Yesterday I preached the importance of keeping track of all that stinkin’ paperwork – especially in the start of the year. That first week of school is paperwork city! Ugh. If you are concerned you may lose track of something important in the chaos of the first few days – I have the product for […]
We have spent all week talking and talking about everything and anything collaboration related. We are all busy people, right? In order to be a great collaborator – you have got to get organized. Big surprise, right? To get organized and stay on top of all of the endless collaborating we need to do – […]
As teachers we often need to collaborate with… guess who? Other teachers! And just because we all have the same title doesn’t mean we come from the same perspective, subscribe to the same techniques, or have similar methodologies. There is some finesse required here as well. It is critical to maintain a good working relationship […]
Next up on the collaboration agenda – the therapist. Whether the speech language pathologist, the occupational therapist, the behavioral therapist, the social worker, or the physical therapist – each clinician brings a unique set of expertise and skill sets. Each clinician is essential to the successful education of our students. But – this therapy cannot […]
It is really important to try to see something from someone else’s perspective. It is so easy to get caught up in your own stressors and schedules. You get this narrow vision where you simply cannot understand why everyone else around doesn’t have the exact same ideas as you. Well – snap out of it. […]