Image via Wikipedia Something I have wondered both as a parent and as a Teacher – Do other teachers actually like all the students they have in their classroom? Now this might seem like a dumb question and it seems that just about every teacher would answer “of course they like their students”. There is… [Read more…]
June 23, 2010
This is an updated version of my blog from November 4, 2009 when I created the Resource Room 220 blog. While some of the thoughts and perspectives have changed since that original blog post, much of what I wrote that day, I still believe is true. Since I have changed my Blogger blog into “Resource… [Read more…]
January 24, 2010
How many people actually know what goes on in a teacher’s classroom every day, besides the students and the teacher? The real answer is no one. For the most part teachers can do pretty much as we please with the day-to-day running of our classroom. We are trusted that we have the best interests of… [Read more…]
November 26, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Thanksgiving is a day to reflect and give thanks to all those people that have helped us over the past year. Here is my quick list: Mary – for being my wife Dad – for still being here and throwing down the gauntlet so often Jenni/Katie – for just being yourselves Katie/Christie… [Read more…]
December 29, 2007
Week ending 12/14/07 This has been an interesting week. The students have been tough to keep focused on school work, they are getting excited about Christmas Vacation coming up. My second period class negotiated with me on their next writing prompt and we decided that they could choose what their writing prompt would be. I… [Read more…]
December 29, 2007
Week #4 Shaw2.0 – November 8, 2007 The week that was. It was an extremely busy week…and a lot people (myself, other staff and the students) around the school are tired (the first quarter just ended, the time change happened etc.), have the flu or a cold which made for a really tough week. I… [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.
July 19, 2010
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