Are you ready for SPED or ESE E-Learning 2020?

Being an ESE teacher is one of the hardest jobs in the education world. I am not saying that the rest of the positions are not valuable but SPED educators will work with the most intense, vulnerable and complex students. ESE students in special programs do not just follow directions and understand social cues. It is a job that requires extensive front load work, lots of preparations, endless work hours (most unpaid & unappreciated) and always thinking outside the box making your imagination explore unimaginable things and/or ideas!

Then, if the description and expectation wasn't enough... now we are going to have to figure out how to teach those complex students through this little rectangle box you are staring at currently. This can be extremely overwhelming and frustrating for most teachers. I am sure that if you are a SPED teacher you are thinking that you never signed up for this, this can't be done, and truthfully you don't get paid enough for this. You are probably feeling very overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, angry, or even depressed.

I am going to ask of you:

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These students need us. When you came into the ESE world for whatever reason it was, you chose to be here. You chose to take on a role that most people didn't want. You chose a career in a role where you can make a life changing impact daily. ​More than ever our students need you and their families as well. They need you to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your role is probably going to become even more challenging with additional layers of roles but together we are going to work through this.

Let us help you get a starting point on things you should consider. Despite your district's decision whether your location chose full distance E-learning or hybrid... ​

This week we will be posting different topics to help guide you in organizing and planning for a successful beginning of the school year during 2020-2021! ​

Upcoming Posts Topics:

1. Brainstorm, Plan and Prepare
   
2. Building Rapport and Relationships with Students in the Virtual Classroom
   
3. Establish & Communicate with Parents and Caregivers
   
4. E-Learning Platforms
   
5. Learn about your students: IEPs & Behavior Plans
   
6. Accessible & Differentiated Content
   
7. What to do in your first week of school
   

See you on the next blog!