This is so important to keep in mind! 🙌 📷 ASCD

💥Our IEP meetings should not be about what's wrong. They should be about what's possible. Strengths and interests! 💥 #LeadInclusion #globaled #inclusion #UDLchat

💯There are no "special education students." All students are first and foremost general education students. All students belong to ALL of us. 💯 #LeadInclusion #globaled #inclusion #UDLchat

Love this saying.

#SEL #feelings #behavior #support 📸: Simple Reminders

🧐There is something important beneath the surface of behaviors. We have to understand the WHY and the NEED before we can support a more effective interaction.#LeadInclusion #spedchat #allmeansall #successforall #inclusion #edchat #globaled #inclusion #UDLchat

Worried your students are just copy-and-pasting content for assignments? Use these plagiarism tools to check originality. bit.ly/3EndXR5 @mguhlin #ela #teaching #edutwitter #edtech

Behavior charts can end up harming vulnerable learners. They're more about public shaming than self regulation. -jung and smith #LeadInclusion #Globalsped #edchat

The role of a co-teacher is not to be an assistant helping a lead teacher. The co-teachers work together to plan, teach, assess, and reflect. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #SpedChat

👉 Special education isn't a place; it's a service. And the expertise of special educators can benefit more than only students with IEPs. 👈 #LeadInclusion #GlobalEd #udl #UdlChat #EdChat

Students who have disabilities do not have “special needs”; they only have special rights. And any student who has a need, with or without a disability, may benefit from the expertise of a specialist. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #UDLchat #Inclusion #EdLeadership

Colleagues, in case you missed it, Texas Education Agency quietly added full-length STAAR practice tests on the Cambium practice platform on Friday, Sept. 12. If you want to explore the rules of the game our students will play this spring, take a look. 👀 login6.cambiumtds.com/student_core/V…

Ready for your next #IEP meeting? Here are must-do tips to help you prepare. bit.ly/3Uo03Gt via Positively #Learning #sped #teachertwitter #k12

Emotions are neither good nor bad. Students need help identifying and managing their emotions and reactions. We do this by validating emotions and teaching social emotional skills. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #UDLchat #Inclusion #EdLeadership

Remember to take your self. Here are some great ideas from TCEA

Students who need intervention do not belong to special education. Let's embrace the mindset that ALL students belong to ALL of us. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #UDLchat #Inclusion #EdLeadership

Choices give students the space to have autonomy, become intrinsically motivated, and skills to make decisions. Without abundant choice, we teach students that compliance is valued over self-directed learning. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #UDLchat #Inclusion #EdLeadership

What SEL growth can I celebrate? - mailchi.mp/adamsaenz/sel

It's been a while since I've last posted. In the last several months I've retired from Denton ISD after 29 years in education. The next chapter has me opening a business as a consultant and advocate for students with disabilities through 504 or an IEP.

My business can be found at strongertogetherconsultadvocacy.com I look forward to serving families and empowering them to help their children.