Explaining Neurodiversity to Staff, Students, and Families - Without the Jargon
Making Sense of What It Means, Why It Matters, and How to Celebrate It In education, we throw around a lot of terms—IEP, accommodations,...
Jun 302 min read


7 Things I Wish I Knew in My First Year of SPED
Lessons, Laughs, and a Lot of Lamination If you’re in your first year of special education, let me start with this: You’re doing better...
Jun 133 min read


From Chaos to Calm: Creating a Regulation Space that Works
Working with special education preschool, my students often express some big feelings and have trouble regulating them. It can be a daily...
May 93 min read


Engaging Activities to Help Students Learn and Remember Their Names
One thing I’ve learned as a second-year special education teacher? Names are a BIG deal! Our students light up when they see their name,...
Apr 301 min read