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This is all about my time working with Junior High students and High School students in a resource classroom. All the crazy stuff I would hear and the things I don't want to hear and my time watching them graduate. So proud of you guys! 

The struggles of having to find a job in the modern world while having Autism. Difficulties with employers and trials we have faced working. How we coped and how we survived. 

An episode detailing my schedule in Aurora and the things I missed while there. Telling about things we take for granted and that asking for help is not a sign of weakness but a sign of bravery. 

Middle school students are a special breed, and I was lucky to teach them for years. In this episode, I'll share my own advice about what makes them tick, and how to work with those qualities, not against them. 

<p>What if school was designed around student agency, real-world learning, and deep relationships—instead of compliance and test scores? In this episode, I take you inside Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, a Big Picture Learning school in the South Bronx that is reimagining w ... Show More

Continuing our five-part series on Building Effective Classroom Teams, this episode focuses on how you, as a team member, are responsible for establishing and nurturing the classroom culture with both the students and the staff. Your tone, your behavior, and your approach can mak ... Show More

<p>We all want students to be self-directed in their learning and take initiative to figure things out for themselves. We want them to think critically and engage in the struggle of understanding so they come out on the other side truly owning their own learning, ideas, and belie ... Show More

<p>Whether you’re teaching for the first time or a seasoned classroom educator, the words ‘back to school’ always signal excitement, energy, and new enthusiasm for the year ahead. As we launch season 4 of <a href='https://readinghorizons.com/literacytalks'><em>Literacy Talks</em> ... Show More

What can you do in the first few weeks of school to help create a more smoothly operating classroom for teaching special needs students? I often talk about the importance of implementing strategies and systems to ensure your classroom runs efficiently and implementing some very b ... Show More

<p>Julien : Bon bah, les vacances se terminent officiellement aujourd’hui ! C’est la rentrée scolaire !</p><p>Louise : Oh là là, j’aimerais pas être à la place de tous ces petits enfants qui vont découvrir leur nouvelle classe et leurs nouveaux profs.</p><p>Julien : C’est vrai qu ... Show More

<p>The expectation that students be fully engaged in learning tasks from the first minute of the class period until the last is known as "bell-to-bell instruction."</p> <p>It's a widely-accepted practice in education, but does neuroscience actually support it?</p> <p>Bell-to-bell ... Show More

We discussed about teaching sex in school in elementary schools.