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adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

One in five U.S. children had two or more ACEs

most educators encounter trauma-affected students throughout their careers

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Can you tell me about a successful behaviour management strategy you have used in the past that helped engage a pupil or group of pupils?

expect to hear things like: to improve skills and independent learning; to encourage team work; to gain a qualification; for enjoyment (very important, rarely mentioned); to enhance other subjects; to develop literacy, numeracy and ICT skills; to improve career prospects; self discipline; memory development; to encourage life-long learning in that subject.

Why do we teach x in schools?

If you overheard some colleagues talking about you, what would they say?

Why do you want to work in special education?

Why do you want to work in this school?

We want to see clear indications that candidates have done background work about our school and can talk about why the way we work appeals to them. We'd always want candidates to have visited the school so they should be able to flesh this out with specific examples of what they thought based on their visit.

A question that is specific to the candidate's letter of application

What are the key qualities and skills that students look for in teachers?

"Liking young people. Fairness. Consistency. Sense of humour. Passion for their subject. Good at explaining new concepts/ideas. Able to make the topic or subject relevant. Able to make everyone feel comfortable and confident about contributing."

Evaluate your lesson

If we decided not to appoint you, what would we be missing out on?

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Specialized Teaching Strategies

Select a meaningful goal or skill the student will need to learn and present it at the level of the student; Provide a simple rationale to help the student understand the relevance of the skill; Give clearly stated task directions (limit the number of steps) and ask the student to repeat or paraphrase the directions to ensure understanding; Break tasks into small steps and demonstrate each step; Provide opportunities for student response and practice at an appropriate pace; Provide immediate feedback and error correction when necessary—feedback should be positive and systematic; and Use verbal praise and encouragement frequently.

Use a direct statement telling the student to start (rather than stop) a behavior; Look directly at the student as you give the request, move close, and use a soft, calm voice.; speak clearly, slowly and concisely—do not shout. Limit requests to only two or three at a time and give requests that the student is capable of following; Allow enough time for the student to follow through; and Recognize their effort with verbal praise and encouragement.

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Classroom Interventions for Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Setting the Stage

Common Sequelae of TBI

Assessment

How long do you need speech therapy?

How successful is speech therapy?

Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders. It is performed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs), which are often referred to as speech therapists.

collection of resources you’re finding helpful and wanted to share

collection of anti-racist resources for educators,

ALL students need and deserve characters who look like them and experience life’s challenges in a way that reflects their own

equally important that students explore cultures and experiences different from their own

use empowerment tools

Teaching Tolerance’ is a plethora of free and easy-to-access resources for anti-bias education. It offers lessons and strategies to ground my instructional practices in equity and social justice

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onversation starters, reflection questions, even writing prompts that have empathy embedded into them, can help people of all ages break through the paralysis of not knowing what to say and/or the fear of saying something insensitive or offensive

address the intersectionality of antiracism and educational technology, along with its importance for educators regardless of where they fall in their career.

Be the equity leader in the building

onversation of racism will show up in your hallways. Deal with it. Do the work.

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stand in the gap for students

alking about race is a college/career readiness skill

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In the early 1980’s, there were important advances in the design and application of interventions for challenging behavior. These advances were driven by research on innovations in approaches for behavior change and shifts in cultural values about the use of aversive and dehumanizing intervention practices with vulnerable populations. The non-aversive technology that emerged in the late 1980’s and early 1990s for addressing the challenging behaviors of individuals with severe disabilities was referred to as positive behavioral support (PBS). This approach included the use of functional assessment, antecedent manipulations, teaching strategies, and changes in reinforcement contingencies with a focus on achieving lifestyle changes as the outcome of intervention.