Having accumulated 20 years of experience as a special education teacher, as well as 2 years in general education, I have had the privilege of teaching K-12 students from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds
Hey, you know how it goes - whenever the teacher hands out vocab words, it's always the same old thing: define it, use it in a sentence, and draw a picture. Yawn. Let's liven it up a bit. What's included: Master slide deck with Key Term, definition, sentence and a picture/meme already set up so all your students need to do is click the boxes and start typing.
Are you ready for a game-changing teaching strategy? African StoryboardI’ve broken down the storyboard activity into two options that are design to help all students, including those with special education needs, access grade-level content. Option 1: Let students tap into their inner artist by creating drawings based on a given description. By doing so, they not only display their creative side, but also demonstrate comprehension of the sentence they read. This option is especially great for st
Having accumulated 20 years of experience as a special education teacher, as well as 2 years in general education, I have had the privilege of teaching K-12 students from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds
Teaching style
Showing students it’s ok to make mistakes and how to best learn from them, in real time.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher Specialist
Teacher of the Year
Mentor Teacher
Department Chair: General Education History and Special Education
My own education history
BA Social Science
Masters in Education - Emphasis in Teaching
Masters in Special Education - Autism certification
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