Towards the end of the year I was in an IEP meeting. We were discussing a student's success in all of their classes when someone said, ...

Test scores are funny. Especially state tests. You work all year for these tests and then once you are done taking them you have to wait ...

A couple of weeks ago I was leading up to students writing an essay on a story's theme based on Gary Soto's memoir one last time. T...

A word that has always and will always weigh heavy on my heart. Funny thing is that I am now in the mist of an inclusive environment. Somet...

There are numerous every day life events that I personally take for granted. For example, going to the grocery store with my family and not...

 I don't know about you, but I check expiration dates on food more than I like to admit. Once a particular food item has reached its du...

This letter came in the mail last Thursday totally out of the blue. Friday's blog post will explain to you that I am not a fan of the...

Accommodations That's the A word I'm referring to Providing reasonable and necessary accommodations to students with disabiliti...

 I am pretty sure this teaching method was not taught in college. Some professionals might frown on my method I used on this one particul...

Me being the stubborn person that I am when it comes to my disability went a majority of my time throughout college accommodation less; unt...

Being in ESE acronym jargon is thrown around weekly. The sad thing with this jargon is that a student can loose their identity with it....

Usually when a student is transferred into my class it's not because they are lighting the world on fire. Prior to them arriving I am ...

Yea! It's over...well the test is. There is still a multitude of lessons to cover before school is let out! I really did not have m...

I am not one to overly panic, but if someone handed me a brown paper bag this morning I am pretty sure I would of used it...Not that I woul...

Diploma option day for IEPs  {For those that are unaware} When a student will turn fourteen within the year of their annual IEP; the ...

IEP so you have to help me more than the other students," one 7th grader proclaimed on Monday. (His IEP re-eval was last week so I g...

I saw this commerial during the Olympics last week and instantly fell in love. I incorporated this clip into my yearly welcome back speech ...

Tears of joy and amazement flooded down my face as I laughed with the unbelievable news that was on the screen. I passed the middle grade E...

Sometime in June I was in the goodwill bookstore with my mom and came across an interesting find: A survival guide for the first-year s...

ESE = exceptional student education/educators {a.k.a special education} Due to political correctness and all that jazz ESE teachers e...