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Dawn Ellis has been teaching for over 12 years in elementary and preschool special education and has an Educational Specialist degree in Special Education. Dawn has also a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Exceptional Needs Specialist. She has worked with inclusion, resource, severe/profound, and autism classrooms throughout the years. She has been a state finalist for Teacher of the Year, as well as other awards within the district and state. One of her most noted accomplishments is starting a school garden and coffee cart that was accessible and maintained by our students in the self-contained special education classroom. When she's not teaching, she is a mom, an avid reader, and also a podcaster. She has a podcast specifically designed for special education teachers, Be The Exception, to gain weekly tips to use in their classrooms. She also maintains a blog, sticker shop, TPT store, and a social media presence as Cultivating Exceptional MInds where she creates and shares time-saving strategies and resources for special education teachers. Links Mentioned: Escape RoomsBlog Post: Board GamesBlog Post: ESYBlog Post: Take Your Sick DaysFind Cultivating Exceptional Minds Online:WebsitePodcastInstagramTikTokEtsyTeacher's Pay Teachers

Sarah Paul is a reading interventionalist for kindergarten through third grade. Prior to that, she taught first grade. She has a blog called Sarah's Teaching Snippets that she started in 2010. She started studying dyslexia about ten years ago, which began her journey with the science of reading. She has received OG training through the Dyslexia Training Institute and additional training through PDX Reading Specialist. Links Mentioned: Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally ShaywitzExplicit Instruction by Anita ArcherSpeech to Print Louisa MoatesEquipped for Reading Success by David KilpatrickSpeldsa.orgAssessmentsFind Sarah's Teaching Snippets Online:WebsiteFacebookInstagramTeacher's Pay Teachers

Caitlin is a certified special education teacher and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She works full time as a behaviorist for a public school district. In addition, she teaches part time for Rutgers University (Graduate School of Education) and manages a successful Teachers Pay Teachers store (Beltrans Behavior Basics).Find Beltran's Behavior Basics:InstagramTeachersPayTeachers

Meredith Mitchell is a special education teacher with over 20 years of experience. In 2021, she was named teacher of the year for the state of Alabama for District III.Meredith has her own special education consulting business called Meredith Mitchell’s Methods. She speaks at conferences all over the south east educating other special educators on how to write IEPs that are manageable, measurable, and meaningful. She is also a Master IEP Coach.When she not teaching, she spends time with her family. Meredith is married and has three children. She stays busy going to soccer games, tumbling practice, girl scout meetings, and taekwondo.Links Mentioned:IEP Essentials ToolkitFind BIAS Behavioral Online:WebsiteFacebookInstagramOverbooked

Brittany Blackwell, M.Ed. is an award-winning special educator and self-care strategist from South Carolina with over ten years of experience working with elementary and middle school classrooms. Brittany is no stranger to teacher burnout and has a passion for empowering teachers, parents, and students to prioritize self-care and mental health. Brittany's digital approach to self-care through digital planning, vision boards, and strategies has reached the homes of thousands of educators across the world. Also known as "MsPrincessTeach" on Tiktok, Brittany's social media following grew through her fast-paced, lighthearted tutorials and humorous real life experiences. Brittany helps teachers create their own Individualized Self-Care Plan by providing sustainable strategies, handcrafted products, and digital resources to reduce stress, automate the mundane tasks of teaching, and prevent overall teacher burnout. Her approach gives support so that educators can maximize fulfillment and effectiveness in their personal and professional lives.Links Mentioned:The Individualized EduCare ProgramUntamedTiny HabitsThe Resilient Teacher PodcastFind Teaching Mind Body and Soul: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTikTok

Tiffaney is a Special Education teacher and single mother who finally decided to go for her dreams of designing shirts and becoming a Special education teacher.Links Mentioned:Happy MailFind De'avionBlu Innovations:WebsiteInstagram

Dana Howell is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the face behind BIAS Behavioral. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of special education. Her mission is to help parents and school professionals learn evidence-based strategies which they can use to safely manage challenging behavior. She breaks down tough behavioral concepts into visually engaging, actionable steps that anyone can use.Links Mentioned: Smarty SymbolsVisual Supports on TpTFind BIAS Behavioral Online: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTeacher's Pay Teachers

Emily Norris is an Alabama native passionate about inclusive education for all! She is currently a K-3 resource special education teacher servicing children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Specific Learning Disabilities. Emily has served on the Teach it Special team as a presenter, won Teacher of the Year for her sweet school for the 2020-2021 school year, and presented multiple times for differing professional development platforms on supporting behaviors in the general education classroom. Emily is married to Tyler and the reside in their happy hometown with their dog Beatrice. Links Mentioned: Lessons and Latte's Progress Monitoring PageAutism Resource Classroom Data SheetGOAT Educators: Trauma InformedTeach It SpecialFind Emily Online: Instagram

Jennifer has held a variety of roles in special education for over 25 years! She entered the classroom every day dedicated to making learning inclusive AND engaging. As much as she loved seeing her students' faces light up, she now feels the EXACT same way mentoring other teachers. Through instructional coaching, mentoring, and content creation, Jennifer is sharing what she’s learned along the way. At Positively Learning Blog, you will find behavior supports grounded in restorative practice, tried and true tips on incorporating fine motor development skills through literacy, literature recommendations to build your classroom community, and that's just a start!In summary, Jennifer stays busy behind the scenes supporting you while you're busy changing lives!Links Mentioned:Swipe File YouTube LinkSpecial Educator's Resource RoomFind Positively Learning Online: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTeacher's Pay Teachers

I could sit and talk about special education all day long. In this surprise, finale episode, I invited back all of this season's guests to talk about several special education topics. Links Mentioned: Amanda's Solid Colored Amazon ShirtsAmanda's Camo Amazon ShirtCassandra's Snow Shoveling Meme

Cassandra is a self contained behavior teacher from Indiana. She's a good friend of mine and is always full of helpful ideas and strategies. She's a full time teacher and mom to a newborn. She's sharing her tips for making data collection easier to save you time!

Stephanie is the author behind Mrs. D’s Corner. She’s your go-to-girl for inspiration on everything elementary special education. Her passion is making grade-level content functional, engaging, and meaningful for all students, and to make learning fun and easy by providing tried and true lessons and activities that are implementation ready, differentiation provided.She provides tips, tricks, and hacks that actually work in the special education classroom setting. And she’s your biggest advocate when it comes to taking care of yourself (because you are important too!).For as long as she can remember, she has always wanted to be a teacher. You know, the taking extra worksheets at school to come home and teach my [invisible] students kind-of-always-wanted-to-be-a-teacher.After 9+ years in the field, she knows first hand how exhausting teaching can be, yet how absolutely wonderful and life changing it is. Links Mentioned: Draft StickersIntentional IEP MembershipWrights Law Find Mrs. D’s Corner:WebsiteInstagramFacebookTeacher’s Pay Teachers