Author: madelynvictoria

  • Case Manager Time Management

    Case Manager Time Management

    Special educators often have extremely busy schedules! It can be challenging to find ways to get everything done during the school day. Use this tool for ideas on how to effectively manage your time to maximize efficiency.

  • Co-Teaching Collaboration Template

    Co-Teaching Collaboration Template

    Before we embark in co-teaching, it is important for co-teachers to establish strong rapport and norms within the shared classroom. This tool provides a template for teachers to engage in this trust-building process.

  • Co-Teaching Models Guide

    Co-Teaching Models Guide

    Co-teaching is a widespread instructional practice to support diverse learners and their peers in the general education classroom. What are some of the commonly used co-teaching models and how can we prepare for them in our co-taught classroom? Check out this tool to find out.

  • Planning for All Learners – Focal Student Strategy

    Planning for All Learners – Focal Student Strategy

    By focusing on focal students, teachers engage in more inclusive instructional planning that benefits all students. This tool provides a framework for this process, offering specific student scenarios, strategies, and tools.

  • Diverse Learner Teacher Retention

    Diverse Learner Teacher Retention

    Diverse Learners Cooperative facilitated a study of diverse learner teacher retention across the state of Tennessee. The goal of this effort was to pinpoint factors that influence a special education or English learner educator to enter, remain, or leave the classroom role. Use this resource to build awareness and understanding, leverage recommendations to improve practice,…

  • Ensuring FAPE for Students with Disabilities during COVID-19

    Ensuring FAPE for Students with Disabilities during COVID-19

    How can we ensure FAPE for students with disabilities during school closures or in virtual settings? This resource uses student profiles to help educators navigate the challenges of flexible school schedules.

  • Funding All Learners

    Funding All Learners

    In this resource, we present three case studies and highlight the financial challenges schools face to support the needs of students with disabilities. Use this resource to build awareness and advocate for funding equity for all learners.

  • Myth vs. Fact: Special Education

    Myth vs. Fact: Special Education

    What do we believe students with disabilities are capable of learning and achieving? What do we believe is true for students in special education as a whole? Unfortunately there are many common myths and misconceptions about students with disabilities that inform decision-making in schools today. One of the easiest ways to advocate for students with…

  • Build Your Classroom Library: Representation Matters

    Build Your Classroom Library: Representation Matters

    In honor of Black History Month, we would love to invite you into a celebration of Black authors and illustrators. We have chosen books of these writers that feature Black protagonists, knowing that classroom libraries often lack stories that offer a diversity of heroes and heroines. Books have to power to be mirrors (affirming of…

  • Myth vs. Fact: English Learners

    Myth vs. Fact: English Learners

    What do we believe to be true about English learners? Whether you’re an educator, or simply a supporter of education, knowing the truth about this growing group of students is important. The more we share the truth, the better conversations we can have in schools and public spheres to improve their outcomes. We’ve listed 8…