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Creator of the Smart Steps Mobile app!
40 years in special education as a Co-Department Chair, Collaborative Teacher (Gr. 7-12), Resource Teacher (Gr. K-12), Post High Teacher (ages 18-21), Inclusion Facilitator (K-6), Learning Specialist (K-12), and district-wide Staff Developer. Adjunct professor in the School of Education for 3 years.
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Work Skills Data Collection: Experienced and Beginners
This is a succinct set of charts and forms that you can use over and over to: Write IEP goals using the sample goals or a mix-and-match chart of phrases. Measure IEP goals10 point Vocational Skills Rubric Work Task Checklist form (with a sample In-Building Job Checklist)Workbox Tracking Form for beginners Bonus Materials: How to Task AnalyzeSample Task Analysis for doing laundryVisual Prompting Tool (laundry template; add photos for your setting)This is provided as a .doc file so that you can ed
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Riding the Public Bus
This is an 8 day unit (1 day for presentation; 5 activity days; 1 day to discuss actual bus trip; 1 day for the bus trip). It includes lesson plans, worksheets, and checklists for planning and conducting this community based instructional activity. Since the worksheets and lessons are designed to preteach in the classroom, it can be used even if you are not able to actually practice using the public bus. Skills: Compare and contrast school bus with public busLocate information using internet
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About the store
Experience
Creator of the Smart Steps Mobile app!
40 years in special education as a Co-Department Chair, Collaborative Teacher (Gr. 7-12), Resource Teacher (Gr. K-12), Post High Teacher (ages 18-21), Inclusion Facilitator (K-6), Learning Specialist (K-12), and district-wide Staff Developer. Adjunct professor in the School of Education for 3 years.
Teaching style
I'm passionate about community-based instruction for students with disabilities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Kansas City Top Connector;
Friends of Special Education (3 times);
Womens Council Research Award for UMKC doctoral research;
Digital Sandbox entrepreneurship grant;
App development grant from Wireless RERC;
Semi-finalist in the Venture Creation Challenge at UMKC;
Winning team at Startup Weekend KC
KS Employment First Champion
My own education history
Ed.D. UMKC in Educational Administration;
Ed.Spec. UMKC in Educational Administration;
M.A. UMKC in Special Education--Learning Disabilities;
B.S. NWMSU in Elementary Education--Learning Disabilities
Additional biographical information
I love helping students to become independent which translates to teaching lifeskills, especially in the community. When I noticed students who were right on the verge of being independent as they graduated or exited the school system, I was inspired to create a decision-making app to provide a middle layer of support for them and peace of mind for parents. It's called Smart Steps Mobile. See www.SmartSteps4me.com for more information.
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