Traditional schools are missing opportunities to embrace non-traditional learners. Non-traditional learners do not fit in the square peg, so we must change how we instruct them. We change how we instruct by observing how students process information. Use data to guide the professional on what the child needs. Probably one of the most important components…
Special education is and will increase in the population from now on and in the future. Since the passage of P.L. 94-142, special education has never been fully funded, and it currently receives insufficient funding for students in need of services. So it will continue to put pressure on teachers, administrators, and families. Many teachers…
Starting February 1, 2026, it is required to have cameras in self-contained special education classrooms under the Louisiana Act 479. It is being implemented for safer and more accountable classrooms. Louisiana had a law that allowed cameras to be placed in the classrooms upon parental request. Here is a link about Law 479 https://www.katc.com/news/cameras-to-be-installed-in-special-education-classrooms-statewide-this-school-year One…
Most people think building relationships is only with people. However, if students build relationships with academic content, they will succeed in all they do. Building relations with content is to find what is interesting to the child. The child needs to be an active advocate for what he/she likes with the content. The…
