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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.

Essentials of a Special Education Resource Room: After I accepted my new position as a K-3 Special Education Resource Teacher, I quickly got to work in planning out my new classroom. I considered student need, layout, materials, and decor to prepare my room. I'm thrilled to share these 3 essential components of my new classroom with you!

Special education classroom supply list. Ten must have items for setting up your new special education classroom. Links to free resources for new teachers.

I LOVE this focus wall in my classrom! It gives the kids and I a look into what we are learning for the week! #classroom #classroomdecorideas #classroomoftheelite

Being a special educator is an amazing title that comes with lots of prep work and responsibility! There are just some resources that a special educator really needs to have in their classroom to help keep them organized, data-driven, and their students on track. Whether you are prepping your classr

Fluid learning and free movement are key ideas in this curriculum ideology. A great way to cultivate this educational environment is through the utilization of centers. Centers lend themselves to students self-pacing and learning based on interests. It is important to set center up so that they help students achieve their personal learning goals. This resource is a great way to ensure that maximum effectiveness is reached.

Special education classrooms need decor and organization tweaks to fit the program needs. Read the tips on how to make the best decor choices for your sped classroom.

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.

I stepped into a literacy intervention classroom and everywhere I looked I saw structured literacy and Reading Rev resources! 🧡🧡🧡 #readingrev #untileveryonecanread

Learn how to use this whole class rewards system in your classroom. I also give a list of all the class rewards my 2nd grade students love.

Is this school year your first year of teaching? Check out these classroom tips for a first year elementary teacher. I will give you everything you need on how to prepare for first year of teaching in your elementary classroom. I walk through everything from building classroom relationships, setting classroom expectations, having a diverse classroom and more. You can even get some of my classroom resources, including procedure slides, editable classroom labels and a teacher survival guide.

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.

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 education teachers and regular education teachers can use these websites to help students on all levels! Great for intervention supports, behavior plans, understanding disabilities, progress monitoring, developing lesson plans, and more. #pathway2success #specialeducation

Today's Setup: The Small Group Area The Small Group Area may be one of the easiest places to get setup. In my room this consists of a kidney shaped tables and chairs. Told you it was easy! Okay, okay…I know what you are thinking! It really isn’t that simple—well it sort of is—but I know you didn’t come here just to read get a table and chairs! Honestly, yes the majority of my small group teaching is done at the kidney table. Last year, I didn’t get the kidney table until the end of the year…

11 strategies for classroom management and for establishing classroom expectations.