Unstuck: The Special Education Podcast
Two professionals with a combined 40 years of experience discuss current trends and topics in special education, sharing stories, insights, and potential solutions.
Episodes
Unstuck: The Impact of Absenteeism
Absenteeism in schools is an epidemic, especially post-COVID. On this episode, we talk about the impact of absenteeism and the shift in mindset around the importance of attending school. We talk about strategies to support students and families as well as the increase in students missing school over the past ten years.
Unstuck: How Technology Impacts Students
We're back and do we have a great episode for you! Technology has it's strengths and challenges in the classroom. How does one balance the use of technology when education students, minimizing impact on their social and emotional well being. On this episode we talk about the impact of technology for students and how to balance the use of technology with building a classroom community. Enjoy!
Unstuck: Narcissism
We're back! Thank you all for your patience while we took a little break from the podcast while we caught up on life. On this episode, we talk about narcissism in student. Thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Boredom
Hi everyone- we hope you are having a good year! On this episode we talk about boredom. If you have a topic you'd like us to cover, feel free to reach out. Thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Hidden Disabilities with Michelle
Hi everyone! We are so excited to share this episode with you with out guest, Michelle Steiner. Michelle talks about her school experience with a disability, her current work as a paraprofessional, and her writing and photography. Enjoy!
Unstuck: Language, literacy, and executive functioning with our guest Karen
On this episode we talk with our guest Karen, an SLP and founder of Dr. Karen LLC, about language, literacy, and executive functioning. We hope you enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening!https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/https://drkarenspeech.com/
Unstuck: School and Home Connection
Hi everyone! We hope the new school year is going well! On this episode we talk about the school and home connection and the gray area where they overlap. Please enjoy!
Unstuck: Creating Classroom Culture
Happy school year! On this episode, we talk about creating a positive classroom/school culture. We hope this brings you joy as you start your school year! Thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Self-care with Dr. MC
We are so grateful to have our guest Dr. Theresa Melito-Conners join us to talk about self-care. Self-care is an under discussed topic that we should have a bigger focus on. Dr. MC gives us some helpful hints to help us on our self-care journey. Enjoy!
Unstuck: Executive Functioning with Carrie Bonnett
Welcome everyone! We are so excited to share this episode with you! We welcome Carrie Bonnett, Executive Functioning coach to talk to us about her work in executive functioning and to share with us some of her tips and tricks to helping build executive functioning strategies. Thank you for listening!
Unstuck: Team decision making
Hi everyone! We begin this episode by talking about a Netflix documentary (spoiler alert) and discussing what it means when outside providers make decisions or deliver results without the full conversation of a Team. We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Social Pragmatics
Hello educators! Today we welcome special guest, Alisa. She is a Speech and Language Pathologist who is going to talk with us about social pragmatics. She includes her work with students as well as helpful hints for classroom teachers. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
Unstuck: Supporting Colleagues as a Classroom Leader
Hi listeners! Thanks for your patience while we had to postpone putting out an episode. On this episode, we talk about how to lead in a classroom while organizing the related service providers and supporting paraeducators. Thanks to a listener for this recommendation! We had a great discussion. Enjoy!
Unstuck: The Magic Wand
Hey Listeners! Today we talk about what we would do if we had unlimited resources and the ability to change education in any way we wanted. We'd love to hear what you think and what you would do if you had a magic wand!
Unstuck: Transition
Let's try this again :) Hello educators! We are in the home stretch, so what better way to celebrate than to talk about transition! On this episode, we talk about students' post-graduate journey, including their options after high school, what we should be teaching them, and how to best support our learners in this life-changing transition. Thank you for listening! Enjoy!
Unstuck: Service Delivery
Our 30th Episode! Thanks everyone for listening along the Unstuck journey! On this episode we discuss the service delivery grid and how determine the amount of services a student needs on their IEP. Enjoy and let us know if you have any episode ideas!
Unstuck: Self-monitoring and Initiation
Welcome back to Unstuck! On this episode we do a follow up to our executive functioning episode and do a deeper dive into self-monitoring and executive functioning. Be sure to follow us on social media and let us know what you want to hear! Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Using Humor in the Classroom
Hi! Thank you all for your patience. We had some technical difficulties and were not able to get a podcast out on time. On this episode, we bring our special guest, Caitlin, to talk about ways to create a safe environment in the classroom by using humor and making students smile. We hope you enjoy!
Unstuck: Social Skills
Hello everyone! Today we talk about social skills and how they affect the classroom setting. Given the complexities of social skills in the classroom, this will be multipart and we'll invite a Speech and Language Pathologist to part 2. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Co-teaching
Hi everyone, thanks for listening! On this episode, we talk about the strengths and challenges of co-teaching. We give our perspective and highlight our experiences with co-teaching in both general education and with related service providers. Enjoy!
Unstuck: Independent, transition, and life skills
Happy January! We had a lot of fun recording this episode where we talk about independent, transition, and life skills. We have an in-depth discussion about what students need to be successful in the world and how we can begin to integrate those skills into the natural environment of the classroom. We also talk about ways to integrate specific transition classes into a student's schedule. We hope
Unstuck: Physical Disabilities
Happy New Year! We are so excited to have our friend Lauren on this episode to talk about physical disabilities and the classroom. We hope you enjoy the conversation! Thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Emotional Disabilities
Thanks everyone for being patient! We are a week late putting this episode out. On this episode, we talk about emotional disabilities, including the challenges with educationally identifying these students who may be making gains academically, and needing that individualized support emotionally. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
Unstuck: Paraeducators
Hello! On this episode we talk about Paraeducators and the expectations/stress on teachers to training and support in addition to their other expectations. Please enjoy and thanks for checking us out!
Unstuck: IEP's
Thanks for helping us reach 10,000 downloads! We are so very appreciative of everyone who listens. On this episode, we talk about the development of IEP's and the challenges that we endure when writing a solid IEP for our students' unique needs. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Learned Helplessness
Episode 20! We are raw and uncut in this episode (we're raw and uncut in all episodes- we don't know how to edit). We talk about learned helplessness and strategies to help students be more independent. Thanks for helping us celebrate our 20th episode by listening! Enjoy!
Unstuck: ADHD
On this episode, we talk about ADHD and its impact on students inside and outside of the classroom. We were so excited to welcome 2 very special guests into our podcast this week to discuss their experiences with undiagnosed ADHD and how it affected them from childhood through adulthood.
Unstuck: Noncompliance and refusal
Episode 18! Today we talked about students who are noncompliant and refuse work. We offer stories and suggestions for supporting these students. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
Unstuck: Corporal Punishment?
What a start to the school year! On this episode, we talk about the fact that Corporal Punishment still exists in some schools across the country. Be sure to follow us and check us out on all of our social media outlets. Thanks for listening!
Unstuck: Where we began
We are so excited to bring you this episode! We talk about how we got started in the field of education and where we are now. We hope you enjoy. Have a wonderful and safe school year! Feel free to reach out on our social media platforms to let us know what you'd like to hear us talk about!
Unstuck: The Art of Saying No
On this episode, we talk about the outcomes of saying "no" to students. Thank you all for listening! Happy summer!
Unstuck: The State of Education
Hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in! On this episode, we brought our friend Lauren back to talk about the increase in teachers leaving their classrooms and the current state of education.
Unstuck: Decreasing Dependency on Tech
Technology is at our fingertips and while it offers a lot of support for teaching students with individualized needs, there are some missing aspects of social/emotional learning with too much technology. On this episode, we talk about the strengths and challenges of technology and some real life ideas to support students in the classroom.
Unstuck: Recent Events
Hi all! We wanted to dedicate an episode to talk about the rise in gun violence and the ramifications of school shootings. A little different than our usual episodes, but felt it was important to discuss this topic after the most recent shooting in Uvalde. Don't forget to follow us on social media- @unstuckpodcast1
Unstuck: Reflection
Hello everyone! On this episode we reflect on some students that we've had in the past and discuss our interventions as we worked through different situations. It is a great episode, so enjoy!
Unstuck: Anxiety and Self-Esteem
Wow! Episode 10 is here! Thanks to all of the listeners and support we've had in this fun endeavor. On this episode, we talk about how we can support students who are struggling with anxiety and self-esteem. Enjoy!
Unstuck: The Importance of Collaboration
Raleigh and Danielle talk about the significance of collaboration in education and the work we can do in breaking down educational silos. The discussion includes the value of ancillary services on student growth and development. Enjoy!
Unstuck: Neurodiversity and autism
On this episode, we welcome back Lauren and discuss a neurodiverse approach to learning as well as working with students on the autism spectrum. We hope you enjoy!
Unstuck: Supporting students with trauma
On this episode, we welcome a very special guest, Sarah, who talks with us about supporting students with trauma in schools. Check it out!
Unstuck: Morale in Schools
Welcome to episode six where we talk about school morale and climate. This time of year traditionally has a dip in school morale, however, with the pandemic and teaching shortages, this year seems so much more difficult than in years past. Join us as we talk about the current challenges and ideas of how to boost morale! Thanks for listening!
Unstuck: School Discipline and Special Education
In our fifth episode, we begin the conversation about school discipline and the role it plays in students in special education. This will definitely be the first of many episodes on this topic and we hope you enjoy! Thank you to everyone who listens, follows us and subscribes to the podcast!
Unstuck: Growth Mindset
Hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in! On this episode, we talk how essential it is to be an educator with a growth mindset as well as the importance of teaching students to have a growth mindset. Don't forget to check us out on social media. @unstuckpodcast1 on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and soon to be TikTok! Enjoy!
Unstuck: Executive Functioning
On this episode, we have our friend (and graphic artist), Lauren join in on the conversation to discuss executive function. We offer stories, challenges, and strategies that we've used in our work to support students. Enjoy!
Unstuck: Supporting the mental health needs of youth in the current school climate
In this episode, we discuss the uptick in anxiety, depression, and subsequent behavioral fall out in the classroom, as well as some ideas to comprehensively support students.
Unstuck: The Introduction
In our pilot episode, we discuss staffing shortages, increase in anxiety and mental health challenges related to educators and students. We also preview upcoming topics and potential content.
