Special Education Teachers Chatboard

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Kathy Wow! There are a lot of questions there. Because it is summer and I know there are not a lot of teachers around to interview I will answer the ones that pertained to me when I was teaching. Your questions cover a broad range that, even if I was teaching, would not pertain to my population. Kathy

On 6/17/16, Charles Diaz wrote: > > Wo...See MoreWow! There are a lot of questions there. Because it is summer and I know there are not a lot of teachers around to interview I will answer the ones that pertained to me when I was teaching. Your questions cover a broad range that, even if I was teaching, would not pertain to my population. Kathy

On 6/17/16, Charles Diaz wrote: > > Would anyone be willing to answer these interview questions > for me please I need them for an assignment and have not > had very much luck with contact back from the local school > district > > > 1. Explain the special education legal mandates that are of > concern to you. > > 2. How do these legal mandates effect your interactions > with parents and students? > 3. From a legal point of view what do you expect from a > special education teacher? > > .4. Explain how you work with Section 504? > . > 5. How do legal concerns affect the discipline (referrals and > suspension of students? > > 6. What is your experience working with advocate and > lawyers? > I have only had a couple of of experiences and it was just the family trying to get service minutes increased for therapies. The child was receiving maximum 1:1 for educational therapies, but the family did not want to take the child to outside therapy. Money was not a problem, they just didn't want to take the time to take her. The educational therapy times remained the same. > 7. What kind of training have you received for working with > legal matters? None > 8. What are your biggest legal concerns and include due > process, IEP’s and liability? I had no concerns. > > 9. What is the most challenging legal aspect for working > with special educations students and their families? Make sure to follow the IEP. > > 10. What advice do you have for me regarding special > education law? > > 11. What do you feel a new teacher must know about > transition planning? > > 12. What advice do you have for new teachers on > collaborating with parents? Listen. Don't just hear the words. Listen to them and work with them on implementing a program that will best meet their child's needs. General ed teachers? > Administrators? Keep them in the loop even if they don't seem interested or truly understand special Ed. If you have a special Ed supervisor, use that person's knowledge to your advantage. Paraprofessionals? They are your right hand. Treat them with rsp ct. Train them. Give them guidance. I wrote individual lesson plans on each of my students so all of us, including my para's, knew what they were doing with each student every day. Make sure you are well versed in what their responsibilities are as stated in their contracts and job descriptions. Make sure they know that you know. > > 13. What is the biggest or most common mistake made by > new special ed teachers in regards to the law? Collaboration? > And transition Planning/ > > 14. How do you handle non-cooperative parents? Document every interaction and every contact and attempted contact. Keep your administrators in the loop. > > 15. Have you ever had issues with General Ed teachers not > adhering to a student's IEP?

Jun 19, 2016

Kathy Wow! There are a lot of questions there. Because it is summer and I know there are not a lot of teachers around to interview I will answer the ones that pertained to me when I was teaching. Your questions cover a broad range that, even if I was teaching, would not pertain to my population. Kathy

On 6/17/16, Charles Diaz wrote: > > Wo...See MoreWow! There are a lot of questions there. Because it is summer and I know there are not a lot of teachers around to interview I will answer the ones that pertained to me when I was teaching. Your questions cover a broad range that, even if I was teaching, would not pertain to my population. Kathy

On 6/17/16, Charles Diaz wrote: > > Would anyone be willing to answer these interview questions > for me please I need them for an assignment and have not > had very much luck with contact back from the local school > district > > > 1. Explain the special education legal mandates that are of > concern to you. > > 2. How do these legal mandates effect your interactions > with parents and students? > 3. From a legal point of view what do you expect from a > special education teacher? > > .4. Explain how you work with Section 504? > . > 5. How do legal concerns affect the discipline (referrals and > suspension of students? > > 6. What is your experience working with advocate and > lawyers? > I have only had a couple of of experiences and it was just the family trying to get service minutes increased for therapies. The child was receiving maximum 1:1 for educational therapies, but the family did not want to take the child to outside therapy. Money was not a problem, they just didn't want to take the time to take her. The educational therapy times remained the same. > 7. What kind of training have you received for working with > legal matters? None > 8. What are your biggest legal concerns and include due > process, IEP’s and liability? I had no concerns. > > 9. What is the most challenging legal aspect for working > with special educations students and their families? Make sure to follow the IEP. > > 10. What advice do you have for me regarding special > education law? > > 11. What do you feel a new teacher must know about > transition planning? > > 12. What advice do you have for new teachers on > collaborating with parents? Listen. Don't just hear the words. Listen to them and work with them on implementing a program that will best meet their child's needs. General ed teachers? > Administrators? Keep them in the loop even if they don't seem interested or truly understand special Ed. If you have a special Ed supervisor, use that person's knowledge to your advantage. Paraprofessionals? They are your right hand. Treat them with rsp ct. Train them. Give them guidance. I wrote individual lesson plans on each of my students so all of us, including my para's, knew what they were doing with each student every day. Make sure you are well versed in what their responsibilities are as stated in their contracts and job descriptions. Make sure they know that you know. > > 13. What is the biggest or most common mistake made by > new special ed teachers in regards to the law? Collaboration? > And transition Planning/ > > 14. How do you handle non-cooperative parents? Document every interaction and every contact and attempted contact. Keep your administrators in the loop. > > 15. Have you ever had issues with General Ed teachers not > adhering to a student's IEP?

Jun 19, 2016

Marshall says: Class Dojo should "go the way of the dodo"

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jun 18, 2016

Marv Marshall, the author of Discipline Without Stress explains why he believes Class Dojo is a negative, unproductive system that should "go the way of the dodo."

Apps for Notetaking & Writing

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jun 17, 2016

Susan Fitzell writes about some great Apps for Notetaking & Writing in the current issue of Teachers.Net Gazette. Take a look!

Why Lots of Love (or Motivation) Isn’t Enough - Alfie Kohn

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jun 16, 2016

Why Lots of Love (or Motivation) Isn’t Enough By Alfie Kohn One observation I’ve offered in various contexts is that “how much” tends to matter less than “what kind.” That’s something I’ve written about in four very different domains. My only defense against the reply “Well, duh. Who says otherwise?” is: “No one says otherwise...See More

Moving from LLD to MD

by Overwhelmed

Jun 2, 2016

After teaching for 13 years in the 1st-3rd grade LLD class - Learning and Language Disabilities - I was told today that I am being moved to the MD - multiple disabilities - class.

I am very overwhelmed - not even sure where to being.

Any suggestions and advice. I feel like a first year teacher all over again.

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Margot Finke On 6/02/16, Overwhelmed wrote: > After teaching for 13 years in the 1st-3rd grade LLD > class - Learning and Language Disabilities - I was told > today that I am being moved to the MD - multiple > disabilities - class. > > I am very overwhelmed - not even sure where to being. > > Any suggestions and advice. I feel like a fir...See More

Jun 2, 2016

Jenn Is this a brand new class (that doesn't exist now) or will you be replacing a teacher in a class that is there already? If you are replacing a teacher, are you able to observe him/her in the class before the year is over? If your year is over, can you contact them and see if they would be willing to share information or if they left it in the room,...See More

Jun 3, 2016

tutoring

by Christian Fisher

May 17, 2016

are special education teachers allowed to tutor, during the school day, general education students?

Eileen On 5/17/16, Christian Fisher wrote: > are special education teachers allowed to tutor, > during the school day, general education students?

They can tutor any student... after school or before school hours.

May 20, 2016

I have a middle school Mod. to Severe handicapped classroom of 8 students. I want to implement a classroom management system for next school year and need ideas. Should I create a system based upon task completion, such as points or hypothetical "dollars" for a checking account, or should I do a system focusing on behaviors like Class Doj...See More

Classroom Management

by LHB

May 19, 2016

D I have taught that age group as well as the 8:1:1 setting. I found using the Responsive Classroom approach worked the best for me. It isn't token based.

On 5/19/16, LHB wrote: > I have a middle school Mod. to Severe handicapped classroom > of 8 students. I want to implement a classroom management > system for next school year an...See More

May 20, 2016

NC Occupational Course of Study

by jsm0731

May 19, 2016

I had a couple of questions for you regarding how other NC counties are handling a couple of OCS things. I am in New Hanover County now and was trying to see how different things are being done. How are you guys handling the OCS modified blueprints? New Hanover is using the blue print for OCS and the students on modified blueprint have to take the...See More

Special Needs Childrens school with New Learning Techniques

by Mathew George

May 14, 2016

Hi All, Myself Elene Dixon and am here to share my thought or opinion for the special needs children. I have a 9 years old daughter and we are very sad about her perfomace she was always quiet and dull and we were sad about this situation . we tried many treatments and consulted doctors etc.. but nothing could help us Last week i heard about Alpha ...See More

Has anyone used the Unique Curriculum for Special Education?

by troy

May 11, 2016

Our district is going to be using the Unique Curriculum soon. I would like input from other teachers who have used this program in their own classroom and do they like the components and is it appropriate for students with moderate/severe disabilities as well? Please feel free to comment.

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Kathy Is used ULS last year. It was the first year our very large district used it. The other 2 self contained teachers and I used it and our supervisor expected us to use it with fidelity. We were the only elementary building to do so. Once we got into it and started using all of the resources, we had fun and our students learned. I went from having 6 n...See More

May 13, 2016

Eileen On 5/11/16, troy wrote: > Our district is going to be using the Unique Curriculum > soon. I would like input from other teachers who have > used this program in their own classroom and do they like > the components and is it appropriate for students with > moderate/severe disabilities as well? Please feel free > to comment.
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May 13, 2016