[Podcast S1E29] Special Education: A Conversation with a Mom & Teacher of an Autistic Child

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About Franchesca Warren

For fifteen years Franchesca taught English/Language Arts in two urban districts in Atlanta, Georgia, and Memphis, Tennessee. Increasingly frustrated with decisions being made about public education from people who were not in the classroom, in 2012 she decided to start a blog about what it was really like to teach in public schools. In the last four years, The Educator's Room has grown to become the premiere source for resources, tools, and strategies for all things teaching and learning. To learn more about Franchesca Warren's work, please visit www.franchescalanewarren.com.

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Introduction

Welcome to Episode29 Season one of The Educator's Room podcast! In this episode, Franchesca interviews, Teresa Cooper, Special Education & Math Teacher Extraordinaire and proponent of championing our students with the greatest needs.

This year we are going around the world to talk to educators who are doing awesome things- just like you. Starting the school year is always tough for teachers as we try to balance what the pacing guide says and what we know our most vulnerable students need.

Listen to the podcast here.

During this podcast we will discuss:

strategies to help teachers understand the student with autism.
strategies to make sure you are in compliance with IEP guidelines for those students
Teresa's experience as a teacher and a mom to an Autistic student.