by Kirsten U | May 20, 2020 | Class Management, Professional
Learn Executive Functioning Skills Do you have students with ADD or ADHD? Or maybe a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Perhaps they have another reason they need help with their executive functioning skills, or maybe the reason isn’t clear. Regardless of the reason,...
by Kirsten U | Feb 13, 2020 | Class Management, Instruction
I love using short guided meditation for students in my classrooms. If you’re wondering if your kids can handle meditation, I assure you, they absolutely can. My elementary students did wonderfully with meditation. One of them would even spontaneously put his...
by Kirsten U | Jan 27, 2020 | Class Management, Professional
Are you a teacher looking for research-based information on trauma informed teaching for special education students? You are in the right place. What is Trauma? According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network via “Trauma Informed Schools: What Are They,” the...
by Kirsten U | Sep 24, 2018 | Class Management, Fashion, Professional
Like many special educations teachers, I have worked with students (who I adored) who had challenging behaviors like scratching and biting. Even though it was years ago, I still have fingernail shaped scars on my hands. I also had to get a tetanus shot because a bite...
by Kirsten U | Sep 20, 2018 | Class Management, Personal, Professional
Grief. Death. Tragedy. We don’t like thinking about it, much less talking about it. But if you teach for long enough, grief will touch your teaching practice. As a teacher, sometimes it becomes our job to help students deal with grief in the classroom. You may...
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