I walked into my junior high student’s classroom a few minutes early for our session. She was absolutely beaming, surrounded by a group of giggling girls who were passing her phone around excitedly. I overheard bits of the conversation. “A...

I walked into the third grade classroom to pick up my student for our session. Her teacher pulled me aside, whispered that there would be a lock-down drill happening in the next few minutes, and suggested we stay rather than...

For the past few weeks, I’ve been sending many emails and having several informal meetings on one topic: three-year evaluations. It seems the majority of my students are due for three-year evaluations in the upcoming months. I’ve written on the...

“Look! I got my essay back! I got 100!” My fourth grader hurried to me, beaming, as I came in the room, waving his paper for me to see. We’d spent SO. MUCH. TIME. on this essay. I was a...

I was recently asked by an itinerant teacher of the deaf in California for strategies to help her connect with the teenage students on her caseload (fellow teachers of the deaf—you know this scenario well!) I shared my strategies, but...

We’re well into the year at this point. I finally have a schedule. I have a routine. Everything fits! And just like that, a request to evaluate a new student who will need TOD/HOH (Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing)...

Last week, I walked in to see my third grader. He was lined up with his classmates, heading to the classroom next door for math. He smiled wide when he saw me, made eye contact with his teacher, then came...

           Another school year is in full swing! Recently, as I was preparing for an in-service at one of my schools and setting up my laptop, I was chatting with the special education teacher about how far technology has come. During...

Like my students, I am on break for the summer. I’ll be spending two weeks at Clarke’s Summer Adventure camp and otherwise resting up and  preparing for next year. Hear Me Out will be back at the end of August....

With only a few months left of school, spring fever has definitely hit! And when students are less motivated, what better way to renew their energy than with a game? Unfortunately, I’ve never found a game that meets my exact...