A Day in the Life of a Special Education Teacher

This article is a great example of what a special education teacher deals with on a daily basis.  Whether you teach special education or general education we all work hard but it is helpful to be able to understand the point of view of your co-workers.  After having worked in the Early Childhood Program, which makes me a classroom teacher following a curriculum and includes the responsibilities of a special education teacher, meeting goals and objectives in the IEPs, I have had a healthy dose of both worlds.  I would much prefer to have the responsibilities of one or the other because both at the same time are very labor intensive.

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110227/A_NEWS/102270317/-1/NEWSMAP

Declining Special Education Numbers

This is an interesting article.  There are a few schools in Northern Michigan experiencing this same phenomenon.  This is one of the reasons my job was cut from full time to part time; we did not have the special education numbers in the elementary school to justify two resource room teachers.  This is great but also very unexpected for many schools experiencing this.

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/schooled/article_070cc44c-42c6-11e0-9b87-001cc4c03286.html

Great Technology Tips

This is a great, quick read for elementary teachers who want to bring technology into their classroom.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/technology-tips-younger-elementary?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Changes in Technology in Education

While I feel this author's outlook is a bit bleak, it is probably true.  I wish education could catch up faster!

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/technology-future-education-learning-bob-lenz?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

This Teacher Truly Understands Technology and Teaching

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/farmville-standards-linda-deneher?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

This is such a cool idea.  I wish I would have thought of it.  What a great way to ingrate technology and engage students.

Technology Integration

This is a good post although the title is a bit misleading.  It is entitled "A Two-Step Approach to Integrating Technology".  When you begin reading the article you realize technology has been integrated into her classroom already.  This should be entitled "A Two-Step Approach for using Best Practices With Technology".  Either way it is a good read if you are currently using technology on the classroom.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/two-step-tech-integration-elementary-mary-beth-hertz?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Great Article for any Subject

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/nuclear-war-climate-change/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Not only is this a truly interesting article, it has so many possibilities in the classroom.  This could be a great starter for an amazing discussion or project.