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Webinar Series: 02/15/2019 – Gateway – Skills & Mindset of a Successful Gateway Teacher

Found in: Special Needs & Learning Differences, Students, Webinars, Webinars with Karen Nisenson

Teaching students with profound special needs is a different experience than teaching typical students. Karen discusses this in relation to goals and expectations, your own confidence, and dealing with parents’ expectations.

Topics include:

1. Introduction (00:05)
2. Teacher Temperament (04:18)
3. Readiness to Progress (10:11)
4. Visually Impaired Students Learning Tactilely (14:08)
5. Teacher Expectations & Flexibility (19:48)
6. Relating to Parents (30:20)
7. Helpful Books on the Autism Spectrum (38:31)
8. Teacher History & Meeting with Parents (40:16)
9. Persisting with Very Slow Progress (46:02)

Click through the video below to hear Karen discuss the previously stated topics.

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