180. Special Educators Summer Series Week One!

About this episode

This episode discusses the breakdown of independent work in special education classrooms and how to identify systemic issues rather than material problems.

If independent work keeps falling apart in your classroom, this episode is for you. Many special educators assume they need better activities, more task boxes, or more resources. But most independent work problems aren't actually material problems. They're system problems. In this episode, we're kicking off the Special Educators Summer Series by looking at where independent work usually breaks down and how to identify the first leak in your current system. 📺 Subscribe on YouTube to catch new ...

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer DeBrosse

Topics covered

• independent work
• special education
• classroom management
• system problems
• educational resources

Keywords

• independent work
• special educators
• classroom issues
• task boxes
• educational systems

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