What’s its function or purpose? This is the number one question I ask myself when I pick an activity or game for therapy. There is no doubt that my students enjoy playing games during speech therapy; however, I cringe when I am walking with a student back to class and their teacher asks, “what do you do during speech?” and…
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Ensuring that everyone is welcome and represented Everyone is Welcome. What does this statement look like in your classroom? Do you have equal representation of all races? Does you classroom library include books about diversity? Do you provide coloring materials that allow your students to ACCURATELY draw their families? Do you facilitate conversations about cultural and racial differences? Representation matters….
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Inexpensive Ways to Show Your Appreciation Have you had someone step up and attend a last-minute IEP meeting or complete a form you needed in the SAME DAY? Small treats throughout the year are an easy way to show teachers and co-workers your appreciation. I try to have small gifts and tags on-hand to easily “thank” a teacher for his/her…
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Is technology in an educational setting supposed to be the icing on the cake? I think that it can be, and for my generation of learners it certainly seemed to be considered as such. I remember going one or two times a week to a computer lab to learn how to type, which certainly is a valuable skill to have….
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Wow! It’s hard to believe we are already counting down winter break…not that I’m complaining. 😉 I am definitely looking forward to two weeks off to enjoy family, friends and shopping! If you’re like me, you find it difficult to make use of all your resources for December given that it’s a short “therapy” month. As winter break approaches, I look…
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In my last post, I discussed the need for technology in the classroom, and what Intel is doing to address the need. When discussing how schools might best produce future-ready students, I can’t help but to imagine what a future-ready classroom might look like, and more specifically how it might enhance the therapy sessions in my speech room. The first…
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