Who has time to make a to-do list when going back to school? There’s just too much to think of, not enough time and how in the world do I get my paras involved? After re…

8 – Lesson Plans Action Steps: Read all 8 steps here Decide on written or digital? – I use Google docs and add each week as a ‘title’ then I can easily scroll through an…

7 – Tackle Data Collection Action Steps: Read all 8 steps here! For this part, you’ll need your daily schedule that was created in Step 2. Lesson 7: Data Collection Also…

6 – Organize Class Materials Read all 8 steps here!  Action Steps: Sort and label all materials into areas of the classroom (another great task for support staff). If st…

5 – Compile Behavior Supports Read all 8 steps here!  Action Steps: Tape areas of class to show distinct areas (a great task for support staff). Add visual directions pl…

4 – Define Communication needs Read the whole series here! Action Steps: Step 4: Communication Make a list of the various communication needs of your students. Do you ha…

Schedules! I’m might be getting a headache from thinking about it. Scheduling your self-contained special education classroom requires a lot of planning, work, manipulat…

I get nervous and anxious sending out my caseload of IEPS. My students have 30 to 50 pages and when you have 10 of them, who’s going to read 500 pages at the beginning o…