That Special Educator

I wish I had taken these things into consideration during my first round of teacher interviews! Here are the 5 things I think are crucial to consider.

My blog post discussing all of this goodness: https://braelanmartin.com/blog-3/5-things-to-look-for-in-a-special-education-job

Blog: https://braelanmartin.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAc0_6yP7RQuOPrfkb0ODw

YAY! I was able to interview Rachel from Safe Space Teaching! She is amazing and had so many great things to say! We focused a lot on de-escalating children, working with general educators to support students with challenging behavior, and more! You might even find an embarassing story from my childhood in this episode!!

Rachel's Website: https://safespaceteaching.com

Rachel's Instagram: @_safespaceteaching

This is a very random podcast! I share a lot of random thoughts with my best friend Cassie! I needed a break from teacher stuff! Don't listen if you do not care!! Love you all!

Check out Cassie's work: https://brain-arts.org/blog?post=van-buren-records-saint-lyor-drops-debut-ep-if-my-sins-could-talk

Teacher Brett is a Virtual Special Education teacher who has been teaching online for a few years now! She is a wealth of knowledge about building a classroom community, running IEP meetings, and more while teaching online. She also makes very informative Youtube Videos! I am so excited that you all get to hear all that she has to offer!

Instagram: @ggkteacherbrett

Youtube: Teacher Brett

This week I interviewed Ilyse, my classmate who is currently working as a Special Education Teacher in a Bilingual setting. She shares all about the challenges on Special Education and Bilingual education. We touch on ways to support new educators, how to avoid burn out, and ways to build relationships with families who speak another language! She is awesome!

My dream as a Special Education teacher was to get my classroom to have as rich of a culture as any other classroom. These are a few of the things that I have done to create a rich culture!!

I got the privilege to interview Melissa from Extra Special Education! She is an incredible Special Ed Resource Teacher in the sunny state of Florida. This episode is incredible. We talk about all sorts of things; how she got into education, the pressure of being a special ed teacher, how Youtube has helped us become better teachers, and ways to balance our life and our work!

Thank you again Melissa, it was so fun!

Her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxDuEL64CdwlW1q7z24V7Ug

Her instagram: @extraspecialeducation

Where to find me:

www.thatspecialeducator.com

@that_special_educator

Today I interviewed my favorite person, my brother Atencio. In this episode we talk all about what it was like for him in school. Atencio had some challenges with attention, focus, and complying with the school rules. We break down why it was so hard, what he learned from it, what teachers did to help and hinder him in his education, and where he is now. It was so awesome! Also, he has some incredible quotes related to how teachers should talk to students who are having academic and behavioral challenges! Learn a bit more about why I became a special education teacher and chose to focus in on this demographic of students!

My biggest regrets as a Teacher in 2019! This is an audio recording from my Youtube Channel!