Owl Quest Blog

  Special education teachers love what they do. They teach because it is in their hearts and soul. But it's important that we fill our cups as special education teachers so we don't get too run down. Here are 4 self care secrets for special education teachers....

Solving avoidance behaviors can be a big challenge in the special education classroom. Avoidance behavior can look like running out of class, hiding under a table, or simply refusal to do work. Avoidance behavior can be loud and boisterous or quiet and passive. But...

I never would have guessed my husband's hair would teach me something about teaching. Little did I know his hair would teach me about making sure that when we teach hygiene skills, we include ethnic hair care for kids. My husband has kept his hair buzzed short for a...

  Don't let the summer pass you by. Summer is the perfect time for teachers to recharge. But just like a battery, it doesn't charge by itself. You need the right input to recharge. I suggest a structured experience for your morning routine during the summer. I...

Your students depend on you to be an anti-racist teacher. Your Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and students of all marginalized groups need you to be actively anti-racist. They don't need you to be colorblind. Instead, kids need you to see them for who they are and...

A Go Bag is the bag you keep near your classroom door so that you have it handy at all times for a fire drill, evacuation, tornado, or other emergency. Go bags should be created with your specific students in mind, but here are some essentials for your emergency go...

This article is based on strategies from Response to Intervention by a Child with Severe Reading Disability. I highly recommend you read this article about "Mike," a 4th grader who improved his reading with these strategies. The link to the article is at the bottom of...

Dear Special Education Teachers, Thank you. You don't hear it enough, so here it is again. Thank you. This year has been really, really tough. You're a trouper for making it this far. Even if it feels like you are not making progress, being there for the kids...