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Working during summer school was a learning experience for me. I got to meet and teach some amazing students from the ranges of life skills to the resource room (two to three years below grade level)  setting. This story is about one of my students who is learning three different languages, along with him being severely autistic with very low communication skills. He is always learning how to comm...

This is a must listen to!! I am unbelievable blessed to have listened to Mrs. Hook's  adventures when finding out her daughter had Autism. It's relatable to some, and learning for others.  This episode, I interviewed one of my favorite paraprofessionals, Mrs. Hook, I had worked with her in my teaching career. She is a rockstar! We were a great team. We always advocated for students and k...

This episode,I interviewed a family friend, Catherine. She worked for Mental Health as a Developmental Disability (DD) case manager for 15 years. Catherine is retired, but had some outstanding stories to tell about working with adults with disabilities.   In this story, she will tell you a story about a client who drank too much antimonium syrup, and thought he needed to go to the hospital. Cather...

This little story is about the joys of being involved with Special Olympics swimming. I had an amazing opportunity to help participate in swimming and track for the Special Olympics since a few of my ladies I had in a group home were athletes. The joy you get to witness is outstanding. Brainstorming creative team names is one way to get your athletes ready for a race!   If you haven’t gone to a Sp...

I am so excited for this interview with my guest, Mr. Buck, aka my dad. I love to hear any of his stories! Any story with Mr. Buck is one you don’t want to miss out!  He is a retired special education teacher of 26 years with plenty of great stories to tell working in the education world! Mr. Buck has greatly impacted many students, parents, and support staff in his years of teaching. In this epis...

It's another great day teaching Special Education with middle schoolers! This short little story will tell you a joyful experience I got to have with my students in playing the card game Uno. Uno is amazing, and is a total game changer in switching things up from learning academics. It allows you to help work on social skills, which kids need as they get older.  My students and I loved playin...

Working in groups homes was always a great experience for me. I worked in a variety of different houses and in different locations all throughout my college years. I met great people and made memories that I will never forget.  This story in particular was in a group home with three lovely ladies. One woman, Bon Bon, was an athlete who has autism. Autism is a broad diagnosis, but some of the commo...

Here is another virtual learning story with Mr. Fortnite. Virtual teaching had some interesting moments that no teacher has ever experienced before. I teach in a co-taught math class, which is two adults in one general education classroom to provide extra support for all students. Also, I teach my own classes to work on filling in the gaps of math and English for individual students, and build mor...

More stories with my experience in the group home setting with adults with disabilities. This story, I tell you a little about some joys that you experience while working with adults with disabilities. I am working a night shift with an adult who is Nonverbal, but smarter than what he leads on. He was able to understand most tasks asked of him, or understand a bit of conversations. He responded ei...

Let's dive into some of my group home experiences with adults with disabilities. This story, was a once in a lifetime moment that is crazy and funny all in one. I am working a night shift with an adult who has Bipolar Manic Disorder. Bipolar Manic Disorder is extreme mood swings that include emotional highs and lows. We both had a wild night, while he was in his manic episode screaming fire,...

This week I am telling you a wild moment of my experience teaching a lesson virtually. It has been a roller coaster ride, trying to teach a millions things at once through a screen. However, with challenges there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Those who are helping students virtually, and who have transitioned back into in-person learning, you are amazing!! 

Here's a preview of a new show dropping Friday March 12,2021.