How many copies do you get per month at your school? We get 800 per copier. We only get black and white. I wish we got color! I only use “the good” copy machine. I never run out of copies. Usually onl… more

How much money per year do you get to fund your class room?

I just finished my first home improvement project using power tools. I’m feeling pretty productive about my summer. I’m never able to get anything done around the house during the school year. Anyone … more

Our district might be splitting in a couple years. There is supposed to be a vote for it on this years ballot. Has anyone ever dealt with a district split? I work what my pay and benefits would be lik… more

What is the Amazon create the list about?

With the 4th now having come and past, I am now halfway through my summer break. I’m trying to enjoy it but it is going way too fast! What are some ways I can maximize my enjoyment these last few week… more

Our district gives us a certain amount of paid professional hours per year. We make a plan and then we can receive that pay whenever we complete the hours. I use mine every year to cover the work I ha… more

If you could go back and tell yourself one thing at the start of your career, what would it be? I think I would tell myself that prioritizing my mental health is more important than any task or deadli… more

Heading out on my first trip of the summer!! Just a weekend lake trip with the fam. But I’m excited we are finally going somewhere. I feel like summer doesn’t feel as rejuvenating if you don’t at leas… more

As a teacher with a summer birthday, I always think it’s a bummer that I don’t get to be with students. But it is nice to not have to go to work on my birthday!! I guess in SPED we don’t really have r… more

I saw a student at a McDonalds this week while out with my family. He looked mortified so see me. I spoke to his mom for a bit. I feel as uncomfortable as the kids do sometimes. 😅I don’t live in the … more

At the end of the year, our school has us take all personal items home. I get it, but it’s a pain. A couple years ago, we got the carpet redone. That was the worst! Taking everything out of my room wa… more

My school principal is getting transferred. Everyone is pretty bummed because he is such a good principal. He’d only been there 3 years. Apparently our district is trying to rotate principals more oft… more

Do you prefer to use a general preplanned lesson series or prepare your own lessons for summer school?

Had a dream this week that I only had 2 weeks left of my summer break. I woke up feeling very anxious and stressed!! Anyone have dreams like this? Any tips for how to actually relax over summer break?

Does anyone here have dyslexia certification?
What do I need to do to get that certification?
I have a master of education in gifted, and I really don't want another master's degree.
Thanks in … more

What are the parental leaves like in your district/state? Ours is 6 weeks , or 8 weeks for a c-section. For fathers, I believe it is 5 days. Trying to figure out if I should feel lucky or want more.

So our school does a teacher parade at the beginning of summer (ours is next week) and I was thinking of taking my little kids and having them walk in the parade with me. However I just found out that… more

Are there any SLP's on here that have ever transitioned to private practice? Or are there any that have done private speech sessions on the side? What are the biggest pros and cons and are you mor… more

Besides district trainings, PD days, collab days, etc. what are some things you do to prepare yourself for the upcoming school year? I know our break just began and I'm trying to focus on relaxing… more

We had our end of year PD. Typically, these meetings bore me and don’t touch on things that are super applicable. But we had some presenters from our district come to teach us about different AI techn… more

10 year RSP teacher. I was reassigned to teach a mild mod 3-5 SDC class next school year. My first job after student teaching was RSP 10 years ago. Never had my own class. I would push in and do pull … more

Summer cleaning my classroom was made 10x harder this year because apparently our school is getting new carpet over the summer. I had to box up sooo much stuff and take it home with me! I don't th… more

Is there anyone in the bowl that works at a school specifically for special ed students with disabilities? I have a cousin that is thinking about making the jump to be a teacher at a school near us. S… more

I volunteered to work a couple professional development days this week. Typically they're just 7 hour days where we go to trainings and collaborate on some projects. Is anyone else doing something… more

How to get a teacher license in Texas when you already have a Mississippi teacher license?

Last day of school today! For some reason we made the kids come for just over an hour this morning. We formed a clap-out tunnel for them at the main entrance and they're gone! This school year has… more

In our profession, and with teaching in general, do you think there should be more pay incentives offered to those who are bilingual? Because of my Spanish I have been able to help with speech cases a… more

Looking for an easy to use program or app to make social stories for my students. Any suggestions? At this point I am willing to buy a subscription to something because I need it to be easy to use and… more

Well, the kids are officially going crazy! Yesterday, some kids brought popcorn into the library and then decided it would be fun to smash the popcorn into thousands of pieces scattered everywhere. It… more

Happy last week of school from here in Utah! It is cold and wet here today and I have a million things to do before Friday but I am holding out hope that I'll get it all done before Friday and then hopefully … more

Have you ever had something happen to help you realize just how far you've come? I have been looking into part time jobs for the summer, you know the ones that only pay like $13/hr or whatever. Wh… more

What’s the worst thing that can happen to you the week before school gets out? I’ll go first. Our sped director emailed us yesterday and told us that our school has to conduct a data review, eligibili… more

I got invited to a student's IEP graduation ceremony. It's my first year teaching, and I'm already tearing up just thinking about it. Does anyone else get attached to their students and fi… more