Image via Wikipedia I have been focusing more on general education than special education lately, because we are all teachers first and our specialty second. I sometime think that we as teachers forget that. When asked what we teach, we answer “I teach English, I teach History, I teach Math” and so on instead of… [Read more…]
November 26, 2009
Image via Wikipedia When I talk about “we squeak” what am I talking about? I have used this term in a couple of posts now and I want to clarify what I mean by it. Is “we squeak” the noise a mouse makes? Nope Is “we squeak” the noise that is heard when we are complaining… [Read more…]
November 25, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Last night I participated in #edchat on Twitter as I have done on most Tuesday evenings at 7:00 P.M., since I returned to teaching. I love the discussion, but it is almost turning into “we squeak”. What do I mean by “we squeak”? Almost every session that I have participated in seems… [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.
December 2, 2009
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