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English and Communication Arts TeachersHi I am Lisa Lanham and Inclusion Specialist at Hastings Elementary in Duncanville Texas. We are a full Inclusion campus and started the process about five years ago. If there is anyone out there looking to make the change write me and we can talk. Knowing we have a "twitter" like forum is exciting and i cant wait to hear from folks. You can write ma t llanham@duncanvilleisd.org

Special Education Teachers/Personnel: 

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• aogo19- I am a Middle School Secial Education teacher in MO, USA, working on a Masters in Educational Technology.

• astrang - Elementary Special Education teacher in BC Canada working on a Universal Design for Learning project

• ADKUpNorth 
• amberaslakson - Middle School Special Education teacher in Byron, MN.  Heavy emphasis on reading, technology, assistive tech

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• batesdiane- Elementary Special Education teacher, Wellesley, MA
• bballcoach15 - Secondary coordinator of Work Experience / Transition Services, Saint Paul, MN
• beckyfisher - Learning and Emotional Support teacher, Cyber Charter School, PA
• beil - Retired SPED teacher
• beninghofanne - Education consultant focusing on co-teaching, inclusive practices and differntiated instruction K-12, books and blog at www.ideasforeducators.com  
• besantsk --Middle School learning disabilities teacher in northwestern WI.  I'm interested in using technology to improve literacy and writing.  I am currently using a SMARTBoard and am looking to start blogging with my students next. 
• bgilormini - SLP, tech geek and AT specialist working for a non-profit advocacy/disability organization providing services for all grade levels and all disabilities.   (I love my job)
• bonnieterry_btl - I'm a learning disabilities specialist & board certified educational therapist - been teaching for 35+ years. I also write books & make games & guides to use with students of all ages to improve reading, spelling, writing, study skills, & math. The materials are research based.I taught LD [1st-8th] as an itinerant teacher, then taught physically handicapped [1st-3rd] at the lab school at Illinois State University (also guest lectured in reading methods classes), taught K-12 students for many years in CA, then opened up my own learning center in CA and started publishing my own materials for teaching students reading, writing, spelling, study skills, & math. I consult with parents & teachers around the country, speak nationally & internationally on learning: auditory, visual, & tactile/kinesthetic processing as well as reading, writing, spelling, & math. I'm hosting a webinar this coming Wednesday, May 13th: "Searching for answers to why your child struggles with writing?" To access it, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/470371938 There are lots of FREE teaching tips & activities available at my blog: www.bonnieterry.com/blog
• bwwojci - AT specialist and enthusiast about using technology to meet the needs of diverse learners.
• barduf - duff barten - I am a student teacher in special education. I am looking forward to networking for ideas and suggestions.
• brownsl - I am a Speech-Language Pathologist.  I post daily Language, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Communication, and Literacy tips. 
• brucefitzy - Teacher of students with developmental disabilities.  Currently the provincial president of the Ontario Association for Developmental Education (O.A.D.E.) Looking for other educators working with students with developmental disablilities to share resources, problem solve and share ideas.  Have taught 30 years, all but 5 in developmental education.  For clarification purposes, most students with developmental disabilities that I am referring to score at or below the first percentile on standardized assessments.
•  bosoxfan9819 I teach 6th grade (all subjects) at a 6 - 12 charter school in Pennsylvania for at-risk students.  I am also an IEP case manager, educational technology mentor and classroom management mentor.  
• baygolfer4 -Teacher for the emotionally disturbed for ages 10-13.  I welcome the exchange of ideas and suggestions.

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•  Celebration2010 – The Celebration of Teaching & Learning is a premiere professional development conference for educators and administrators.
• careerday_2010- I'm a K-3 teacher in Northern, NJ with a masters degree in special education.  I also run Career Day in our grades 4-6 school.  I'm always looking for ways to integrate technology into my classroom as well as into our school system.  I'm trying to use twitter and skype this year for our annual Career Day.
• http://www.ConquerCollegewithLD.com  This is a list serve started by a college Learning Specialist and parent of a son with LD/ADD who graduated college successfully. This list dispenses postsecondary transition advice to help increase the college success rate among our students
• cleverfiend - Rob Butler - teacher of science in Special Ed, AST working across special schools in Nottinghamshire, UK
• caitlingraham - special ed background but position was cut, teaching 3rd grade in Chicago, IL.  Interests - Autism/special ed
• csouthard - I'm a 5th grade inclusion co-teacher dual certified in Elementary and Special Education. I graduated from the SUNY New Paltz "Inclusion Program" in 2002, where I gained my expertise in how to reach and teach all learners. I'm currently pursuing a second masters in Educational Technology with the TEAM program @ Long Island University as well as a Local Assistive Technology Specialist Certificate from the TreCenter in Albany. In addition to this, I'm also a Level I PSIA Certified ski instructor for visually/cognitively impaired skiers.
• camuschany - I am a middle school special ed teacher in St. Charles, MO.  Currently I teach resource 7th grade math.  I CWC teach with another math teacher, and also life science and ancient world civlization.  
• cdellett - 8th gr Special Ed. Resouce inclusion teacher in VA.  Looking to network with other Middle School sped teachers and share ideas, info. and support.
• CyberSERT - Assistive Technology Resource Teacher, York Region, Ontario. My Twitter account just tweets headlines from my Special Education Technology Blog. Speciality is integration of LD software (Kurzweil, Word Q, Speak Q) in the regular classroom, but I also write about other technologies, such as Boardmaker, Clicker 5, and mind mapping software.
• clbatman - I teach elementary age children with intellectual disabilities in King, NC.  Many of my students also have autism.  I'd love to network with others, esp. in the areas of communication/lanuage and science.
• Crikeypotter  - I am a elementary special education SDC teacher in Victorville, CA using technology for all areas of my teaching. I have a website for special education/edtech and I enjoy incorporating Google maps/Earth and Google+ virtual field trips in my instruction. I love all things edtech.

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• damian613 - School Psychologist
• dancallahan - Special Educator turned Technology Specialist
• debbarrows - Clicker 5 and HyperStudio 5 trainer
• dehohulin - Special Educator turned AT Specialist.  Serving schools throughout IL and KS.
• deployedteacher - CA RSP teacher who works in a juvenile incarcerated facility, Court School -  Am currently deployed to Afghanistan and blogging about experiences at www.deployedteacher.com
• DevelopEase -  Margaret Ellis app developer, previous 7 - 12 teacher and parent of child with multiple disabilites and founder of DevelopEase

• daleyr291 - I am a recent graduate from The College of Saint Rose with my BS in Childhood Educaiton and Special Education.  I am a first year speical education teacher in NY.  I am working with 4th and 5th grade classrooms as a push in teacher.  As a first year teacher I have a lot to learn, and therefore am looking forward to the networking, ideas, and advice.

• docjmdmc- Pediatrician and hip hop artist who raises money to support Autism through concert revenue and music sales.

• ddeneve08-- Emotional and Behavior middle school teacher-TN

• debbie_birchett --special educator, 5th/6th grade math and language arts, NC

• donnamiers - special education transition specialist for Boulder Valley School District 

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• egolfer6 - Speech-Language Pathologist & Assistive Technology Specialist
• estein-special education teacher, New York
• elsmith10  Special education teacher, middle school math, Central New Jersey
• edtechdhh - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist, Teacher, get involved in the discussion of using technology in the DHH classroom and build your PLN. Visit our special interest group Educational Technology in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Classroom.
• EmeraldCitySpEd New Special Ed teacher in Western Washington.  South of Seattle.  My blog is called Life on SpEd. 
• esum24 Special Ed Teacher in Missouri.  I have been teaching special for 4 years.

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• ghewgley - 5th grade Learning Support Center teacher in Cairo, Egypt. website 
• gobigred7071 - High School Special Ed. teacher in Iowa.

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• henderteach - special education teacher, California
• HindieDershowit - (Hindie Becker Dershowitz) Team leader for district assistive technology team. 
• hshawjr - (Harold Shaw) Special Education Teacher & English Language Arts, Behavior/emotional & Learning Disabilities
• HusbandSpedPop - special education teacher - math and science - juvenile detention center setting, Virginia.

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• jamminsoul - (Jill Thoreson) high school resourse teacher - behavior/emotional and learning disabilities, Iowa

• joanazarva - Learning specialist who proactively prepares high school students w/disabilities for college success - run a listserve for parents

• jeannab - Jeanna - Resource teacher, currently 5-6th grade, have taught all, and even a self-contained Autistic Class, Deaf Ed too.

• jenmarblack - Middle School (5-8) Cross Categorical Teacher 9 years/High School EI (9-12) for 6 years.

• jesselomax3 - (Jesse Lomax) Middle School Emotionally Disturbed teacher (7,8) for past 2 years.  K-6 Five years prior. 

• Jeweltones  - Consultant special ed teacher, 6th grade level in Rochester, NY
• joannab - graduate student in Boston, currently working with young children on the autism spectrum out of a clinic - 1:1 ABA, social groups, etc. (Past: 1:1 in middle school for 5th grader w/ Aspergers, residential support for adults w/ autism.)K

• JulieOT - School-based occupational therapist, providing services to students 3-22.  Work for the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education and also provide services to local districts.  Min/Mod/Severe, ED, LD, OHI.  Also provide some AT services.

• JAK012- Undergraduate Degree in Early Childhood Ed., working on Graduate Degree in Special Ed., currently working in a most restrictive environment with students with various levels of autism, developmental/learning differences and moderate to severe behavioural issues.

• jmaichin- Middle School Resource Room teacher for Learning Disabled (as well as ADHD and Emotionally Disturbed) students.  Additionally, I serve as the Instructional Support Team Chairperson- responsible for RtI (response to intervention) management and implementation.  I focus primarily on helping my students to confront and understand their disability while utilizing their strengths to help them to become independent learners. 

• jhinshaw- (Julie) Middle school special education teacher in a self-contained classroom.

• jpkitchener -  grade 7/8 teacher in behaviour/anxiety classroom in Kitchener, ON, Canada.  Using tons of technology to motivate at-risk students

• Joseph_Greget - Director of Student Services and Special Education for Medford Area Public School District in Medford Wisconsin.  We currently have 295 special education students in our school district. We offer Wilson Reading, Wilson Fundations, Corrective Reading Decoding Strand, Reading Mastery Signature Series, Read 180, Reading Assistant, Edmark Reading, Voyager Math, Voyager Math Live, Saxon Math, Academy of Reading and Math, and Everyday Mathematics for our students with disabilities.  We have added multiple Apple Ipads to each of our special education classrooms and for individual students with disabilities in 10-11.  Our special education department specializes in services for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Behavioral Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Cognitive Disabilities. We offer Positive Behavioral Intervention Support, Response to Intervention, four year old kindergarten, Alternative High School, Adult Diploma Academy for adult students 18 years of age and older who would like to earn a traditional high school diploma, and K-8 Rural Virtual Online Academy. 
• jwinchester25  SLD 6th Form Tutor - main focus to promote independence and life skills. Special interests ICT and ways to promote and include it in all lessons.
  

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• KarenJan - assistive & educational technology Consultant

• kchichester - High school resource teacher - I teach direct instruction English/Language Arts to student with all disabilities in Monroe, MI. I amusins technology to make the Michigan Merit Curriculum accessible and achieveable for special education students. I blog about special education in Michigan high schools at My Squirrelly View of Education. - Class Blogs - Class Wiki
• kolson29 - working on my special education licensure, currently certified Business Education and substitute teaching, tech geek, lead technology workshops for educators
• tkilbert  - Learning support/Special education  in an online setting - as amazing way to equalize and personalize the learning experience at the HS level.

• k_millet - District co-teaching and inclusion specialist in Central Ohio.

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• laroncarter - Former K - 12 Certified Special Education Teacher for Emotionally Challenged Students
• LaurenRteach - 2nd/3rd grade Special Education Teacher 

• lead_f00t - speech pathologist preschool - 12th grade

• lloydcrew - school-based occupational therapist

• CherylLeFon - Cheryl LeFon, Supervisor FCS Education, B-12 Certified Special Education - Missouri Interagency Transition Team.

• lauremahon7 - NJ Special Ed teacher - 4th and 5th grade; experience teaching across the spectrum from inclusion to self contained to ABA.

• lindawilson- IN special ed teacher, currently teaching K-6; 24 years experience teaching everything from self-contained LD/ED to full inclusion. 

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• marypb  - Technology Intergration Coordinator for PK-8 Miriam School in St. Louis, MO; 
• melzb21 - K-2nd Special Education Teacher, early-childhood certification along with elementary... I teach a bit of everything. Located in Saint Louis, MO  
• michelledodd - advanced skills lecturer,  coordinator further education
• mommcginn - 6-8 sped teacher in Maine, spec. in Reading and assessment
• mswine - ESE Technology Specialist/Assistive Technology Coordinator
• murphymath  - high school math teacher turned special educator - focus on instructional strategies, tools, and techniques that will transform at-risk students into active learners as compared to uniterested participants - closet techie
•  Margaret Ellis app developer, previous 7 - 12 teacher and parent of child with multiple disabilites and founder of DevelopEase  
• myuniquemind - 5th/6th grade Learning Disability Teacher
• mcvandermey - 9-12 special ed. teacher co-teaching social studies (economics & government), multicultural lit., and math
• mizdiz1961 :Secondary Sp Ed. Teacher, math, science, english, literature, computer, collaboration; love technology, hands-on active learning.  
• menashes - middle school behavior teacher
• MsHutsell - 6-12 special education teacher in NE...teaching a bit of everything
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• nabrinkman - high school sped teacher, ed tech enthusiast
•   noradearborn middle school LD resource and inclusion teacher, reading and math, King, NC
•  norteach1 -  Special Education Teacher 35 years.  Private practice serving kiddos with autism, Rett syndrome, Multiply handicapped.  Literacy is my passion and since most of my clients are nonverbal AT & AAC are my tools!!!  Do workshops and consults all over the world.  Teach grad students at NEIU in Chicago - tech, curriculum and autism classes.  

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• oregonsped- Functional academics self-contained classroom K-5 (17 students)
• owensd - Bilingual (Spanish/English) Resource Specialist (K-6) in Salinas, CA at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

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• pamf- LD English teacher, Paris Cooperative High School, Paris, IL 

• paulhami - assistive technology consultant, proponent of universal access and universal design for learning

• paraeducator - paraeducator issues, teacher/para collaboration 
• prephour - high school special ed (cognitive disabilities) teacher, works mostly with 18-21 year olds, community-based transition is my passion, loves technology
• primarilypeace - K thru 5 resource, ed. tech, peace educator, Springfield, IL. I also run a blog of peace education resources called Primarily Peace on Tumblr. 

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R       RondaGP - High School Resource Specialist in Napa, CA.     

• RosieBee63 - Curriculum Coach, ELL Facilitator, ESOL Teacher adult education and secondary education in Phoenix, Arizona charter high school.  I'm currently studying to take the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment in Special Education-Cross Categorical. 
• RonUsher-Adapted PE Specialist with the Santa Clara County Office of Education. I work with physically and mentally disabled kids from 6 to 22. I also teach parents, coaches and teachers how to work with kids for fitness and sports improvement. My website is: http://www.athleticskillsforsoccer.com 
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• susanautry- special educator / administrator in a small school for students with learning differences in Annandale, VA (outside DC).  I'm working on my doctorate.  I'm especially interested in the power of technology to help our students.
• Stephanie- Special education teacher from Missouri. Next year I will be teaching 6th grade CWC (math and comm arts). Previously taught self-contained/cross cat grades K-3
• stewartn- Special Education Team Leader - Marie Murphy Junior High School, Wilmette IL, twitter: stewartn
• spedteacher - New York City middle school social studies and media specialist teacher for special education and general education classes.
• SpeechTechie- Sean J. Sweeney- Speech-Language Pathologist and Instructional Tech Specialist, blogging about resources for SLPs, lit specialists, and others who are interested in technology integration. 
• Sports News - Special Education for Sport
  
• starden - Technology integration with special needs - uses the SMART Board and Discovery Streaming.

• sgreenwa5 -Susan Greenwald -  I am an author of math books, and I taught special education in K-8 resource rooms for many years. Have lots of experience working with children who had behavior issues, learning disabilities, were twice exceptional, and some who had low cognition. Loved teaching, hated when the IEP paperwork went from a few pages back in the 1970s to a small booklet in the 1990s! Now I teach privately, and am busy with my math books and speaking to teachers and parents about the importance of math facts fluency. The books were designed to help children memorize math facts. Lots of practice for special ed students who need that extra practice! My website has tips to teach math facts. www.TwoPlusTwoIsNotFive.com

• seibertslp -Speech-Language Pathologist and reading inclusion teacher

• sierrawren - I am a pre-service teacher, transferring to Western Governors University in the Fall of 2010 to complete my Bachelors in K-12 Special Education. 

• starangel953 I am an elementary school separate setting teacher who has many different "labeled" students. I have everything from Autism to moderate learning disability to Other health impaired. Anyone with any helpful hints on how I can differentiate for so many different behavior difficulties, learning styles, and learning levels, PLEASE give me what you got. THank

• SaraMc81 - Grades 2-4 learning support teacher in the Philadelphia Suburbs.

• Sandra_LeeS - Special Education Coordinator in Ontario. I am particularly interested in collaboration between community service providers and education (Schools as Community Hubs) and the achievement of students with special needs.

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• Teachntech00 - Teacher of students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities in Mt. Prospect, IL
• teachersatrisk- Elona Hartjes-  High school Special Education Specialist- Behaviour, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 
• techieteacher - elementary (2nd-5th) special education teacher with MCPS Autism Program, graduate student at Johns Hopkins studying Autism Education & Special Education Technology (AT)
• Teddi14 ****  7th & 8th grade Special Education Teacher/Inclusion & self contained in South Bend, IN
• teromakotero I am a special education teacher and Master of Arts in Education. I work with children with autistic spectrum disorders.
• Tom Perran - I have an M.Ed. from the University of Md. I teach students with a variety of special needs in central Va. I have taught Collaborative Geometry for the past 4 years.
  tunyfussy - literacy teacher Massachusetts DOC
• tutor1235 tutor, special ed teacher, online teacher
•  tjgatmahs--special ed (EC) teacher in North Carolina
•  teampittman-special education teacher in portsmouth, virginia, self-contained Autistic classroom 
• thebanksvault Teresa Dunat-Banks, high school Spec. Ed. and English teacher in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• tinamonte-Special Ed Teacher (Northern New Jersey)
• http://twitter.com/teachernac  EC teacher of intellectually disabled moderate, middle school, NC
• http://twitter.com/tjones21604 SPED Department Chair in Church Point, LA  (high school) and National Board Certified Teacher - Excpetional Needs Specialist 
• tlazzaro11  special education teacher (High School LD- Math and Science co-teacher), science teacher, online teacher, technology enthusiast, co-creator of 2differentiate.pbworks.com 

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• Ulf Skauli, Norwegian Special Education Teacher and master of science in ICT in Education.

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V    villaves56, profesor de educación especial en Pamplona - España

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• pjbweeks 4th grade Special Education teacher in Queensbury NY.

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• yoopertechgeek - high school co-teaches English

• yelloskies - special education teacher in Ontario, Canada

• yzfreeman - Principal of Kisharon Day School, London UK: Jewish special school age 5-19 for students with moderate to profound and complex LD and autism.

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