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How to Use Visuals for Running Centers Smoothly

How to Use Visuals for Running Centers Smoothly

Back to School Behavior Blog New Teachers

How to start a behavior management system in your self-contained class

How to start a behavior management system in your self-contained class

Back to School Blog Elementary Inspiration Schedules Visuals

Classroom Schedule for Elementary Self-Contained

Classroom Schedule for Elementary Self-Contained

Back to School Blog Elementary New Teachers Preschool Visuals

 5 Visuals for Preschool Special Education Classrooms on Day 1

 5 Visuals for Preschool Special Education Classrooms on Day 1

Blog Data Elementary High School IEP Middle School Organization

How to Organize IEP Binders

How to Organize IEP Binders

Behavior Blog Data IEP Professional Development Simple Classroom

How to Set Up IEP Goal Bins for Easy Progress Monitoring

How to Set Up IEP Goal Bins for Easy Progress Monitoring

Behavior Blog Data IEP Simple Classroom

How to Set Up IEP Goal Bins to Simplify Progress Monitoring

How to Set Up IEP Goal Bins to Simplify Progress Monitoring

Academics Blog Centers Data Elementary High School IEP Middle School

How to Use Data Folders

How to Use Data Folders

ABA Back to School Blog Classroom Setup

Utilizing the Prompting Hierarchy

Utilizing the Prompting Hierarchy

Blog New Teachers Preschool Schedules

Preschool Special Education Sample Schedule

Preschool Special Education Sample Schedule

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Back to School Prep for High School Special Ed Teachers

Back to School Prep for High School Special Ed Teachers

Academics Blog Fine Motor High School Life Skills Social Emotional Learning Social Skills Task Boxes Visuals

Top 10 Functional Resources for High School Special Ed

Top 10 Functional Resources for High School Special Ed

Academics Blog Data IEP Middle School Organization

What to Include in Your IEP Binder for Middle School Special Education

What to Include in Your IEP Binder for Middle School Special Education

Blog Classroom Setup Life Skills Middle School Organization Schedules Simple Classroom Visuals

Setting Up a Middle School Life Skills Classroom

Setting Up a Middle School Life Skills Classroom

Blog Classroom Setup Elementary New Teachers Schedules

A Day in the Life of a Self-Contained Teacher

A Day in the Life of a Self-Contained Teacher

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I'm Alyssa Shanahan -- a former Elementary Special Ed & Life Skills teacher. My classroom focus was always to keep things simple, increase communication, and build independence. Simply Special Ed's goal is to help teachers and students reach their full potential in and out of the classroom!

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