When you get discouraged in your attempts to help your students, to reach them with your message, remember that one person in your life that made a difference for you. One person CAN make a difference. That person is you. You only need to believe you CAN.
These Organization Ideas for Teachers are fabulous. I'm an organizing nut. My favorite store is not a clothing store, or a shoe store. My favorite store is the Container Store. And, I LOVE novel ways to repurpose items to create practical and inexpensive organizers for the home or classroom. This article shares so many new ideas that I've not seen anywhere before. Check it out! These are great.
Paraprofessionals Communicating Effectively: Here are some discussion questions to get you started.
Teaching Students with Autism: Excellent article on Teaching Students with Autism. Would love to know your thoughts on the article. Also, feel free to share your best tips for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
How to Have a Better Memory Learn what every teacher should know about helping students have better memory, comprehension, and test success! These five steps will help your students learn faster because they incorporate non-linguistic representation (that's visuals in research jargon) into instruction!