I dropped out of a couple of school district #SPED #advocacy groups. I was just too overwhelmed. Burned out. But this sucks. I want to be there to advocate. But I don’t want burn out. Is there a way to do that? I’m torn.

I’m hesitant to commit because I fear burnout. But I want to represent. Is this just dumb? I’m not sure. So I’m asking, honestly.

#ActuallyAutistic #burnout #AutisticAF

@bramble @cindylouwhom Is there a path to serving these #Autistic students and not being a #teacher per se? You shouldn’t feel trapped but at the same time I’ve seen support implode when key members of a site #SPED team move on. It’s no one’s fault, but it’s very tragic. #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #ParentingWhileAutistic @actuallyautistic

Can we do a real high school level #genetics lab using only #LEGOs? Well, yes we can! Here is the info & lab. Honors students loved it, and this was originally designed from the ground up for our #SPED students.

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/modeling-dna-with-legos/

@science
@edutooters
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #scienceteachers

Can we do a real high school level #genetics lab using only M&Ms candies? Well, yes we can! Here is the info & lab. Honors students loved it, and this was originally designed from the ground up for our #SPED students.

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/biology-the-living-environment/genetics/dna-replication/

@edutooters
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #scienceteachers #DNA

I'm a believer in reversing the traditional vector of IEPs, scaffolding & differentiation - by that I mean, once one makes any IEP adaptations, then why not then fold those adaptations back into the general class, whenever possible?
Much of what I originally made for students with IEPs became sought after by all my other students, and then students of other teachers, from the Honors science classes (and now from other schools.)

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/

@edutooters
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #IEP #SPED #specialed

Bracing for a Tidal Wave of Unnecessary Special Education Referrals

Students pegged for evaluation may be struggling due to disrupted learning or show trauma-related behaviors — and may not have disabilities at all

By Lauren Morando Rhim, Candace Cortiella, Lindsay Kubatzky & Laurie VanderPloeg

https://www.the74million.org/article/bracing-for-a-tidal-wave-of-unnecessary-special-education-referrals/

#sped #specialeducation #teaching #learning #education #iep #esser #k12

How can we bring #students who are lacking skills up to speed on producing power - the science, physics, & #environmental impact?

* Coal, Oil, or Natural gas power

* Nuclear fission, Nuclear fusion

* Solar power, Hydroelectric

* #Tidal, Wind, or #Geothermal power

I made this graphics and animated GIF rich resource for our #ELA and #SPED students, which then became requested by college prep & honors students

We carefully move from one idea to the next, bringing all the students up to where they need to be

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/biology-the-living-environment/human-impact-on-ecosystems/

@mazeldon

@CarolNelson523 @simid Oh my yes, I went through school in the 70's and 80's, and #SPED was a room some kids went to. I'm glad it's "better" now but it's still rough to navigate.

What #stuttering is: a complex nuerodevelopment disorder.

What it isn’t: a sign of anxiety or moral failure or lack of effort to get past it.

By the way, people who stutter have reported that their speech became easier when they were with people or in an environment where they felt less judged or stigmatized.
https://theconversation.com/what-causes-stuttering-a-speech-pathology-researcher-explains-the-science-and-the-misconceptions-around-this-speech-disorder-193827
#Speech #SPED

How can we address special education needs in our Hebrew schools?

“A human being mints many coins from the same mold, and they are all identical. But the Holy One, Praised be He, strikes us all from the mold of the first human yet each is unique.”

– Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2022/01/18/special-education-in-hebrew-schools/

@judaism
@mazeldon
#Jewdiverse #Mazeldon #Jewniverse
#Jewish #Judaism #Jews #JewishStudies #Babka #hebrewschools #SPED #education #Jewisheducators

Here you can find all my resources, including many free downloads for SPED, Special Education

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/about/special-education/

@edutooters
@science
@scienceteachers
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #scienceteachers
#SPED #specialeducation #teaching #schools #students

@simid @dyinglikeastar @peppernut This is something I like to zing them on every now and again. They automatically presume it’s just the child who’s “not #normal.” Uh, nope, it’s me too! More and more I’m just not #masking for them any more. They need to stop believing it’s just these handful of kids that are different. 12% of kids in our district are in #SPED. @actuallyautistic

too many people attackin #SpEd kids on Twitter for me tonight.

Implicit #racism leads to educational disparities:

In a new study of 100 teachers, they more often thought a math student needed to be tested for #SPED when they saw a screenshot of a Black student explaining their answer rather than a white student (even when the solution was the same).

And the teachers more often thought the student was gifted if the screenshot showed a boy rather than a girl

https://theconversation.com/math-teachers-in-virtual-classes-tend-to-view-girls-and-black-students-as-less-capable-193060

I put off my #Introduction as it feels like a spotlight & I freeze like a deer in the headlights; or, a deer in a spotlight, but ok.

Anciently I worked in #Healthcare & #Veterinary, more recently in Primary Ed ( #Science #LanguageArts #SpEd ) & editing; volunteered in #PetRescue & fostering. Sidelined by #LongCovid, caring for 4 animal companions, 2 with special needs.
Interested in nearly everything, expert in none.
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