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Episode 141: Tales From Teaching #12 - Funniest Moments Teaching Jul 21, 2021

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Listener request for me to share some of my funniest moments teaching! While sharing some funny stories, I realized that all of these moments are times when my students were uniquely themselves and refreshingly honest. I love all of these little moments when my students’ personalities would really shine through.

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Episode 140: Tales From Teaching #11 - Class Parties Jul 19, 2021

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The first class party I had was for Halloween on either my first or second year. I ended that day with red jello in my hair crying in my car. The day was a disaster but it taught me a lot about how to create activities that gave my students routine and structure but were also fun and special.

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Episode 139: Tales From Teaching #10 - Hollywood Grill Jul 14, 2021

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Community based instruction was one of my favorite parts of my job. There are so many learning opportunities and things that I was able to learn about my students - like that one of my students drank coffee at home! In this episode, I share all about my favorite local diner where I took my former students for community based instruction.

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Episode 138: Tales From Teaching #9 - 1st Week of Teaching Jul 12, 2021

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My first day with students with the honeymoon period. Everything was great. There were zero issues. Then came day two. Day two of teaching left me questioning if I was in the right career. Let me tell you all about how that day went and what I learned from it.

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Episode 137: Tales From Teaching #8 - Pregnant and Teaching Jul 07, 2021

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Teaching while pregnant is hard! This job can be emotionally and physically draining and that all is increased while pregnant. In this episode, I share some major realizations I had in the moment when handling aggressive behaviors and how having my first child helped me set better boundaries.

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Episode 136: Tales From Teaching #7 - Reverse Inclusion Jul 05, 2021

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Reverse inclusion is when students from general education classrooms are included in special education classrooms. In this episode, I share my experiences doing reverse inclusion. One student ended up developing such a special friendship with one of my students and it was unexpected from the general ed teacher.

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Episode 135: Tales From Teaching #6 - Two of My Best Buds Jun 30, 2021

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In this episode I talk about two of my former students. Both of these boys had strong personalities which I loved and I was lucky to learn so much from them. But there are some funny and challenging moments along the way.

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Episode 134: Tales From Teaching #5 - Toileting Jun 28, 2021

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In a special education classroom, some of the job responsibilities may include helping with toileting for students. Ensuring you are maintaining privacy and respecting the individual is so important especially with older students. In this episode, I talk about how I handled toileting early in my teaching career and what important considerations shaped the way our team approached this.

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Episode 133: Tales From Teaching #4 - One Man's Trash is Another Man's Work Task Jun 23, 2021

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Walking into an empty classroom meant making all the work tasks. In this episode, I discuss the process of having to make all of the activities for my students, how I did “extra material” collection, and why coloring file folders may be the best work task hack.

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Episode 132: Tales From Teaching #3 - Interviewing for Teaching Jobs Jun 21, 2021

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Interviewing for teaching jobs is overwhelming! I discuss looking for my first teaching job. I share what interviews went well and which didn’t and what were my biggest regrets of the whole process.

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