Special Ed. Classroom Setup - Independent Work Stations and Visual Schedules

[@tyb1147]

I just love that you are focused on functionality and not decoration. I feel like there are so many teacher youtubers that focus on spending a bunch of money to make the classroom look pretty but then we never really see or hear anything about the content. No shade to those that like to decorate and buy pretty things, but I just love how authentic you and your videos are. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to watch more!!!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

I agree! No shade to the other KZbinrs, they are doing great work! I just do not subscribe to having large amazon boxes in my thumbnails and large hauls! Focus on the kids, the decor can come over time!

[@deedee9312]

You’re the best !! I am a SLP who is now teaching back in the schools since 2016, and it has changed ! So ty for all your videos ! I learn so much from you ! Especially strength , calm and resilience working with children of all levels ❤🎉😂 gid bless you!!!!🎉

[@Flamenco1313]

SLPs rock the house! ❤❤❤

[@caseyhatcher1611]

It is so refreshing to see a sped teacher vlogging! So happy I found you. I'm a k-2 self contained teacher as well.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Yay! Another self contained! We need more!

[@kristinehensch9390]

So grateful for you!! Thank you!!!

[@nataliemadison537]

I think we have the same spirit animal - "Yeah, I give candy, I don't even care." LOVE THIS. And you did footballs and pokeballs, YES!!! I love everything you've done.

[@peonyjen]

You’re so real. So glad I found this channel as a 50-yr old first year sped teacher.

[@lisaarnett8207]

I too am a 50 something sped teacher. Would love to touch base with you and share and compare>>>

[@rajhhare4296]

Lol! Me too!! First time SPED self contained 50 something teacher

[@mbosch501]

OMG!!!! Where have been my whole life!!!! I don’t know how but I came across you and feel so blessed! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! Already started following you on Instagram. I too am a self-contained K-1 teacher and can never ever find videos and good systematic explanations of a class similar to mine. I will most definitely be stalking you!!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Haha thanks for the love! It has been fun to make! Any tips or things you want to add are always welcome! It is hard to find representation of classrooms like ours.

[@jenniferpena48]

I love listening to you. Even when you are just sitting in the dark trying to get your printer to work. 😀 Keep it up!

[@faithreese2791]

You have so many creative ideas for work stations as well as choice boards and storage for small pieces that I never thought of! Amazing stuff! :)

[@deborahnoel818]

Thank you for sharing. My daughter has Global Delayed Development and I am homeschooling her and your videos are exactly what I was looking for. Thank you ❤ for taking time to share

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Wow thank you for sharing! I’m glad this can help students everywhere!

[@deborahnoel818]

@@thatspecialeducator1061 I live in Malaysia so special needs education is usually very expensive or if it is government sponsored there is a long waiting list so thank you again for sharing.

[@rennyreksodipuro7667]

Hi Braelan, greetings from Indonesia! I'm Renny. I have subscribed your channel a few years ago, but recently I checked your channel again since this year my new Learning Support Director is an American and she has opened up my eyes to learn more how to set up a self contained classroom at my school. I am excited about it. Thanks so much for your inspiration, your ideas how to use reuseable resources, not always the fancy and expensive stuff. Very well-explained, too. Best wishes for you!

[@tamarapfeil8239]

Loving the independent work stations, would love to see more. Gets me thinking about how I can adapt to my group of students.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Yay hi Tamara! Thanks for watching this one! After posting this video I have been thinking of other things I want to add based on some teacher suggestions here! I’m with you!

[@melonynieuwenhuys5614]

I'm Mel, from Gauteng , in South Arica. Wow! Im so inspired. I am Montessori Trained with Special Ed but we call it intervention/ remedial education. I have 10 neuro diverse kiddos (multi-aged as well) and I was looking for a different approach, using visual schedules and was really struggling to apply myself to it, this year. I have my own style that works really well and will share with you another day but your work stations and practical solutions are great. thank you for sharing.

[@bridgetgainous5487]

Wow! I learned a lot from your video. I am a regular Ed. third grade teacher, and I didn't realize the work you must put into your day. I like your system. I wouldn't mind seeing your classroom tour. I believe you will have different things to see in your room.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Thanks! Even though special ed and regular Ed are in the same building, it is super different! Hoping to film it soon!

[@maryyoussef9179]

It is totally different indeed . No one knows about the work that the special education is doing

[@anamariagutierrezlugo4611]

I am a new subscriber, I’m in my first year pf teaching and I have a classroom like yours, teaching K-2nd grade. it has been so difficult for me to be able to put together the lessons for each grade and each student level. Really loved your video very helpful!!!! Hugs and kisses from Puerto Rico

[@camillehackshaw4379]

this is such a great video .... I am a preschool teacher from Trinidad and tobago. I am in the process opening my special ed school. With all my years of experience I am sill very nervous .... this video really mend my concerns in the how to department ... million thanks Keep doing ur thing ... looking forward to much more videos ...

[@emilywheat4063]

I'm just about to start my first year in SpEd (transferred from Primary) over here in the UK and I'm SO glad I found you! Your videos are super informative, functional, easy to follow and best of all you are great and funny to listen to. Thanks for taking the time out of your already super busy schedule #teacherlife to make these videos for the rest of us to benefit from! xx

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Hi! Wow! I would love to know what is the same/different that you have noticed about IS and UK schools?

[@botanicalma5135]

Omg yessss i recently bought a bunch of her Task Box Bundles im in Love and so eager to print, laminate and put to use in my Homeschool Academy!

[@jackiebell4388]

I enjoy your videos! It gives me an inside look at a special ed teacher's world. I am a school psychologist and often help teachers with various interventions, strategies and systems. These videos are helpful. I see you put in a lot of work!

[@mizanknits4165]

I am a 2nd year special ed high school transition teacher. I find your videos so helpful. Although we teach different grade levels, I still find things that can be used for my students.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

So glad! I know, special education is so broad and individualized! The challenge is having some representation on the platform! thanks for tuning in!

[@lauraschmigel2274]

Your eyeroll for the pokeballs!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣This is my 1st year, and I just "caught" my 1st pokemon cards found abandoned. I can't wait to see how many I collect! Loving your videos-- more practical than the grad school classes 💞

[@kathleenmixon5897]

I just found your channel and I am hooked! You have such a great way of presenting and the information you give is awesome.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Thank you! Let me know if there are other things you think would be helpful for other teachers!

[@thomgrlisdebra]

Hi, there, I am a K-5 resource teacher, with similar students. I am sooooo glad I found your channel. I am a subscriber!

[@lindleyward5591]

I love your channel!! Thank you for posting so many helpful videos. I'm the only self-contained teacher in my school. Its so nice to see what other special education teachers are doing. ❤

[@MsBonnie1974]

Great ideas for a veteran teacher. I have K, 1, 2 also. Mostly behaviors. But most are pullout. I like the envelopes with the appropriate behaviors pictured when students have to leave. Also like your 3 sided calm area. I saw that earlier. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Thanks!!!

[@underconinout5796]

I am beyond excited to have found your channel! I teach a combo 3-5th SDC class and needed so much help! Can't wait to watch the rest of your videos.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

I’m glad you found it too! that is a hard class and demographic to have! Let me know if there are any other topics that would be helpful to learn about!

[@lifewithkellyg4316]

Yes! Classroom tour!

[@tinabeaver]

You are awesome! I wish we lived in your school district. Cheers!

[@shannongrave6268]

Just ran across your channel and have now shared it with my students as well as some friends. Love both your passion and expertise. Thank you for making these videos!

[@moshiachgirlie]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I'm starting my last semester of student teaching on Tuesday, in a self contained high school room and I'm so nervous! With covid I feel like I haven't learned anything last semester and after watching you explain your classroom and how you structure everything I feel like I'm much more prepared! Definitely subscribing 😍🥰

[@brittanymichelle4511]

Hi! I just found your channel and I’m so happy I did. I teach sped in NJ! Please keep making videos like this...so helpful!!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Awesome! Are there any things you use in your class that you would recommend?

[@cindacat7109]

Love that you have a channel! I also taught a self contained classroom K-3! You are bringing back memories!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Yay! so glad! Self-contained is so much fun!

[@juliecaster9013]

I love love love all your videos! Such great idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@judgrant2396]

teacher in training and I am gaining so much from you. Thanks

[@robinaswad2726]

Thank you so much for sharing. I’m learning so much about teaching in a Self Contained classroom.

[@roseredmayne]

We watched this video in my Special Ed training class! I will definitely take some of these tips in my future classroom!

[@kaminiamitkumar8080]

Hi. Your video is very helpful for making my students to be independent.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

I’m so glad!

[@sophiabakerrichards2379]

I love your videos, i am a teacher in training specializing in Special Education. I'm having problems in understanding IIP and BIP I'm not sure you have any video I could watch. I love you continue to do well. Commenting from Jamaica 🇯🇲.

[@arceliemanicsic9301]

Hello... I am special education teacher in the Phillipines I used to see your videos for my additional knowledge Hpoe this will help me

[@jaquessialawson8853]

Thank you for this video. This is my first year teaching ESE, and omg, I'm going crazy.

[@Lularoejesssanders]

Yes! This was so helpful, thank you for sharing 😊 I have been a resource teacher for 3 years but this year I will be teaching for the first time in a multi grade self contained classroom and I need to know all the things!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Wow! What a switch! Self contained is so fun!

[@poppyrinkle]

I would love a classroom tour. Another great video x

[@mackal1sc1ous]

Yes many of the information is about general education classes. Please don’t feel like your over saturating! I am a new sped teacher and we must run our classes very differently! Thank you for your time and sharing!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Maybe I should make a tour video! You are so right, we have to run things so differently! Honestly, some general Ed teachers might benefit from running their rooms like the special ed teachers!

[@sarahchristensen4234]

awesome video. Thank so much for all the great ideas!

[@ashleyhansen1709]

YESSS to a tour! So glad I found you!

[@journeytothemosthigh5021]

I’m a new subbie, I’m an OT and am very familiar with your setting. I love that scheduling book! Don’t be sorry, these ideas are great! I appreciate you sharing! Definitely do a tour!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Yay OT! I appreciate you perspectives on classroom and student management! Let me know if you want to see anything or if you have any tips or advice!

[@journeytothemosthigh5021]

Absolutely! Thank you, will do!

[@ashleymarques2543]

This is so helpful, great ideas! Thank you!

[@emetblock8589]

I love the schedule books!!

[@lookallaround1]

We need a tour please. You have been most helpful and great ideas.

[@conniechan7632]

wow this is amazing! Thanks for your amazing content!

[@sylviawilliams4712]

I would really like your planning schedules

[@andreariverafigueroa6104]

Hi, I am from Puerto Rico and I begin my journey as a special needs teacher and I would like to see how you organize your day doing the independent work, the class work, teaching an specific theme, the one to one part ect. That I think it would help me alot! Thanks for sharing you knowledge!

[@dars.2165]

Great vid! I’ve learned so much! Thank you!

[@charrissebrandon5161]

I love your classroom. I'm an substitute SPTA. This is my first time working face to face with autsim k to 2. I'm kind of nervous. I heard from school counselor is to model behavior.

[@JN-go2yq]

Wow I'm in New Zealand and I have some students that need these systems. We only get 30 mins a day if the child can get special funding. I will purchase those labels today. Thanks for all your effort in explaining your systems and resources.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Thank you for watching. Glad it was helpful! I had no idea how I would do it when I started, my university didn’t explain these types of things to me

[@thealgopro7366]

Love watching this, once you get to checking their individual work, when do you sit with them to correct their worksheets

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

I never make them redo or correct. I just use it as data and teach to that skill the next day

[@sallybaez1255]

Thank you so much!! this is going to help!

[@michelle2493]

I’m trying to figure out how to affordably make a visual aid for my autistic son who is a very picky eater and has limited speech. Thank you for the tips and that instructional video!

[@RobynRoberto]

This was great, gave me some new ideas to try in my classroom this year!

[@shafeqahmuhammad5347]

Hello my name is Shafeqah I am a prek teacher. I love your Ideas I have a few special need children I would like to see more of your videos

[@Hazeleyesx2]

Great ideas.

[@latifalatifa1838]

Thank you very much you make a very very good job.

[@justinward3814]

You should do a classroom tour

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Yep, check out my other videos. Plenty of classroom tours

[@hannahcarloni4434]

“Yeah, I give my kids candy, I don’t even care” loool thank you so much for this video!

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Haha! I will give candy every time! I am desperate!

[@ivettejimenez9218]

Hannah Carloni candy...a necessary evil.

[@zeecris515]

Would love a room tour.. going on my third year in self contained classroom... I had my perfect setup last year and they closed my school down.. I need new motivation on how to set up my new classroom at my new campus.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Okay, I think I might have to do a classroom tour! 🤞

[@beatrizdeorylouro1257]

Great ideas! Where did you get that plastic-cardboard black piece that you used for an individual timetable? Or how did you call it and I could look for it online? Thankss a lot!

[@denisecaywood6897]

I am new and have 3 AU 1 Downzes all nonverbal and in collaborative 4 year old class = I just bought your bundle on TPT

[@kylarichardson7823]

do you do Eureka Math? I just found your channel. I can't wait to dig in your videos. I co-teach kinder and hopefully 1st grade. I can't wait to implement some of your ideas.

[@robertm8656]

This is awesome

[@pinkqueenscookie]

I am also obsessed with Especially Education! Hahaha my gen ed coworkers are like (O.o) ‘hey you actually use cool things I could use too’ 😂 I am also a k-2 self-contained teacher but mine is based in ABA (applied behavior analysis). I liked your schedule ideas. My earlier learners actually all use a visual schedule on the wall, I’ve personally never had a problem getting them to use it so it’s interesting to see another opinion. But I also do center style rotations so they all have to transition every 21 minutes anyway.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

That is great! I used to be. BCBA, I still have my certification and everything. I will probably keep it up. I love aspects of ABA but I also have some practices that I prefer to use a different method! But ABA works! And works well for some kids!

[@pinkqueenscookie]

That Special Educator That’s awesome! That’s my goal in the future but for now I’m just focusing on finishing my MS. Could you tell me where you got the pull out tab with the shapes, numbers, and letters? Not sure if it was in this vid because I binge watched all your videos lol. K-2 teachers are rare on YT, especially another teacher ‘of color’ lol

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

The Kinderhearted Classroom kindergarten name tags

[@pinkqueenscookie]

That Special Educator Thank you🤗

[@VanessaVilla-Reyes]

For work systems, what is your idea to indicate what students should do after they complete their three activities?

[@christak122]

Thank you for the videos! Please how can I get the visual schedules?

[@miaadam1574]

Thanks for sharing. My 5yo pre-verbal child started kindy this year and we’re at the stage where he’s discovering more play and now follows the routine but still doesn’t have the best attention. Should we follow his lead with specific interest activites or try and get him doing what we want him to learn? Is there an age where we need to get him to follow class?

[@jenniferlangford9693]

How many task boxes do you have overall? How do you rotate them aside from assesing specific goals?

[@dance4bliss]

Do you get a budget at your school for supplies? Or do you spend your own money for your supplies?

[@lakrishiw]

I need the Ring prompts. Where do I get it?

[@ajailene98]

Do you have any tips for at home services? I started taking care of an autistic kid (13) and would appreciate some tips since I don't have much experience but im willing to learn.

[@robertami8632]

Would love some advice on where to start watching your videos. I'm a first grade teacher in an international school in China- was supposed to be a main stream US English Curriculum. I have 3 students with good English and 7 students with no English- 1 has Down Syndrome, 4 are 5 and should be in Kinder not First, and an ADHD. How can I manage the class without marginalizing one end or the other.

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

That’s a great idea! Maybe I will make some sort of playlist for how yo start from the beginning!

[@victoriaLL345]

Very informative.

[@maddie7899]

Thanks for this! How often do your students do task boxes/independent work stations? I’m a new sped teacher and most of my teaching has been distance learning, but I’m thinking ahead for if/when we ever go back 🙄 I teach HS sped self contained (setting 4 school in MN), and what I am most worried about is making a schedule that works.

[@maddie7899]

Aaaand I just saw you have a video on your schedule, yay!! Thank you for sharing all this great advice and tips!

[@teresafavors9148]

I love your videos😀

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Awww thank you!

[@Sherizum]

How do you put the tokens board on the photo box? Hot glue, tape, Velcro?

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Any and all of the above!

[@amberkroschel8058]

Love it & sooooo my life too! I give candy too & “don’t even care” 😂 #minim&msarelife

[@michellenicole2807]

I am going into my second year of teaching 6th grade ELA. I want to make my library section also a space for flexible seating/cool down. What reflection sheets/cool down aids would you recommend leaving in that section of the room?

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Oooo that sounds so awesome! Good for you for making a cool down area! A timer so there is an end time, mazes, coloring pages, and some sort of reflection sheet having them identify the emotion the have. Some cool sensory things would be cool, even for older kids such as sand, putty, slimy putty, and stress balls. The rule is that, if it becomes a toy it gets taken away! They won’t want to ruin it for others!

[@michellenicole2807]

That Special Educator great ideas! Thank you so much for the input :)

[@emmawhitehead7937]

What laminator do you use? Do you have any that you would suggest??

[@Flamenco1313]

Lakeshore is a workhorse.

[@madeleinembale3637]

You are amazing. How is it possible that I didn't see your videos can you be my mentor?

[@sylviawilliams4712]

I'm a South African teacher working with 14 learners on different levels

[@Fcmas82]

Olá 👋 sou nova aqui

[@thatspecialeducator1061]

Ola!

[@tabbyteaches]

Hey girl! I just stumbled across your channel and ugh your insight and resources you mention are so so helpful! Thank you for being you, you’re doing a great job! 🫶🏻🫶🏻