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⭐️ Welcome to ActiviTeach! I am so happy you are here. Let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Samantha and I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was little. I first became passionate about working with people with disabilities when I joined the first-ever inclusive cheerleading team for students with disabilities (The Spartan Sparkles). This experience completely changed my life. I then started a collegiate inclusive cheerleading team called the UNI Sparkles. After college, I went on to teach high school special education (intellectual disabilities) and elementary (mild and severe disabilities).
⭐️ Let me tell you a little about ActiviTeach. One of my favorite aspects of being a special education teacher was the creation aspect. I LOVED creating resources for my students and it was always a dream of mine to start a TPT store. In May of 2021 I woke up at 4am and told myself, today is the day! As soon as I started creating and sharing my resources with other teachers on TPT, I decided that wasn’t enough. I wanted to make an even bigger difference in the special needs community. I decided to start creating YouTube videos to help other special education teachers with classroom tips, support and ideas to make teaching and lesson planning easier. I got an overwhelming positive response to my Youtube videos which made me want to continue helping and inspiring other teachers. I brainstormed different ideas on how I could create a free community focused on teachers supporting teachers. That is when my Facebook support groups were born! My mission through ActiviTeach is to help you feel inspired and supported in your journey as a special education teacher!
Feel free to follow along on my journey as I continue to try to make a difference and grow our special education teacher support community! 💕
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Editable Paraprofessional Handbook Training Special Education Back to School
Are you a special education teacher looking for a paraprofessional training handbook to start the year off right with your paras? This para handbook is completely editable on google docs and can be printed to make it a paraprofessional binder or packet! Make this back to school season with your paras easy by setting clear classroom expectations from the first day of school! This para handbook has 24 editable google docs pages where you will be able to pick and choose the information that you wan
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Editable Paraprofessional Training Presentation Special Education Back to School
Are you a special education teacher looking for a paraprofessional training presentation to start the year off right with your paras? This para presentation is completely editable and can be printed to make it a paraprofessional handbook! Make this back to school season with your paras easy by setting clear classroom expectations from the first day of school! This para handbook/ presentation has 30 editable google slides where you will be able to pick and choose the information that you want to
Classroom Community
Classroom Rules and Expectations Presentation First Day of School Back to School
Classroom rules and expectations presentation perfect for the first day of school for special education or any classroom! Make back to school simple with this classroom rules and expectations presentation on google slides! This classroom rules presentation will help you set the tone for your classroom from the first day of school! Why is this resource great? This google slides resource is unique because you will get to create classroom rules for your students and you as a teacher with your stu
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⭐️ Welcome to ActiviTeach! I am so happy you are here. Let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Samantha and I have always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was little. I first became passionate about working with people with disabilities when I joined the first-ever inclusive cheerleading team for students with disabilities (The Spartan Sparkles). This experience completely changed my life. I then started a collegiate inclusive cheerleading team called the UNI Sparkles. After college, I went on to teach high school special education (intellectual disabilities) and elementary (mild and severe disabilities).
⭐️ Let me tell you a little about ActiviTeach. One of my favorite aspects of being a special education teacher was the creation aspect. I LOVED creating resources for my students and it was always a dream of mine to start a TPT store. In May of 2021 I woke up at 4am and told myself, today is the day! As soon as I started creating and sharing my resources with other teachers on TPT, I decided that wasn’t enough. I wanted to make an even bigger difference in the special needs community. I decided to start creating YouTube videos to help other special education teachers with classroom tips, support and ideas to make teaching and lesson planning easier. I got an overwhelming positive response to my Youtube videos which made me want to continue helping and inspiring other teachers. I brainstormed different ideas on how I could create a free community focused on teachers supporting teachers. That is when my Facebook support groups were born! My mission through ActiviTeach is to help you feel inspired and supported in your journey as a special education teacher!
Feel free to follow along on my journey as I continue to try to make a difference and grow our special education teacher support community! 💕
Awards & shining teacher moments
In the spring of 2010 I was recognized on the Oprah Show and ABC World News for being a part of the first ever inclusive cheerleading team incorporating students with and without disabilities (The Sparkles). In the fall of 2013 I started the first inclusive cheerleading team at a D1 level. The following year people began to recognize the difference this program made on not only the community, but throughout the country. There are now over 180 cheerleading and dance teams including students with disabilities. I was awarded the Iowa Outstanding Individual Volunteer Award by Governor Branstad, the UNI Diversity Matters Award, the Cedar Valley Adult Citizen of Character Award and Cheerleader of the Month by American Cheerleader Magazine. Throughout my involvements and volunteer work, I have developed a passion for working with students with disabilities. ❤️
⚬Governor Branstad- Iowa Outstanding Individual Volunteer Award
⚬UNI Diversity Matters Award
⚬Cedar Valley Adult Citizen of Character
⚬Cheerleader of the Month by American Cheerleader Magazine
⚬Character Counts Recipient
⚬Team Leadership Award
⚬The Oprah Show- Heroes Episode Feature
⚬ABC World News Feature Story
My own education history
University of Northern Iowa
K-12 Special Education Intellectual Disabilities
Elementary Education
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Website- activiteach.org
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