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18 Ways to Scare a Social Worker

18 Ways to Scare a Social Worker

I recently saw a hilarious post on Sublime Speech about the Spookiest Things To Do To an SLP. I figured I’d jump on the fun and make a list for school social workers as well (I did borrow a few of hers!)!

  • Blinking voicemail light to start the day
  • A move-in student with a behavior plan and social work minutes
  • “unfounded”
  • Medicaid
  • Burps, gas, and runny noses
  • “I DIDN’T TAKE MY MEDICINE TODAY!”
  • An invasion of the Unthinkables
    – A required 8-hour workshop that doesn’t offer CEUs
  • “I don’t allow _______ accommodation in my classroom.”
  • 10 calendar days or 10 school days?
  • An IEP invitation for tomorrow morning at 8:00 am
  • “My child has ADHD, and Bipolar Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, and ODD, Tourette’s, and Anxiety, and Autism. They also have bad handwriting and can’t tie their shoes.”
  • Required professional development about teaching math under Common Core
  • Changing special ed. legislation
  • SQUIRREL!!!
    – Questionable administrator discipline handlings
  • License renewal time!
  • Overdue re-evals

Anything I should add? What else scares you!?

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Tips & Tricks :: 25 Best Classroom Management Tips

25 Classroom Management Tips

 

Anyone out there have a class this year that’s just one of “those classes?” You know, the ones you swear are going to force you into retirement 5, 10, or 25 years early? The ones who leave you so exhausted at the end of the day all you want to do is curl up with the germ-infested pillows in your reading area and sleep for about 60 years?

Well, a friend of mine recently shared this article with me, jokingly asking if I had written it. As much as I’d love to take credit for them, I did not write it! However, they are AMAZING classroom management tips that I think everyone who works in schools should try.

Take a look and Happy Friday!

 

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New Product :: 2014-2015 Yearly Planner

2014-2015 Yearly Planner

 

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been scrambling to get this product finished and posted (seriously…just ask my husband who hasn’t hardly seen me since the beginning of August!) So, it is with great pride that I announce it is finished! I’ve written before about how much I love the Erin Condren Life Planner. However, I know it’s not within everyone’s budget to get it. In addition, I wish that a few things were more tweaked for special education-type people, so I also created a super cute yearly planner AND matching pages for teachers and special education people!

The yearly planner has monthly, weekly, and undated daily pages. Weekly pages also have an inspirational quote on them, because who among us couldn’t use a little cheering squad every now and then?! A matching cover, spine labels, and section dividers are also included.

Another cool thing is that these pages are completely editable. The download includes ready-to-print PDFs but also Powerpoint files that you can fill out on your computer and print (or not if you’re short on ink!).

And the best part? With the amazing way TpT works, I can update the product for you each year and you can redownload the new year’s pages for FREE! So basically, get this planner now and never again pay for another one…ever!

Here’s a peek inside:

2014-2015 Yearly Planner

2014-2015 Yearly Planner

2014-2015 Yearly Planner