Kassick's Corner

I recently hosted a PD Session with the material of this episode: how can we, as special education teachers, encourage and support students on IEPs systemically? Sure, this is guided towards encouraging collaboration between special education and general education, but, overall, this also serves as a jumping off point for what it truly means to fully support students in the classroom. That is, this for how we can support ALL students.

If you'd like a copy of the presentation I reference to use as a template for your own use, it's free on my teachers pay teachers store!

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I think I'm getting better at this you guys. Tell your friends.

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I'm proud of this one; I hope you find something useful here that you can take back to your classroom.

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The title still fits, but I definitely blacked out in the recording of this LIVE on TikTok. Hopefully, the ideas stick, and, if you're curious to hear more, click on all the links below to see what's poppin'. I'm hoping to start something bigger and better in the future.

Thanks for everyone who stopped by during the live recording - even if just for a minute. Your support and energy is always appreciated here. As it was a live recording, I forgot to add in my little jingle. I'm too lazy to go back and add it - just pretend. :)

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...And other tales of teacher burnout. This is a concept of an episode I've been noodling about for a while. I've caught myself so many times coming home after a long teaching day, parent-teacher conferences, school events, fundraisers, field trips, you name it saying "I've never been this tired before." And I would keep saying it with each new milestone of an experience in this profession. Why are we SO tired and we keep getting MORE tired than we ever thought we could?

Burnout.

You know what else we teachers are guilty of saying? "This has been the hardest year yet." Why? Why are we okay with that? Why are we even saying it?

All that and more on this week's episode. Find something to do, take a walk, sit down, and enjoy ramblings from your truly.

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I wanted (needed) to have a more chill episode, because the world is so heavy for me right now. Instead of talking about the educational state of the world today, I thought I would talk about summertime. It's one of the most sacred teaching times of the whole year. This is how I typically spend mine in the constant effort and work to be better for my kids next year.

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I posted a TikTok that garnered a sizable audience that contained my initial reaction to this news: special education is moving to be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Human Services. This is another move to dismantle and destroy the Department of Education, and I have a lot of thoughts. There's still a lot that needs to take place before this change is official, but it's about time we start the conversation.

Link to research and citations

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This topic is, well, personal, of course. I hope, though, that I am able to continue to shed some light on a topic in teaching that often goes unaddressed. Teachers need a space to talk about the struggles and challenges they have in the classroom and what we can do about it. I focus more on the struggles and challenges aspect in this episode, but try to touch on the solutions to these things. Reach out with any of your own ideas, thoughts, comments, complaints. Let's talk about your neurodivergence and how it shows up in the classroom as a teacher.

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This episode is mostly personal for me, but I hope more of you connect to it as well. This week, we're talking about G R I E F: what it is, how we process it, why it hits teachers so hard, my personal experiences, and the burnout it causes. As teachers, we go through this process all the time, every year. It's about time we talk about it. It's not easy.

Okay, thanks. Enjoy the episode. And all the ones in the future forever and ever.

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I'm back. My last episode said the same thing. This time, though, it's for real. I'm here to talk about teaching, the world of education, and all your feedback on how it's going for you. Thanks for being here. This episode is just a brief hangout - talking about my life, goals, and what's coming up next, and there will be things coming up next.

I did forget, however, to explain the reference to the title of this podcast in the episode itself. "Male Validation and Other Drugs" is an album by Avery Cochrane that I have not been able to stop listening to; this episode's title has been inspired from her album title. It's not mine. I stole it. It's a great album. Listen to it.

Okay, thanks. Enjoy the episode. And all the ones in the future forever and ever.

As always, here's my linktree for a link to all the things. I'm proud of you. Thanks for listening. Thanks for the support. Thanks for being you.

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**All podcast recordings are done on personal time, with personal equipment, and do not represent the views of my school or school district.

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