Lessons and Lattes

Ashley Savage shares the important message of opportunity in her book I want to be a lot. This episode is a real treat as she dives into the struggles of societal pressures of choosing a career and navigating college!

Doug Robertson joins Lessons and Lattes and gives an interesting spin on teaching and leaves us with a beautiful sound bite to keep in the back of our minds as the school year gets started!

Monise Seward talks about the importance of empowering parents to ask questions early and often as part of the IEP process. A recipe is shared at the end for a sweet reward at the end of a long day!

Ambre Lee joins Lessons and Lattes to talk about stories from the SPED classroom and some great programs she is launching to create hands on experiences!

Dr Sam Fecilch joins us today and gives out some great tech apps to use with our SPED students that make learning accessible for all learners.

These tools can be implemented immediately.

SPOILER alert: a recipe for the snickerdoodle latte is given at the end. Super rich episode!

Ryan Reed joins Lessons and Lattes to share his messa.ge of "never stop trying", his experience with FBLA and the importance of never giving up.

Plus a simple recipe for iced coffee is shared at the end!

Candace Boehm joins Lessons and Lattes and talks about "those kids" and the amazing, miraculous things that they are capable of!

Amanda Fox talks about the creation of Zip the Zombie and the essential components to design thinking. This podcast will re-energize you and give you the can do attitude to implement in your classroom. 

Also a recipe for the cold brew coffee soda float is shared in case you are needing a caffeine jolt!

The links referenced in the podcast are:

Design thinking is contagious (youtube)

Zom-be a Design Thinker (youtube)

sustanabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300

teachinglandthebook.com/zom-be

David Frydman @dpfny16 executive director of special education and advocate for students with different abilities joins Lessons and Lattes to talk about SPED teacher retention

@KYgirlinAlabama (Jessica Reed ED.S) joins Lessons and Lattes to talk about inclusion and her experience.  The complexity of integrating students with disabilities  into general education classrooms is touched on as well as the overwhelming/intimidating process. Jessica gives some great tips and advice. A knowledgeable approach is vital to a thriving inclusive environment! 

 Jessica Reed is a special education teacher who is passionate about using technology in the classroom and providing resources for all students. She has a BA from Kentucky in Elementary Education. She has a MA in collaborative teaching from Alabama and an EDS in Instructional Technology from Kennesaw State  University . Jessica is a Google for Education Trainer and has been teaching for 11 years. She is married to Robby and have 1 daughter- Elizabeth (2). She can be found at www.spedtechteacher.com