Do you use the College Board's SpringBoard curriculum?

www.fourthgradeflipper.blogspot.com Monday began a new marking period for us.  I now have one full marking period of using SpringBoard under my belt and have been wondering: Do you use this curriculum? The reason I ask is because while I think it is well done, my students, al…

FREEBIE Monday!

Happy Monday! It's the end of the marking period for us this week so I am finishing up grades and thinking about how to start the new marking period with my middle school special ed. students. I found this great little video: It's the Scholar Ladies that tell us "I…

Getting Organized - still! + a FREEBIE!

Right now, I am focused on getting organized.  I thought I was all ready to go back to school - I had a theme, a new way to encourage homework completion, lots of new lesson ideas and then... I went to a meeting this week. We were told that we need specific things from Marzano in our less…

Special Education Strategies FREEBIE

Now that September is nearly done, I am going to shift my focus from behavior management.  (Although I am sure there will be some updates from time to time!  :)  ) This week, I want to focus on accommodations.  As a special education teacher who facilitates in general education classes, …