This is my fourth year at McEachern but I have been teaching special education for the past 27 years and have worked with students having a wide variety of disabilities including autism, intellectual disabilities, behavioral disorders, and learning disabilities. Most of my career has been spent teaching in a self-contained classroom and I love finding new and innovative ways to help my students learn.
I graduated from Valdosta State University with a degree in Intellectual Disabilities and a Master’s Degree in Behavioral Disorders. I received my Education Specialist from Piedmont College in the area of Curriculum and Instruction.
I have a photography business on the side and enjoy doing portrait, family and outdoor photography. My favorite photography subjects are my three children. I have two 15 year old girls adopted from China and a son who is a sophomore at KSU this year. We are currently in the process of adding a little boy with Down Syndrome from Hong Kong to our family.
Happy Thursday!
I hope everyone is doing well and having a beautiful Thursday. Today I added a couple of links to music videos the kids will enjoy. Kids math and numbers songs and Sight Word High Frequency Words rap are two that they’ve enjoyed in class so I though they might like to hear themn at home. Stay safe and let me know if you need anything. I can’t believe next week is the last week of school!
Happy Hump Day!
I hope everyone is staying healthy and having a good week. I added a link today for 30 new virtual field trips, some of the ones included you may have already seen but most of them are new ones. Also, a new Signing Time video entitled Earth has been added.
Please disregard the email you received yesterday about me picking up items next week. After some consideration I have decided to let students keep their supplies over the summer and bring them back in the fall. I will check them back in when students return in the fall. This will allow students to continue to utilize the items during the summer if they choose to do so .
I do still need updated progress on goal participation if you have not sent it to me; I will be texting parents individually for that information if I haven’t received it.
Have a Terrific Tuesday
I added a read aloud story today entitled How to Defeat the Icky Filthy Creepy Slimy Coronavirus. It’s a kids book that eplains handwashing and important ways for kids to stay safe. Also there is a link to an episode of Numberjacks in case anyone wants to get their math on. I hope everyone has a fabulous day, stay safe and let me know if you need anything. I’ll be working in the classroom today.
Happy Monday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend. Today’s new links include a Fitness Blender Kids workout and a new Signing Time video entitled Incredible Insects.
I can’t believe this is the next to the last week of school! This last month has flown by in spite of being stuck at home. If you haven’t already sent me your child’s progress sheet checklist I’ll be emailing parents this week for updates so that I can complete progress reports in goalview. Again, please don’t worry if you haen’t been able to do them, I just need to report it.
Happy Thursday
I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day and staying healthy. In today’s virtual field trips you will be able to explore Ellis Island and the Hawaii Pipeline. Don’t forget to check out this month’s Unique Learning Activities and read Jordan’s First Job. I’ll be contacting all of you in the next week or so to see how your student is progressing toward goals at home. This 6 weeks progress report will be based on the information you submit and you can use the forms I emailed several weeks ago just to check off whether or not they were able to participate in their goals at home. I realize that some of them are unable to be addressed at home and that’s perfectly fine, just mark it on the sheet. Let me know if you need me to send them again and I’ll be happy to.
