Archive for the ‘Organization’ Category

New Book is here!

New Book is here!
Amazon has the new book published by our editor, Dr. Cindy Golden.  It’s at a pre-sale price and should be in warehouses this week. Overwhelmed special educators: Reduce your stress and support student success with this practical toolkit for whole-classroom organization. A lifesaver for special...
January 22nd, 2012 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Special Educators Toolkit: Interview with the Author

Special Educators Toolkit:  Interview with the Author
The Special Educator’s Toolkit will be ready in a few weeks.  Recently our editor, Dr. Cindy Golden, was interviewed about the book.  Here is the link to that interview and for other information about this exciting new book! Dr. Golden’s Interview Pin It
November 5th, 2011 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon!
COMING SOON! The Special Educator’s Toolkit Everything You Need to Organize, Manage, and Monitor Your Classroom By Cindy Golden Foreword by Juane Heflin, Ph.D. Overwhelmed special educators: Reduce your stress and support student success with this practical toolkit for whole-classroom organization....
September 1st, 2011 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Keeping up with Related Services

Keeping up with Related Services
You know if you serve as the IEP Caseholder or IEP Manager/Lead teacher for a number of students, you are responsible for making sure that the students receive all of the services outlined by the IEP.  That’s a hefty responsibility, especially if you have 24 students on your caseload.  Twenty-Four...
February 19th, 2011 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Visual Clutter

Visual Clutter
Let’s think a minute about visual clutter. We are not going to focus on the sometimes overabundance of ‘stuff’ that we find in some classrooms but more understated visual clutter. Look at your bulletin boards. You may have a wonderful bulletin board but what is backing those visuals....
February 28th, 2009 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Work Box Organization

Work Box Organization
We all love workboxes. They work well with our students with autism. Sometimes though they are a challenge to organize. Here are a few photos which may give you a few ideas on ways to organize. The top photo shows a great way of organizing the workboxes. Each box has a number and picture symbol on...
September 19th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Classroom Layout

Classroom Layout
When we talk about Environmental Structure we also need to discuss the classroom layout. I, like you, have probably had all sorts of classroom sizes and locations. I have taught in the lunchroom, a trailer, a room in the library and in a science closet, which included the insects in a jar as a bonus. We...
September 10th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Before OMAC….After OMAC

Before OMAC….After OMAC
Okay….Can you tell which one is the Before shot? I do believe you can! Can you say Clutter Clean? Oh and did we ever. Bags and bags of junk – thrown away. Look at the After shot. There are discrete areas in that classroom where the students have discrete tasks to do. They go into the area,...
August 28th, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Creating Independent Environment

Creating Independent Environment
You know we want our students to become as independent as possible. In order to do this we have to create an environment that encourages this independence. We also have to begin early and you need to encourage all of our kids to do the things they are able to do and stop doing everything for them! Arrange...
August 23rd, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More

Figure Ground?

Figure Ground?
Do you know what Figure Ground means? If you are a Learning Disabilities teacher then you probably recognize the term. It’s a visual learning process. Look at this picture. What do you see? Do you see fish or birds? Well, your eyes are using the process of visual perception. After you have trained...
August 22nd, 2008 | Organization, Teachers | Read More