused conversation will really set up your students for a great day.
Well, I always wished I had a daily resource with fresh questions that were life skill related, especially aroun...
I can picture it nowâŠ
You are an effective, student-focused teacher who wants to provide valuable vocational experiences to give students work-based practice beyond a vocational box in the classroom. You want them to get out of your room, work with new, less familiar adults, and learn on-the-j...
To Do: Create Schedule
Itâs the thing that lingers on a special education teacher's to-do list and weighs on you all summer because it is NEVER just a one-and-done sort of thing. The first student schedule draft will take you a few hours and youâll hesitate to even remove the task from y...
Let me preface this by saying that YOU wonât be doing any work for your well earned summer break. Instead, youâll give your families a summer to-do list to help them be ready to dive into the benefits/service/support application process in the fall.
Here are 3 things YOU can âassi...
Importance of Knowing How to Behave in a Sit Down Restaurant and How to Tip
Your students may enjoy a sit down restaurant every week with family, they may go periodically on the weekend with friends, or they may go a couple times a year for special celebrations. Either way, they likely ...
For some students, ordering food from a restaurant is basically a part of their everyday life, but for others, it's an important life skill they might use a handful of times a month. Regardless, food is a basic necessity and students are bound to access a restaurant (either by visiting the real thi...
Iâm going to give it to you straight right from the get-go: Some teachers will NEVER be given a budget to spend on their classroom, some will be given various amounts of money at various times with a strict timeline of when to spend it or what to spend it on, and some will have the luxury to buy
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Importance of Navigating a Store
Importance of Online Banking and ATM
Importance of Teaching How to Budget
Importance of Knowing How to Pay with Cash and a Debit Card
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