Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
Do you live in Georgia? So you know GAA.
The Georgia Alternative Assessment (GAA) is an important part of some special education classrooms. Some think it’s a great idea and some not so much. Regardless of your opinion on the topic if you are a Special Education Teacher with students who are not able to take the typical standardized...
April 7th, 2011 | Miscellaneous | Read More
Inspiring Video: Teacher’s Assistant with Down Syndrome
This is inspiring. This young lady was born with Down Syndrome. She is higher functioning in terms of cognitive ability and was home schooled through her school career. She struggled with the characteristic issues related to Down Syndrome but look what she’s able to do now.
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February 12th, 2011 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
FROM A KID’S VIEW: 10 Ways to Survive Elementary School
This is a Guest Post by Miss Brenna Williams a 5th grade student from Florida. She is 10 years old. Miss Williams has an older brother in high school and a best friend with a brother who has disabilities. Miss Williams’ passion is: “I want to make a difference in life and help make...
January 31st, 2011 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
Collection of Good Back to School Ideas
Welcome back! September is always an exciting month for kids and teachers alike. I want to pass on some cool new websites that I have found that will give you great ideas for teaching our students.
These have nothing to do with Autism BUT have everything to do with classrooms and teaching.
This is...
September 5th, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
Summer Plans for Fall Success in Teaching Autism
I know that you are looking….no ,you are living for the summertime break. But I also know that teachers begin thinking about the Fall about 3 weeks into the summer. “What can I do better? How can I make things run easier? How can I learn more about ABA?”
When I was in the classroom...
May 16th, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
Summer Time Plans
Oh….summertime. We love it and so do our students.
But let’s not forget to keep the students on some sort of schedule for the summer. We do not want the students to regress in some of the tasks they’ve been working on. But we also know that kids need to be kids regardless of the...
May 10th, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
Discrete Trial Training
Let’s talk a little about Discrete Trial Training.
I’m going to give you a few sites that will help you understand the specifics of Discrete Trial Training but first let me get on a soapbox for a minute. There is a difference between ABA and DTT – I know that they are used synonymously...
May 6th, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
FAQ
Okay, I promised a few of the frequently asked questions and my responses. My answers are very brief because of the space limitations.
I’ll preface this reminding you that these responses are only my opinion based on my experience and education. Your child’s needs are very specific to them...
October 15th, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
OMAC Foundations
If you look through the research on Autism and search through the best practices of the field – you will find that what is recommended as the model can be broken down into 6 foundational steps.
It’s hard to implement everything. But, if you have a step by step plan…and only focus on...
July 31st, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
What in the world is an OMAC?
OMAC. People ask me over and over, “what is OMAC”. Is it part of the alphabet soup that makes up our Special Education paperwork? No, it’s just a cute little acroynm for a long name. The Organization and Management of an Autism Classroom.
We as Special Education teachers are all well...
July 25th, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Teachers | Read More
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