Untitled

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Fair Labor Standards Act: What you need to know in 2018!

Fair Labor Standards Act: What you need to know in 2018!

The Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted by President Roosevelt in 1938. Here, I’ll explain the historical context of the development of this legislation and why for some people, this is still incredibly relevant 76 years later.

What was the economy like in the 1930s?

The average cost of a new house was $3,900 in 1938.

A gallon of gas was $0.10.

To rent a home, it cost $27.00 on average.

The…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Special Needs Family - Giving and Receiving Grace

Special Needs Family – Giving and Receiving Grace

The battle for Grace – Seeking it and Giving it.

  I’ve written before about internal battles that parents of kids with special needs face. This amazing Autism Mom just made a video about her struggles the other day and really spoke to me.

  My son with Down Syndrome is 14. He does many things other 14-year-olds do, such as play sports with his friends, sneak extra time on his iPhone and…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Speaking Truth to Bullshit - Stop the Violence

Speaking Truth to Bullshit – Stop the Violence

Speaking Truth to Bullshit

  “One of the biggest sources of bullshit today is the proliferation of “If you’re this then you’re automatically that” and “You’re either with us or you’re against us” politics. These are emotional lines that we hear invoked by everyone from elected officials and lobbyists to movie heroes and villains on a regular basis. They’re effective political moves; however, 95…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Compliance Training: What is the Risk vs. Reward?

  What is the risk of strict compliance training?

  Compliant children. It’s what we all want, right? We want effective compliance training in our classrooms so we look like a teaching super ninja when our administrator decides to do a walk through and we have a room full of children sitting quietly, listening attentively and at attention, ready to soak up all the knowledge we can possibly bestow…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Preparing Students for Competitive Integrated Employment

Preparing Students for Competitive Integrated Employment

How schools can support students with disabilities preparing for employment

People with disabilities are more often unemployed or underemployed than those without disabilities. The United States Department of Labor details this problem here.  People with disabilities often want a job, but are unable to find competitive employment.

What is “Competitive Integrated Employment”? CIE is full or…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

FREE Counting Bear Activity Collection

FREE Counting Bear Activity Collection

Number sense can be such a tricky concept for kids. Luckily there are some pretty amazing teachers that have some tricks up their sleeve! We have compiled this free list here, just for you! Read on!

Check out these amazing and COMPLETELY FREE teaching tools for early childhood education or for special education!

Check here for more FREE Counting bear activities!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Counting…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Special Education Data Collection - Getting a Program Started - Online Professional Development

Special Education Data Collection – Getting a Program Started – Online Professional Development

Huge Special Education Value!

If you are a special education teacher who is low on time and high on stress, this is the webinar for you! Are you new to digital learning or using Google tools in education? Have you been using them for a while but are looking for new ways to use these amazing digital learning tools? This is the course for you, either way!

I have been working for well over a year to…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Time Saving Tech for Teachers

Time Saving Tech for Teachers

Congratulations! If you are looking at this resource, you are excited about enhancing your teaching experience!  It is a growing ebook so this is the very beginning of the number of resources and tutorials that you will find in here.

Included 10 video tutorials Many visual, step by step tutorials about how to get started using Google Apps for Education in ways that save you time, make you a more…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Figurative Language Game

Figurative Language Game – Similies, Metaphors, Idioms, & Hyperboles!

New and Improved!!! This version has added “cue cards” to help your students identify which cards are which figurative language.

There are 13 of each form of figurative language with an answer key for all of it. I have included some blank cards for you to make your own if you would like.

When I have done this with my students…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Differentiated BUNDLE of Literacy Tools - Digital Tasks!

Differentiated BUNDLE of Literacy Tools – Digital Tasks!

Provide students extra practice in spelling!

Fun, Interactive, digital learning spelling task cards are SUPER easy to use!

Collects progress reports automatically! Students earn badges and other cool things!

Try it before you buy it! Click the links below to experience this digital learning tool for yourself!!

Click HERE to try Level 1 right now!  Click HERE to try Level 2 right now!  Click HERE to…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Interactive Number Sense Math - 3 Ways! (Digital Tasks and Printable Activities!)

Interactive Number Sense Math – 3 Ways! (Digital Tasks and Printable Activities!)

Provide students in special education extra practice in Number Sense standards!

Fun, Interactive, digital learning number sense task cards are SUPER easy to use!

This is personalized learning and individualized instruction at it’s best! Number Sense instructional teaching tools are provided on 3 different platforms – you choose which platform works best for you and your students respond to the…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

UDL Teaching Templates

What is UDL?: Universal Design for learning is defined by the udl.gov website as “The term UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that: (A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged; and (B) reduces barriers in…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Online Professional Development - Technology Rich, UDL Lessons!

Online Professional Development – Technology Rich, UDL Lessons!

Digital Student Engagement Strategies Technology Integration, Universal Design for Learning, 21st Century Learning Skills… do all these things sound overwhelming?

Are you a teacher looking to implement high quality engaging digital lessons and digital lesson plans, but overwhelmed by all the technology and how quickly everything changes?

Are you a teacher – author looking to transform your…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Math - Telling Time to the Hour - FREE Resource!

Math – Telling Time to the Hour – FREE Resource!

  Provide students in special education programs extra practice in telling time to the hour!

Fun, Interactive, digital learning task cards are SUPER easy to use!

These simple to use work tasks create progress reports for special education progress monitoring or for reteaching in small groups – automatically!

Students earn badges and other cool things! Click the link below to try it out for…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Math Digital Learning Tool - Telling time to the quarter hour

Math Digital Learning Tool – Telling time to the quarter hour

Provide students in special education extra practice in telling time to the quarter hour!

Fun, Interactive, digital learning task cards are SUPER easy to use! This is helpful for students who need extra math reteaching, math review or extra math practice.

These simple to use work tasks, (or digital task cards) create progress reports automatically!

Students earn badges and other cool things! Click…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Empathy in the Classroom; Where to begin?

Empathy in the Classroom; Where to begin?

What is the BEST activity for going back to school? Teaching Empathy!

As teachers, one of the most confusing things that our students will ask us is ‘Why does Sarah get an easier test?’ or ‘Why does John get a different project?’. Children at a young age don’t understand that some of their classmates might have a harder, more difficult time learning the same things as themselves. They don’t…

View On WordPress

[lovecreativeinclusion]

Why Special Education Students Shouldn't have School "Jobs."

Why Special Education Students Shouldn’t have School “Jobs.”

Unintended consequences of having students in Special Education doing “jobs” at school.

  It’s a common practice and a common belief that we are teaching “life skills” and “job skills” to students with significant disabilities in school by having them do janitorial work.

  At a training I was conducting a few weeks ago this topic came up. A large part of the training was about changing our…

View On WordPress