Focus on Five: Parent-Teacher Conferences
When I first started teaching, parent-teacher conferences used to terrify me, but as time went on, I really started to enjoy talking about my students’ progress with another person who was just as excited about their education as I was. Part of this came from years of...
Focus on Five: Roles and Responsibilities
In special education, we work in teams. Given all the models of instruction we are all implementing (hybrid, in-person, remote), clear communication is essential. I call myself and the paraprofessionals that work in my classroom “Team 301” because we have to work as a...
Focus on Five: Creating Science Lessons
It’s hard to believe at this time last year we were all figuring out how to teach online and now that most of us are making the transition back to in-person learning. While I will be back in the classroom soon, I will use a lot of the digital resources that I created...