Ten Teacher Blogs worth Reading

These blogs were super interesting and informative on all things special education!

http://toad-allyexceptionallearners.blogspot.com/ Toad-ally Exceptional Learners

Ms. Whiteley is a K-6 resource room teacher in Colorado. She provides printable resources, Common Core and MAPS resources for NWEA testing as well as information about autism and general facets of her teaching journey.

https://photomatt7.wordpress.com/ From the Desk of Mr. Foteah: Inspiration from Inside the Classroom Matt Ray is an elementary special educator who goes by Mr. Foteah (a hybrid between Fo for photography and Teah for teach).  His blog has been nominated for awards three times by EduBlog and provides teacher tips from classroom management to short stories and poems worth reading.

https://specialed.wordpress.com/ The Life that Chose Me A blog anonymously written by “Dick Dalton” who teaches special education in high school and previously taught students with severe disabilities in Georgia. His blog discusses the IEP process and other special education topics from both a parent and teacher perspective as he has two sons with special needs.

http://extraspecialteaching.blogspot.com/ Extra Special Teaching Angelia is a second grade resource room teacher in Hawaii, but moves often as her husband is a marine. She works with all types of disabilities and shares resources, freebies, and lesson plan ideas.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/ On Special Education – Education Week’s Blog The blog posts On Special Education are written by Christina Samuels. It provides the most recent news in special education and trending new tips for teaching for both parents and teachers.

http://assistivetek.blogspot.com/ Assistive Technology Brian Friedlander blogs about assistive technology in special education and how it can be best used. He provides examples of assistive technology, a review on the products he discusses and why he thinks they are useful and appropriate for students.

http://michellespecialeducation.blogspot.com/ Special Education Strategies and More.. Michelle teaches special education in Florida, mainly at the elementary and preschool level. She shares strategies and thoughts on early intervention for parents and teachers.

https://specialedandme.wordpress.com/ Special 2 Me Leila is a resource specialist teacher who writes in a very humorous way and has been sharing her teaching journey since her first year of teaching seven years ago. She shares a variety of teaching resources, book reviews, freebies and reflections on all things in her life.  

http://successfulteaching.blogspot.com/ Successful Teaching Patricia Hensley is a veteran special education teacher turned Exceptional Needs Specialist. She enjoys sharing strategies and tips about discipline, field trips, habits of an effective special education teacher and so many more.

http://www.teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/ Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs Kate Ahern, an assistive technology specialist and teacher to students with multiple or significant special needs, blogs about resources and ideas for teachers. She shares ideas on what assistive technology works best with what population in a straight-forward and positive way.