SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM SET UP 2024 || PART 1 || classroom layout and arranging furniture

Thanks for being here! 🫶🏼 Come with me in today’s video as I set up my classroom layout for my 10th year of teaching! Today’s video is focused on re-arranging furniture and getting the flow of the room just right!
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[@amanda-annenicholson5899]

Hi, I’ve enjoyed your watching your set-up. I’m a learning support teacher/learning centre (SPED teacher) from Nova Scotia, Canada to moderate to serve disabilities. This will be year 6 for me. Please keep sharing. Congrats on the little one! 😊

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

@@amanda-annenicholson5899 Awww thank you so much!! I’m curious how the education system in the US compares to Canada. Does anything stick out to you as being majorly different?

[@SimplyAliceAtHome]

I’ve been a para for the last 7 years. I just accepted a position in a specialized autism classroom, seeing your room makes me excited!

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Congratulations to you!! You’re going to be wonderful!! 🎉🫶🏼

[@TeachDisneyPlans]

I’ve loved watching your videos this summer. I teach in a resource/self contained classroom with students with mild to moderate cognitive disabilities. This will be year 13 for me, I’ve really enjoyed watching your classroom setups and esy videos. I’m a southeast Michigan teacher that starts back at the end of August and hope that you have a great 2024-2025 school year. And congratulations with a little one coming soon!

[@teacherof20]

Year 14 for me! ❤

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Thank you so much! I love connecting with other special education teachers. Have a great school year as well! 🫶🏼

[@shaunahoogland9290]

I am a 4-6th grade resource room teacher from Idaho. I love how you've divided your space up to give students their spaces.

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Hi! Thanks for being here! I am super thankful for the option of the cubicle dividers to be able to do that. Otherwise I’d have to be more creative with the other furniture to divide it up. Have a wonderful school year! ❤️

[@nadiamajors390]

I love watching your videos just to get ideas of setting up a classroom and materials. I am a second year special education resource inclusion teacher in Texas.

[@teacherof20]

Im a Texas teacher too! ❤

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Thank you for being here! Best of luck to you this school year!! ❤️

[@theminimalistteacher]

Fellow special education teacher! 👋 Love your videos!💙

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Yay! Thank you for being here! Have a wonderful school year! 🫶🏼

[@nicoleholmes9743]

Sped teacher in VA . Resource 1st/ 5th this year . I did self contained for years before. Nice to see a sped teacher on KZbin sharing ideas and giving guidance for setting up classrooms. 😊

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Thanks for being here! I’m curious- do you prefer resource or self-contained better? Have a great school year! ❤️

[@nicoleholmes9743]

@@ElainaxStrongerSpEd I had many years where I enjoyed self contained. 😊 However, where I live they tend to put everyone in the same class despite needs and diagnosis and provide minimal help . It took a toll on me and I decide to do resource . Working with gen ed teachers can be difficult and I despise teaching to a test . I don’t love resource but I can focus on teaching more . However, recently it seems the push is to put students who are significantly impacted in gen ed and send the students to resource with minimal assistance 😕 This year I have 12 5th graders in a tiny room with varying abilities in resource at this time no para support . I am seriously considering doing something independent or working in another area outside of public education because it’s not a system set up for success at least where I live .

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

@@nicoleholmes9743 That is so frustrating! I am so sorry to hear that! I can see why you are so burnt out with that situation. I would be struggling with that too.

[@teacherof20]

Everything looks great! ❤

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Thank you so much! 🫶🏼

[@victoriaLL345]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

Thanks for watching! 🫶🏼

[@michellemp1626]

Great video!! Your area looks awesome!! I added Jessica Minahan's Behavior Code to my Amazon cart and will be purchasing it before my school year starts. I teach K-5 art and work with over 600 students and there have been many times when I didn't know how to handle certain behaviors and/or challenging situations. Thank you for sharing!

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

That makes me so happy! Yay!! That will be a great resource for your position. Have a great school year! ❤️

[@michellemp1626]

@@ElainaxStrongerSpEd awesome, I'm looking forward to reading it. 🙂

[@swinapatel9310]

How do you deal with having studnet walk in the hallway as a special education teacher ? Like do you hold their hand ? Just curious please answer .

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

@@swinapatel9310 Our goal is always to reach independence with each student- so no, we don’t automatically hold their hand in the hallways. I do have some students where elopement is a concern, so we might have to hold their hands at different points. However, we try to move to linking arms or walking right next to the student until we can trust them to give them a little more space without being concerned about elopement. Hope that answers your question!

[@swinapatel9310]

@@ElainaxStrongerSpEd what do you mean elopement is a concern with some of your studnets and you have to hold their hand for that? Just don’t understand? Please answer just curious ?

[@ElainaxStrongerSpEd]

@@swinapatel9310 Elopement means a student leaves their assigned area. In the hallway that might mean they run out the door or into a different classroom. Running out the door is obviously a safety concern so we might hold the hand of a student who is at risk for running out the door to prevent that and keep them safe.