Hello friends!
Long time no talk. The last two years have been tough with everything going on in the world and how challenging it has made teaching. I think it's been over a year since I've even sent out an email. My hope for the new year is to spend more time focusing on my blog and Teachers Pay Teachers products.
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I hope you all are well and healthy. And I look forward to interacting with you more regularly in 2022!
XOXO Katie
Adventures in Inclusion
The first month of school can feel a little like being dropped into a moving car and being told, “Okay, drive!” 😂 This will be my thirteenth year in my school and I still feel super overwhelmed during the first weeks of school. We have to learn student names, figure out our schedules, student schedules, read IEPs, try to build relationships with students, and figure out how to work with a whole bunch of different teachers. Oh, and you're supposed to teach, too. No pressure. The good news? You...
If the phrase "back-to-school organization" makes you want to hide under your desk with a coffee, I get it. There are approximately one million things to get ready before the school year starts, and somehow, we're also supposed to have a system for all of them. Before you get too far into the back-to-school chaos, I put together a new post with 7 classroom systems every middle school special education teacher should set up before Labor Day. Inside, I'm breaking down simple systems for:...
Hi friend, I am trying to ignore the fact that the summer is already flying by. And being from Mass. mine only just started! Every summer I tell myself I'm going to spend a little time getting organized before school starts... and somehow it's suddenly the week before teacher workdays. Every. Single. Year. If you're a middle school inclusion teacher, there are a few things you can do now that will make those first weeks of school so much less stressful. The good news? None of them involve...