Unlocking Success: The Power of the First 10 Minutes in my High School Special Education Classroom! 🌟 Dive into my blog post where I share insights, strategies, and the incredible impact those crucial first moments have on setting the tone for a positive and productive learning environment. Ready to transform your classroom? Let's make those initial minutes count! 📚✨ #SpecialEducation #ClassroomSuccess #First10Minutes #PositiveStart #HighSchoolTeaching

Get ahead of the game with these 5 back-to-school tips for special education high school teachers! From organization to communication, this free resource has everything you need to make the first three weeks a success. Download the first three week guide now!

Come check out how I organize, decorate, and utilize spaces & activities to be functional on this Adult Transition classroom tour!

It's almost time for back to school and I am sure you are thinking about how you will setup your special education high school classroom. In this post, I am giving you a tour of my self-contained classroom. We have sensory areas for movement breaks and each student has a file folder Velcroed to their desk with daily work. We have a finished work areas and independent work area which has task boxes and file folder games. You will also find a word wall and visual schedules for each student.

What is the difference between a 504 and an IEP? If your child or student has an IEP, they will see a special education teacher. If your child or students have a 504, they will be staying in their general education classroom. Students are eligible for an IEP from PreK through high school. 504 plans can also be used in college. While both plans provide accommodations for school-aged students, check out the full list and all of the details in this blog!

Listen to this Special Ed Podcast with 15 great ideas for Functional Centers for students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in High School. Read more and subscribe today!

Functional teaching ideas for multi-needs special education, with a transition / life skills focus.

Set yourself, classroom and students up for success with these must have items in special education classroom.

Monitoring student progress towards their IEP goals can be difficult to organize and manage! This blog post shares information about what progress monitoring is, its purpose, how often to assess students, and how to do so easily and accurately! This post is perfect for preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school special education teachers, resource teachers, and self-contained teachers!

If you are a life skills teacher searching for inspiration for your high school transition classroom, this is for you! Here I share how I set up my transition classroom for 9-12th grade and 12+ students including how I set up our morning meeting area, large group activities, and a sensory space. I also share how we facilitate vocational and daily living skills inside our classroom and prepare for community based instruction. Take a look at our secondary special education classroom here.