Differentiation Nerd
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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I am currently a special education teacher and teach in a resource room. I have taught all elementary grades in special education and general education settings. I have taught in self contained classrooms and have served special education students through an inclusion model in addition to an intervention block model.
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Social Story: Staying in Line
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with staying in line.
K - 3rd
Social Story: Screaming
This is a social story with visuals to help students who struggle with screaming.
K - 3rd
math story problem posters key words: add, subtract, multiply, divide
This is a set of four math posters to aid students in problem solving.
There is a poster for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. On each poster there are key words that are commonly found in story problems to indicate which operation they should use.
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Calming Strategies Posters with "Peace Place" Banner
*UPDATED: The sample download is one of the posters with UK spelling. The download has the posters in US spelling.
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-banner spelling out "PEACE PLACE"
-posters:
-take deep breaths
-count to ten
-sit in a comfy chair
-squeeze a ball
-get a drink of water
-close your eyes
-read a book
-think positive thoughts
I use these posters in a processing center where students can choose a strategy to calm down when frustrated. they align with the whole child initiative and the zones of regulati
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Classroom Community
Math Problem Solving Bookmark
This math problem solving bookmark works great when printed double-sided laminated and placed on students' work area for support.
side one: identifies key words to look for when determining to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
side two: gives 5 steps to follow when solving story problems.
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Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Social Story: Staying in Class
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with staying in their classroom.
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Social Story: Pushing
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with keeping their hands to themselves and pushing others.
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Social Story: Leaving Class
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with leaving the classroom without permission.
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Social Story: Kicking
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with keeping their hands to themselves and kicking others.
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Social Story: If I am Pushed
A social story with visuals for students who struggle when other students are having difficulty following directions.
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Social Story: If I am Cut in Line
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with other students struggling to follow directions.
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Social Story: Going to the Next Activity
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with transitions.
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Social Story: Cutting in Line
A social story with visuals for students who struggle with cutting in line
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Calming Strategies: A Social Story Pack
This is a social story pack with the following calming strategies:
1. When I get Frustrated
2. Thinking Positive Thoughts
3. Taking Deep Breaths
4. Squeezing a Ball
5. Reading a Book
6. Counting to Ten
7. Closing my Eyes
These social stories work great when placed at a calming center for kids to refer back to when they need a break to calm down. They also align nicely with the Zones of Regulation curriculum.
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About the store
Experience
I am currently a special education teacher and teach in a resource room. I have taught all elementary grades in special education and general education settings. I have taught in self contained classrooms and have served special education students through an inclusion model in addition to an intervention block model.
Teaching style
I operate my resource room in a very unique way due to the fact my students in my groups have a wide range of present levels. My students rotate through stations that have been developed and planned based on their IEP goals, special education evaluation data, formative assessment data, in addition to taking into consideration what grade level standards they are working on in the general education classroom. I have stations that focus on phonics skills, comprehension skills, problem solving skills, fluency skills, and anchor standards. My kids have a lot of choice in their classwork and have a menu of choices to choose from when practicing a skill such as creating a brochure, a dodecahedron, or another choice given. I would say my teaching style is very student centered, data driven, but also taking into consideration special education instructional best practices.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Outstanding Educator Award 2018- Awarded by the Tacoma Special Needs PTA
My own education history
I currently have a BA in elementary education K-8 with and endorsement in special education k-12 and ELL k-12. I have taught in schools where the majority of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch and have ACES. It my passion to work with students with disabilities in high needs schools because every kid has a right to a strong advocate, a high quality education, and a positive school experience. Time after time I have seen that we have a lot of work ,to do so I go where I am most needed, not where my job is going to be the easiest.
I have taken professional development in the following areas:
-Zones of Regulation
-ACES
-International Baccalaureate Program
-GLAD
-WA-AIM
-DRA
-special education law
-CAFE
-special education procedures
-special education teaching strategies
-ELL literacy strategies
-ELL math and science strategies
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