What does a classroom economy for self-contained classes look like? The cool thing about this class economy is it can be adjusted for various needs, requirements and rew…
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…