I am a bit irreverent at heart. Everyone thinks that I am so staid and boring – you know: Retired military Behavior Technician Former State Worker I was following my PLN on Twitter and saw this link form Kmadolt and sat there laughing my A$$ off, it wasn’t the link but the blog before it.… [Read more…]
November 23, 2009
Image by opimentas via Flickr I will get a bit good natured ribbing for writing this one from the other teachers, but that’s okay – I have broad shoulders . Today we rated the District Writing Prompt and I actually rather enjoyed doing it. Weird huh! We used Maine’s 4-8 former MEA scoring rubric to… [Read more…]
November 23, 2009
Posted on November 22, 2009 by resource220 I have been doing something very important to my development as a Special Educator this morning. Updating my feeds in Google Reader to include many more Special Education resources. I am at my max or a little over in my ability to follow this number of feeds, I… [Read more…]
November 23, 2009
Posted on November 21, 2009 by resource220 I was looking for a blog post tonight to write, then I read an eMail from Matt at the Life Without Pants blog. Last Spring he sent out request for other Bloggers to write a blog article for the Inconvenience of Change project. I wrote a blog for… [Read more…]
November 23, 2009
Well it has been just over a week since I started this blog and I am extremely happy with it’s progress in that short time. Of all the blogs that I have started (05), it has had the most hits in the first week. That big spike was due mostly to Jen Laviano’s gracious Tweet… [Read more…]
November 23, 2009
My wife saw the title of this post and said “You are getting old and crotchety.” I have found the SPED community online and in the blogosphere is much more in tune with Special Education law, why an IEP is important and what makes a quality IEP, whether they are parents, educators or other interested… [Read more…]
This blog focuses on teaching from a Special Education Teacher's perspective. I plan to provide my observations and/or insights into Special Education, English Language Arts, the help students receive in my Resource Room, pedagogical ideas and integrating technology/Web2.0 tools into the classroom.
My views have been molded by my experiences as a parent of a Special Education Student, a retired Coastie, teaching in a Special Purpose Private School and a Public School system.
November 23, 2009
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