Lesson Plans

Don't get me wrong, I love planbook.com but after looking at this blog (http://ateachersplan.blogspot.com/p/home.html) I kind of want to re-think my plans.  I love the cute fonts and checklist approach to her plans.  If my plans were that simple to fill in, I might actually be able to plan a week in advance!  I'm going play with different formats and templates.  I'll post whatever...

Pintrest

Pintrest.com is my new favorite website.  I'm a person who loves mood boards and pintrest.com is basically a mood board site.  Once you sign up, you will add a "Pin it" button to your favorites and create board titles.  Then as you go through websites and see ideas you like, you click the Pin It button and select the picture you want.  It pins it to your boards for you, attaching...

Summer is here!

Summer is here and yet I'm still not getting time off.  I've spent my first day without students reflecting on the last year, going through student work samples for my portfolio, and thinking about changes for next year.  Being in special ed leaves a lot up in the air each summer.  I don't know what grade levels I'll be working with in Septemer.  I don't even know what building(s)...

Student Info Cards

I like to keep Test Accommodation cards on my desk, in case I'm out on the day of a test.  I also like to keep students goals, birthday, parent contact info, and health information handy.  Get out your scrapbooking supplies (or run to Michaels) and create a cover card (like a cover page) for your info cards.  I keep mine on a metal ring on my desk.  I can quickly grab the ring...