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First year teacher (new career after military retirement)

by Kathy Johnson

Jun 9, 2015

Hello, my field of expertise is electronics and computer maintenance. In these fields of study there are a lot of obstacles for special education students as well as many opportunities for them as well. Being that this is my first year teaching high schools students and some with special needs, I’m hoping to find some advice from more experienced educators. How do I keep my ADD/ADHD and other special needs students on task during labs and not completely disturb my general education students? My labs include building circuits, sometimes using solder, soldering irons, small components and other soldering tools. During my computer maintenance class we completely dissemble desk top and lap top computers, many small parts to keep track of and to get preoccupied with. As you can imagine we are up and moving a lot; my classroom has maintenance workbenches and computer tables in lieu of desks. In my first year we all did pretty well but my ADHD/ADD students were quite a challenge. I would re...See More

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