Author Archives: CEC

Jessica: Fun with Word Clouds

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. Are you familiar with word clouds? The easiest way to describe word clouds is to call them collages made with words. The fun part is that you get to … Continue reading

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Richard: Where to Next?

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. As the year comes to an end, I have to review my students’ progress and determine if I want to recommend placement, advancement, or retention for next year. As … Continue reading

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Theresa: The Story of a State Audit

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. With the start of May I wish I could say that things are starting to slow down and relax for my students and me. But with the last day … Continue reading

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Jessica: Maurice Sendak—An Obituary in Book Recommendations

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. I just read about the death of Maurice Sendak, and felt that all-too-familiar twinge of sadness as I let go of yet another piece of my childhood. For many … Continue reading

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Jessica: Social Skills—Then and Now

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. While at the CEC Conference & Expo, I attended the Sunshine State Social, which was a party for CEC members from California and Florida. While I’m a California girl … Continue reading

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Allisence: Testing Breaks the Classroom “Norm”

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. Having been back in the classroom a good two weeks now since returning from Denver, you’d think my students and I would have adjusted back to our normal schedule … Continue reading

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Theresa: From Convention to Classroom

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. I had been looking forward to the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo ever since I found out I was selected to be one of the Reality 101 Bloggers. When … Continue reading

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Richard: Professional development rejuvenates motivation to teach

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. On April 7th, I presented at the 2012 Harvard Student Research Conference, presenting a paper on disproportionality in ethnic groups severed under the EBD category. While there I had … Continue reading

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Richard: Exploring the CEC 2012 Expo Hall

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. The CEC Convention & Expo is the event of the year for special education professionals and stakeholders in special education. There are many exciting opportunities to learn new strategies … Continue reading

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Jessica: Connections from Denver to the classroom

From CEC over on Reality 101: CEC’s blog for new teachers. I’m here in Denver right now, enjoying the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo, endeavoring to explore the vast, wild world of special education. *Tip for attendees: use mini post-its … Continue reading

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