The MTSS Intervention Quick Guides provide areas of concern and matching interventions for educators to use as they navigate the Multi-Tiered system process. This resource can be used building wide (purchase multiple lincenses for building use) or for an individual. These are interventions to provide teachers specific supports based on students academic and behavior concerns. The product is in a flowchart model in order for an easy to follow format.
The Fire Safety Unit is a comprehensive unit for Special Education students in the are of Fire Safety. Most teachers will use the Fire Safety Unit as a plan that will guide instruction in the area of Life Skill courses in a Essential Skills, Cross-Catagorical, or Low Incidence setting. The lesson unit is able to be used on the elementary, middle, junior high, and high school Special Education setting. The lesson is also adaptable to regular education lower grade levels. The package includes, stu
The Motivation Mini-Lesson is one for teachers to use while winding up or down the school, and even in the middle when motivation and effort seem to hard to find in our students. This lesson can be adapted for certain areas of character education or by content area. Content areas can modify the lesson by having students find motivational information about people in that particular field. This is a short and simple Character Education lesson and allows students work to be posted in the room/hallw
Veteran's Day is one that is very important to our country and a day that we try to express the importance of to our students. In the middle school, there are students who have many different views of the day and understand the meaning, but they are not always sure how to express their feelings on the topic. The Veteran's Day Mini Lesson is a way for students to express their thoughts through a discussion and individually in their letter to a veteran.
This rubric is specifically made for students to evaluate their own effort on a project or assignment. This is a an opportunity for student's to take a look at their ability to perservere through a challenge or their ability to navigate through 'The Learning Pit'. At the end of the rubric, the students will take a moment to write a reflective statement about their effort. This is also an opportunity for the teacher to conference with the student about the students activity/challenge results and
The products and links on the page will take teachers to a site that will provide them with nutritional information. It is very important for teachers to keep strong and healthy to be the for their students. Protein and vitamins are a great start, so checkout the link on the page. You will be glad you did!
For more descriptive information on implementing a data-based classroom visit our blog/website: www.essentialedification.blogspot.com
Find us on Facebook: Essential Edification.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Richard & Nelle Dabney Special Education Award
Lindenwood University Special Education Award
Francis Howell School District Special Education Teacher of the Year
My own education history
Special Education K-12
Elementary 1-6
Middle School Social Studies 5-9
Administration K-12
Additional biographical information
Emily has been working with students with disabilities in and out of the classroom for 8 years.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.