In this podcast we discuss all things related to special education, or as I like to say speducation, from the point of view of professionals working in the field. This is a podcast designed by a speducator for speducators. Any topic in the field from referrals to exiting and everything in between will be on the table.
In this episode, we discuss the implications of a supreme court case.
References
Honig v. Doe (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/484/305/)
Mills v. Board (https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/348/866/2010674/)
PARC V. Pennsylvania (https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/343/279/1691591/)
24 Aug 2025
Emotional Disability
This episode discusses how eligibility under an Emotional Disability is determined.
References:
Tammy Hughes, PhD (https://www.duq.edu/faculty-and-staff/tammy-l-hughes.php)
WDE/IDEA Eligibility (https://wyominginstructionalnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/eligibility-emotional_disability_july201312FC55DE2AD1.pdf)
Article on challenges in ED identification (https://www.casponline.org/pdfs/pdfs/a_grounded_theory.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (https://emerge.ucsd.edu/r_3em79y3tlxrmbs3/)
Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (https://www.parinc.com/products/TSCC)
30 Sept 2024
What Secondary Speducators Wish Elementary Speducators Knew: A Conversation with Sarah Hogan
In this episode we talk with Sarah Hogan, a special education instructional facilitator in Sheridan 1, about the differences between elementary and secondary as a speducator.
John Hattie's Collective Efficacy (https://visible-learning.org/2018/03/collective-teacher-efficacy-hattie/)
8 Sept 2024
Behavior Plans, A Conversation with Katie Gaddy
In this episode we talk with Katie Gaddy, a school psychologist in Sheridan 1 and a professor for Eastern Washington University, and behavior plans.
PBIS World | A Complete Tier 1 Through Tier 3 Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports System (https://www.pbisworld.com/)
Behavior at Home - Center for Parent Information and Resources ( (https://www.parentcenterhub.org/behavior-athome/)parentcenterhub.org (http://parentcenterhub.org)) (https://www.parentcenterhub.org/behavior-athome/)
University of Missouri: Evidence Based Intervention Network (https://cehd.missouri.edu/ebi/interventions/)
National Center for Intensive Intervention (https://intensiveintervention.org/training/course-content/behavio%20%20r-support-intensive-intervention)
Iris Center (https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/bi2-elem/cresource/%20%20q1/p01/)
13 Aug 2024
Back to School
In this episode we discuss preparing for a new school year and some tips, tricks, and resources.
Resources mentioned:
The Four Tendencies (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-four-tendencies/) by Gretchen Rubin
The Form Tool (https://www.theformtool.com/)
ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com/)
The Organized Mind (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/redeem?_encoding=UTF8&token=i7p2_klRupLsxKXrc7BT8t2JheUxa1j2m_wzSbADoYJ_AyJPgd0rKG-BkMcQaEimlTT2KSt7H-CpljD7lOkRQpUeMywuiEUMNoJZRyAqrYxaDdcqdyrUvc65cuc3hWNmprF2DihIP97xGfpJhCXhFNNYaFzvD_eGI2vT4XkDdWClmxzCnsoArMuQlA297Y7629sxYUhbOVrocgXGjMcwihRXWC4Dzf6kSyVcBvCJpdrY0-jOepKRU-tHH4Y3gwmN&token2=LqXuwUxtLVt6hnfYUqzYKA&v=5&m=A38SEFUGZMJU8S&force-full-site=1&odorigin=Libby) by Daniel J. Levitin
The Thriving School Psychologist Collective (https://thrivingstudents.com/tspcourse/#CTAjoin)
Miss Behavior Blog (https://www.missbehaviorblog.com/sel-monthly-themes-bundle/)
Teachers pay teachers (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/browse?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw_Na1BhAlEiwAM-dm7IGtn_GE9MVvIL9FkuxwQXZIEo6OkVw-xPiJ_YyfDAvgcZuCVjk9xRoCl_gQAvD_BwE)
Checklist Manifesto (https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000) by Atul Gawande
3 Aug 2024
Book Review: Autism & Education, Part 2
This is a discussion of the book Autism & Education: The Way I See It: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know (https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Education-What-Parents-Teachers/dp/B0CMRVNQT4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O0JSP8VTKHLW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0cUQsXBoDpdEwO9yJvSgYn9Dl1asFfnGvFL_b2Vbr_kDx_OzraKODOIbDbJz7YZ-9DzUd4wda66EEVucm2GAwWxCX2X5jpmNxn8i5idmI24TTAMCwN3N3yTBU8bwNM6jPoVo8TmAA2vhGhuA5bzF_iO9KJFujVy-pyBPB2J3Bc-CUbC3MeILf3-pk59jv2iBO8XN3rlwd0HMV87gLFcnOmm3oKuxntjerh0UmMUFcG4.y-VeFqgIQsf6zCZnRig0tHlEFzSGA7cUdb2mFzyYflg&dib_tag=se&keywords=autism+and+education&qid=1720556609&s=books&sprefix=autism+and+education%2Cstripbooks%2C167&sr=1-1) by Temple Grandin (2022) and how we see its ideas interacting with our practices. This is part one where we discuss the second, and final, chapter of the book.
References:
The Mindful Body (https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Body-Thinking-Chronic-Health/dp/0593497945) by Ellen J. Langer
Brene Brown (https://brenebrown.com/)
19 Jul 2024
Book Review: Autism & Education, Part 1
This is a discussion of the book Autism & Education: The Way I See It: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know (https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Education-What-Parents-Teachers/dp/B0CMRVNQT4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O0JSP8VTKHLW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0cUQsXBoDpdEwO9yJvSgYn9Dl1asFfnGvFL_b2Vbr_kDx_OzraKODOIbDbJz7YZ-9DzUd4wda66EEVucm2GAwWxCX2X5jpmNxn8i5idmI24TTAMCwN3N3yTBU8bwNM6jPoVo8TmAA2vhGhuA5bzF_iO9KJFujVy-pyBPB2J3Bc-CUbC3MeILf3-pk59jv2iBO8XN3rlwd0HMV87gLFcnOmm3oKuxntjerh0UmMUFcG4.y-VeFqgIQsf6zCZnRig0tHlEFzSGA7cUdb2mFzyYflg&dib_tag=se&keywords=autism+and+education&qid=1720556609&s=books&sprefix=autism+and+education%2Cstripbooks%2C167&sr=1-1) by Temple Grandin (2022) and how we see its ideas interacting with our practices. This is part one where we discuss the first chapter of the book.
References:
How can I talk if My Lips Don't Move (https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Lips-Dont-Move/dp/1611450225) by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay (https://www.amazon.com/Tito-Rajarshi-Mukhopadhyay/e/B001JP4CHM/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1)
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism (https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Down-Times-Get-Up/dp/0812987195/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DR49LVX8I8ZN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Das-rf6t1IpfyD0QgyYlIJglb62hrp1zC8PSv19PbLrhyBhqEoRtzHP4jGo2h1QgR_NBbm4E4p0jwwgv5-1Isz7ng-wQlvBkPkj9CCfk6FN6rxz5QE6nzt_udiCy6F6a5PefGGIc7hU_N7GBsATvRNVsiF-9XD5OLQeZkEhnfv0WZSXpVKw-Vyj5wxhpkeOegw4-hGxpS5bBe3LJNAXUOxI3lrNC51kTx4ejsc_Ep_Q.Q0Op7iNiHDrwRpkOV1FcxBKRCSuqmYez9Susfc4-6t4&dib_tag=se&keywords=fall+down+seven+times%2C+get+up+eight+silence+autism&qid=1720556765&s=audible&sprefix=fall+down+seven+times%2C+get+up+eight+silence+autism%2Caudible%2C126&sr=1-1-catcorr) by Naoki Higashida (https://www.amazon.com/Naoki-Higashida/e/B075LCMCF6/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1)
9 Jul 2024
Book Review: Six Shifts, Part 4
This is a discussion of the book Six Shift to Improve Special Education and Other Interventions: A Commonsense Approach for School Leaders by Nathan Levenson (2020) and how we see its ideas interacting with our practices. This is part four where we discuss the fifth and sixth shifts in the book: From One Good Schedule to Many Great Schedules and From Managing Compliance to Managing Practice, Too.
20 May 2024
BooK Review: Six Shifts, Part 3
This is a discussion of the book Six Shift to Improve Special Education and Other Interventions: A Commonsense Approach for School Leaders by Nathan Levenson (2020) and how we see its ideas interacting with our practices. This is part three where we discuss the fourth shift in the book: from deterrence to prevention to better address social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) needs.
Intervention resources discussed:
https://casel.org/ (https://casel.org/)
https://www.pbisworld.com/ (https://www.pbisworld.com/)
https://www.interventioncentral.org/ (https://www.interventioncentral.org/)
Report writing tool: theformtool.com
15 Apr 2024
BooK Review: Six Shifts, Part 2
This is a discussion of the book Six Shift to Improve Special Education and Other Interventions: A Commonsense Approach for School Leaders by Nathan Levenson (2020) and how we see its ideas interacting with our practices. This is part two where we discuss the second and third shifts in the book: from more adults to more time and from generalists to specialists
6 Apr 2024
Book Review: Six Shifts, Part 1
This is a discussion of the book Six Shift to Improve Special Education and Other Interventions: A Commonsense Approach for School Leaders by Nathan Levenson (2020) and how we see its ideas interacting with our practices. This is part one where we discuss the first shift in the book.
22 Feb 2024
Making an Evaluation More Meaningful
This episode discusses what we actually learn from evaluations and to make them more efficient and meaningful.
Resources
IDEA: Evaluations (https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/d)
Intervention Central RIOT-ICEL Matrix (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjpovSTqLiDAxW0MjQIHfdcAvEQFnoECBYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.interventioncentral.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Frti_riot_icel_data_collection.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1m0pERTEqWhUTV1EjXeAZ_&opi=89978449)
Review of Existing Data Template (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiUiZOI092DAxV3OTQIHRZ_B-cQFnoECB0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdese.mo.gov%2Fsites%2Fdese%2Ffiles%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F2020%2F04%2Fse-com-review-of-existing-data-2017.doc&usg=AOvVaw19qVk9BiYDOeDcGLuL2BfW&opi=89978449)
Review of Existing Data Template/Guidance (https://samegoal.com/iep/g/support/online-guides/state-specific-guide/texas/special-education-forms/review-of-existing-evaluation-data)
22 Feb 2024
LRE: Oberti v. Board of Education
This episode explores the implications for practicing speducators of this 1993 third circuit court cases and its findings related to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).
Case Documents (https://pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Oberti-Brief.pdf)
Ed Week Analysis (https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/oberti-and-the-law/1996/01)
Whitted Takiff Analysis (http://www.whittedtakifflaw.com/for-parents/memorandum/oberti-holland-rational-view/)
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