A Step Forward

It’s been 15 years since I started teaching and I remember my experience when I was a first year teacher where I didn't really know what I was doing. Well, in today’s episode, I will be sharing about a few things that I would like to change if I could go back to being a first year teacher and maybe these things could help you first year teachers out there, or even give you an idea on how you c...

Now that the O&M's Symposium has ended, in this week's episode, we bring you a replay of last year's episode all about turning your ideas into impactful teaching strategies and how we can keep the moment right after a conference. This episode can be a refresh of information on what you could do with all the knowledge and strategies that you learned from the symposium. If you're ready, let's ge...

In this week’s episode, we will be talking all about teaching from a transdisciplinary model. We’re excited to have Martina and Hrvoje from Croatia. They both work in a center called Mali Dom together in a transdisciplinary model for the students. They’ll be sharing about who they are and how they teach their students to ensure that their students can live a better life. Let’s hop right into the p...

Happy Valentine’s Day my friends! In this week’s episode, we are getting a little bit personal. I will be sharing a little bit about my dating life because I’ve been really looking at myself and had some time to reflect on teaching in general. So grab your cup of tea or coffee, whichever drink you prefer and come join me for this episode! Links: Allied Independence, Website | Instagram | Facebook

As we have just ended the O and M Symposium, in this week’s episode, I will be sharing my 6 key takeaways from the Symposium itself. It was such a magical moment where we really manage to hone into three specific areas within the symposium. And really listening to you guys, looking at what you guys would want to see and what you guys would like to learn about. As I share about the key takeaways, I...

In this week’s very special episode, we have Kim Owens with us! Kim is a chronically-ill woman living with multiple immune diseases. She’s a mother who’s navigating through the process of taking care of one of her children, named Kai, who lost his sight unexpectedly at the age of 10. This episode is a conversation with a mother and her story is just incredibly inspiring. You’ll get to hear her per...

In this week’s episode, we’re so excited to bring Lynn Geautraux to you guys! Lynn is also going to be a presenter at the symposium. He self-published his book called Comprehensive Cane Tip and AMD Modifications, Design and Refurbishing where he shared all his knowledge and his many years of experience in tinkering with AMDs which we can learn from and even hear about it in person during his sympo...

In this week’s episode, we’re bringing you the replay of the free live training webinar that we held last week! We invited Chelsea Schumaker to share all about how physical movement is important for our learners and most importantly how we can help our learners’ be included in PE lessons and get movements in. We also have a short Q&A session by the end of the webinar so if you were unable to m...

In this week’s episode, we are diving into perfectionism. As we start the new year, we tend to have goals that we want to achieve for the year and along with it, we could fall into setting really unrealistic goals and expectations on ourselves. While it could be too much, not all forms of perfectionism are negative. Today, we’re going to discuss how we can overcome perfectionism and be the best ve...

I’m excited to have Chelsea Schumaker in our podcast episode today! Chelsea is an O and M Specialist who is now in the process of getting her PhD! You will get to hear about Chelsea’s story which is closely related to physical activities and movement on how it shaped her as a person, who she is as a person, as well as how movement can affect O and M. Jump into the podcast to find out! Links: Allie...

I’m so excited to bring Lil Deverell and Marnie Roth to you guys in this week’s episode! Teaching learners who have spatial awareness issues can be difficult especially if they also get frustrated in the process and we’re not sure how to respond to that. Most of us tend to internalise this but what if the problem doesn’t lie within us? That’s what we will be talking about together with Lil and Mar...

In this week's episode, we have an exciting guest with us! Erin Buckley, an O and M specialist who has covered all ages. She's currently the Vision Services supervisor and Comms at the North Shore Education Consortium in Beverly, Massachusetts. She's going to share her experience and what she learned when it comes to teaching students with low vision, specifically teenagers. She will also be prese...

This week's episode will be a replay from one of our best episode from 2022 as teachers and students strive to achieve end of the semester goals in preparation for the holiday. Hop on to the show to look back on where we've been and how far we've come as we move on to the new year as even better teachers for our learners.

In this week’s episode, we are breaking down the three pillars of impactful teaching to help know where you should focus your attention on so that you can be the best version of yourself, be a better and more impactful teacher, and improve your learners’ success while living a good and balanced life. Join us now to find out! Links: Allied Independence, Website | Instagram | Facebook

What does it take to stay organized, no matter where you are? What tools do impactful O&M Specialists use on a daily basis? We dive into all of these questions and more in your bonus episode! This is the audio of the live training, "What's in Your Car Trunk?" presented by Joan Brodbeck and Jeremy Hill. This episode comes down on November 17th!   Find out more about the International O&amp...

In this week’s episode, we’re so excited to be able to have Jeremy Hill and Joan Broadbeck together to share about what they carry around in their cars as they travel around from one place to another for their lesson! Whether you are also an itinerant O and M specialist or not, this episode will definitely provide you with tips that you can take away and implement! Tune in now! Links: Allied Indep...

In this week’s episode, I will be sitting down with you guys, answering some of the questions that you guys asked on Instagram. I always open a space for everyone to ask me questions on Instagram every Wednesday so if you have a question in mind, be sure to send it over my way! But that aside, I’m so excited to be answering your questions. They range from work related to personal questions so join...

This week’s episode is all about innovation in education. We see innovation everywhere around us all the time. But how do we know that we are leaning into it positively without losing a sense of who we are? We will be raising a few questions in this episode and just think about things a little. There’s no right or wrong so just tune in to this episode with your beverage of choice in hand. Links: A...

Hello hello, my friends! Welcome back to season 5 of the podcast. We have taken a much needed break and are now back with more exciting topics and guests for you in this season. This week’s episode, we are diving into VI specialist archetypes that you can identify with and from there, help you figure out what’s the next best step that you can take in order to be a better teacher and help your lear...

In this week’s episode, we have Emily Coleman with us to share her experiences as the first ever female superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Her experience shows us what is possible for women in this field. She’s the nicest people I’ve ever spoken to and I hope you can get inspired from what this amazing woman has to say! Hop on in the podcast! Links: Allied Inde...

In this episode, I will be sharing all about the three apps that I relied on to make contract teaching easier. I love contract teaching but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Throughout the years, I’ve tried different apps and different ways and systems to help ease my workflow and this episode is focused on the top three apps that I use on a daily basis. If you’re interested, come into the episode and...

Hello friends! In this week's episode we will be talking all about the things that you need to know when you are preparing for a presentation. If you have a strategy that's been working for you but just aren't sure whether it's a strategy or an idea worth presenting, then this episode's for you. I will be sharing about the things that I look at and what the committees look at when going through th...

The number of people who are blind and visually impaired who are still unemployed and looking for a job is at 70-80%. Most people don’t really want to hire the blind and visually impaired mainly because they have zero knowledge on the benefits that they could provide as an employee and the fact that they could do the jobs that normal people could too. I’m so excited to bring you Welby Broaddus in...

Teaching is a profession that requires your heart and soul. People get into teaching because they want to see their learners grow as much as they can and succeed in life. But sometimes, teachers tend to forget how much it takes to be a leader in the field and struggle to find a balance through it all. While we’re on this topic, I’m so excited to bring you today’s episode, which is an interview wit...

Hey friends! I'm sure most of you wanted to be able to continuously teach creative lessons while not having to stay late to plan. I am so excited to bring you this week's episode which is a replay of the webinar that we just had last week on how you can optimize your IEPs in ways that could save so much more of your time. This is a bonus episode that will only be aired until August 11, 2022. Be su...