I met with my mentor teacher yesterday to develop my draft Teacher Action Plan (TAP) and set some goals for me to achieve this year. Even though I am a certified Special Education teacher, I have to prepare a TAP due to my being a new hire in the District. I think in reality that… [Read more…]
November 24, 2009
Posted on November 23, 2009 by resource220 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… [Read more…]
November 24, 2009
Posted on November 23, 2009 by resource220 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… [Read more…]
November 24, 2009
Posted on November 23, 2009 by resource220 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… [Read more…]
November 24, 2009
My Nominations for The 2009 Edublog Awards are: Best Resource Sharing Blog: Rich Byrne’s Free Tech for Teachers http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com/
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 24, 2009
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