In this episode, we will talk about tips for the start of the year from a general education teacher - Audra Alexander!  We will discuss  setting up the room, important information to share right away, and how to connect and build relationships from the start of the school year. 

In this episode, we’ll talk about everything data collection!  We’re going to start off by giving some tips and strategies for starting off a new school year, then we’ll talk about managing all of the data and prioritizing.  With this, we’ll talk about different kinds of data.  Then we’ll wrap up by discussing paper-based data and digital data, while we touch on student data privacy.  This episode will be the first of many episodes that discuss data collection as its an integral part of special education. 

This is our first episode! Hear us exchange tips and tricks for starting the new school year, including:

• Getting a handle on new IEPs
• Scheduling student services and consultation meetings
• Physically setting up the room
• Introducing yourself to parents