The Special Educator's Reflective Calendar and Planning Journal

Motivation, Inspiration, and Affirmation

By: Mary Zabolio McGrath, Beverley H. Johns

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Paperback | 21 November 2008

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152 Pages

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"I am in awe of the innovative, relevant, and incredible motivational ideas! This tool addresses many of the most challenging areas of special education and provides strategies, guides, and daily reflections that educators need to continue or reignite the passion that called them to serve as special educators."
-Mary Beth Schafer, Special Education Consultant

Retain your love of teaching and reduce stress through daily reflection and planning!

Refining organizational and time management skills while taking time to reflect on practice can be a challenge for any busy, calendar-driven special education teacher. Following a format similar to the authors' best-selling resource for general education teachers, this concise guide helps special educators plan ahead, manage daily priorities, increase their instructional effectiveness, and nurture their own professional development.

Written by experienced special educators, this daily planning journal takes novice and seasoned professionals from August through July with tips, affirmations, action items, and space for daily to-do lists. Reflective prompts address critical issues such as:

Working with parents
Advocacy for students with special needs
Building team rapport with staff
Writing and implementing IEPs

Use The Special Educator's Reflective Calendar and Planning Journal to advance your growth as a special education teacher and develop skills that will have a positive impact on students' learning and performance.

Industry Reviews

"I am in awe of the innovative, relevant, and incredible motivational ideas! This tool takes many of the most difficult and challenging areas of special education and provides strategies, guides, and daily reflections that educators need to continue or reignite the passion that called them to serve as special educators." -- Mary Beth Schafer, Special Education Consultant "This calendar contains helpful hints that address all aspects of a teacher's life. Where was this calendar when I graduated college?" -- Beverly Levitt, Special Education Teacher "Makes daily tasks easier to remember and complete. It also provides the important opportunity for teachers to assist students with special needs and allow them to progress as much as possible." -- Sharonjoy A. Jackson, President-Elect, Illinois Council for Exceptional Children "The authors highlight the importance of developing a habit of mind for special educators to make a note of their daily observations and reflections about a frustration experienced, a successful new idea they tried, or something new they learned or plan on learning. Teacher candidates, teachers, and teacher educators will find this tool extremely beneficial." -- Sarup R. Mathur, Clinical Professor and Cluster Chair for Special Education Curriculum and Instruction

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