Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers

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Special Educators Resource Room with Jennifer DeBrosse is the podcast for busy special education teachers. Whether you’re brand new to the world of special education or an experienced teacher, this podcast will provide time-saving solutions for any busy special educator. Get ready to move things off your special educator plate without feeling like you have to live at school. I’m your host, Jennifer DeBrosse. I’m dual-certified, have been in education for over 25 years, and spent time in both the...

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Episodes (344)

173. Is Task Completion Actually a Problem?

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172. AI and IEPs: Let’s Talk About What’s Actually Happening

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171. IEP Goals That Look Good on Paper, But Aren't Actually Useful

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Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers

Notable Guests

Episodes (344)

173. Is Task Completion Actually a Problem?

172. AI and IEPs: Let’s Talk About What’s Actually Happening

171. IEP Goals That Look Good on Paper, But Aren't Actually Useful

170. Why Nothing You Try Is Fully Working in Your Classroom (Yet)

169. How I Plan a Week of Independent Work in 30 Minutes (Yes, Really)

168. Real Stories from the Parts of Teaching We Don’t Talk About

167. Stop Repeating Yourself All Day | Independent Work for Special Education

166. The Hidden Bottlenecks in Special Education Classrooms

165. Your Caseload Grew. Your Data Plan Didn’t.

164. Feeling the Midyear Slide? Here’s Your Special Educator Reset

163. AI for Special Educators: What’s Helping in 2026

162. The Big Task Box Party Dream (Yes, I'm Serious)

161. When You’re Overstimulated and Out of Energy: A Survival Guide for Teachers

160. Special Educator POV: You Just Inherited a Stack of IEPs

159. The Real Reason Independent Work Feels So Hard (and What to Do Instead)

158. Top 3 Tasks? Teachers Spilled the Tea 🍵

Task Box Giveaway! Pick Your 3 + Win Your Starter Kit 🎁

157. Looking Back to Move Forward: A Year of Systems, Surprises, and Survival fo...

156. Inbox Boundaries Every Special Educator Deserves

155. Why I Stopped Doing Themes (and what you can do instead)

154. Should Students Be Working on the Same Goals or Tasks Every Week?

153. That Time Progress Monitoring Made Me Cry

152. Taming the Special Ed Paperwork Monster

151. IEP Work Bins: Let's Build One Together!

150. Real Talk: Training Paraprofessionals on the Clock

149. Special Ed Survival Mode: Resetting When You’re Feeling Behind

148. The 2-Minute Shortcut to Finding the Right Student Tasks

147. Let's Differentiate a General Education Lesson Together

146. Stepping Into a Small School with Big Habits: Special Educators POV

145. Planning an Inclusion Lesson? Start Here

144. What If You’re the Only One Who Cares About Inclusion?

143. The IEP Meeting That Went Sideways: What to do next

142. Paraprofessionals Interrupting During Lessons? Let’s fix that

141. A Week in My Planning Brain: Special Educators Edition

140. Back-to-School Edition – Real Answers to Real Teacher Questions

139. What I Wished I Had Prepped Before the New School Year

138. Five Minute End of Day Reset for Teachers

137. 3 Mistakes to Avoid when Setting Up Routines (& How to Fix Them)

136. Binders, Baskets, or Bins? Organizing Your Classroom

BONUS: Your Teacher Summer Break isn't a Syllabus

135. Classroom Color-Coding Yay or Nay?

134. Setting Up a New Special Education Classroom or Space

133. When Routines Go Sideways: A Special Educator's Reboot

132. How to Introduce Routines Without Chaos (or Resistance)

131. One Binder System That’s Actually Worth the Setup

130. When You Have NO Time for Progress Monitoring

129. The Simple Time-Saving Shift Every Special Educator Needs

128. One Task You Can Take Off Your Special Educator Plate Today

127. The Five-Minute IEP File Audit

126. Rethinking End of Year Celebrations: Spotlighting Real Progress