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Tounces
Board:
The Job Search
08-06-2020, 07:10 AM
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12
do schools do much hiring in August?
Posted By
Tounces
Hiring in August
YES!
Districts around here hire in August. I just got 3 offers.
Keep trying~
Board:
The Job Search
07-19-2020, 11:32 PM
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1
What’s it like teaching students in middle school who have cognitive delays
Posted By
Tounces
What’s it like teaching students in middle school who have cognitive delays
I’m job searching now. I’ve had one interview through zoom so far. I’ve been teaching Resource Special Ed for many years. There’s an opening for grades 5-8 cognitive delayed teacher. I’m wondering...
Board:
Special Education
03-17-2020, 03:15 PM
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20
Closings and SPED
Posted By
Tounces
Extend
Just got an email that our deadlines will be extended since gen ed didn’t provide work for the 1st week off. Those days will not count as school days, but the IEP deadlines are still in effect. I...
Board:
The VENT
02-25-2020, 01:33 AM
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10
I hate testing...
Posted By
Tounces
Testing
What state? I hate testing too.
It was bad enough having one that lasted for 3 days back when I was in school.
I used to color in the bubbles to make pictures because I couldn’t stand it any...
Board:
Special Education
02-23-2020, 07:50 PM
Replies:
4
Behavior student
Posted By
Tounces
Re behavior student
There is no union where I work.
The director is a coordinator for all of us special ed teachers. She does have the license. So do two other special ed teachers there but are on variances.
I’m a...
Board:
Special Education
02-23-2020, 05:49 PM
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4
Behavior student
Posted By
Tounces
Behavior student
We recently got a new student from another school who has severe behaviors.
Our school doesn’t have staff, self-contained room, nothing for this kid. He’s a 2nd grader. The parents left the other...
Board:
The Job Search
02-19-2020, 10:01 PM
Replies:
4
Montgomery County,MD
Posted By
Tounces
Md
I lived in Maryland for three years. That county is harder to get into than the others around there. They wanted to interview me once but I was going out of state (home) for spring break and they...
Board:
The Job Search
02-19-2020, 09:56 PM
Replies:
5
I give up. Other jobs besides teaching?
Posted By
Tounces
Lmc
Look into getting help with interviewing skills. Maybe you’re doing or saying something that they are taking wrong.
Look up questions and answers. I found they like stories that go along with the...
Board:
The VENT
02-19-2020, 09:44 PM
Replies:
7
Have you ever seen this?
Posted By
Tounces
Applying
I have applied without the reference before. If they want to interview you they can without it. You can at least meet them.
You could tell current principal you’re keeping your options open. Maybe?...
Board:
Special Education
02-19-2020, 09:28 PM
Replies:
4
IEP meeting
Posted By
Tounces
Re LMC
No union here.
I found out that this parent doesn’t care for all the new staff at the school including the new principal. She wanted the case manager from last year.
Fine with me.
Board:
Special Education
02-19-2020, 09:24 PM
Replies:
7
Resource Room Teachers Share Your Routine
Posted By
Tounces
Routine
Re Haley I see small groups back to back all day long. I teach to their IEP goals/objectives. I have groups for reading, language arts (reading and writing) and math for grades 2-4. My groups last...
Board:
Special Education
02-19-2020, 09:00 PM
Replies:
8
How many objectives do have per goal?
Posted By
Tounces
Objectives
In the state I work in we have to write goals and objectives. I usually write one goal per subject and often combine reading with writing into a Language Arts goal. We are required to write at least...
Board:
Special Education
02-18-2020, 10:12 PM
Replies:
3
How do you provide inclusion services on a subject you do not know?
Posted By
Tounces
Inclusion
Like others said, get a copy of lesson plans, copy of teacher editions, answer keys.
I had a math teacher who refused to give me an answer key. I could find the answer but I was there to check on...
Board:
The VENT
02-18-2020, 10:05 PM
Replies:
5
After 25 years of marriage
Posted By
Tounces
Sleep
He wouldn’t last that long if he were waking me up. That’s really rude. Teachers are known to sleep in on days off.
My mom in law used to call early to talk to hubby before he went to work...
Board:
The VENT
02-18-2020, 09:59 PM
Replies:
8
The busses left my kids...
Posted By
Tounces
Buses
Our people doing bus duty have walkies. They check off classes as they come out. Then the bus duty people give a signal to let the buses go. Sounds like your school needs a system so this doesn’t...
Board:
Special Education
02-03-2020, 03:31 PM
Replies:
4
Paraprofessional overstepping
Posted By
Tounces
Para
Yes, she definitely overstepped. Paras don’t make lesson plans. Teachers provide them. Paras can reteach skills and follow lesson plans.
It’s your job to provide sub plans as well. She is not...
Board:
Special Education
02-03-2020, 03:25 PM
Replies:
11
IEP question
Posted By
Tounces
Meeting
I don’t think you can have a union rep there. When we have concerns that there may be a problem, we can invite someone higher up. Maybe a sped ed coordinator.
Good luck
Board:
Special Education
02-03-2020, 03:21 PM
Replies:
3
Resource
Posted By
Tounces
Para
Can you model for her? Say to cut off the U sound. I use my hand as a visual showing cutting sign. Explain to cut off the sound because it changes the sounds when kids sound out the word.
Tell her...
Board:
Special Education
02-03-2020, 03:16 PM
Replies:
5
This was a first
Posted By
Tounces
Meetings
We send calendar invites through Google calendar.
Also, if they can’t be there, we are suppose to have them fill out a form with their input for the meeting in writing.
Board:
The VENT
02-03-2020, 03:12 PM
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6
Para called me rude, went to admin
Posted By
Tounces
Follow up
No meeting yet, she was absent.
Now the student who was present is calling me mean, sticking his tongue out at me. Today he did this at my door with his tongue out while spitting -like a...
Board:
The VENT
01-30-2020, 09:26 AM
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6
Para called me rude, went to admin
Posted By
Tounces
Re
Yep, thanks. They agreed I did nothing wrong.
I also found out that she has done this to others as well.
Board:
The VENT
01-29-2020, 05:13 PM
Replies:
6
Para called me rude, went to admin
Posted By
Tounces
Para called me rude, went to admin
Sorry this is long-TIA
During a team meeting, a para asked if a student would be meeting with a teacher today. The teacher had just talked to the student a few minutes before the para arrived. The...
Board:
Special Education
12-04-2019, 08:35 PM
Replies:
4
IEP meeting
Posted By
Tounces
IEP meeting
I was told today that a parent wants to meet again. We had an IEP meeting where the child only gets written language service. The mom wanted more time for her son to be pulled out. It was agreed...
Board:
Special Education
11-26-2019, 04:00 PM
Replies:
5
Gen ed teachers (sorry, long post)
Posted By
Tounces
Gen ed
Just had one today-I was questioned about providing services to a student. Fortunately, I keep records and document everything. I keep a calendar specifically showing when I see students, when they...
Board:
Special Education
11-15-2019, 11:16 PM
Replies:
6
super intensive phonics/ela program????
Posted By
Tounces
Phonics
I have used Orton Gillingham. I think using Making Words would help by manipulating the letters and sounding and blending the letter sounds for different words. I like to use magnetic letters.
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