Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
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 (195)
193. When Your Back-to-School Plan Isn’t Going to Plan
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
192. Your Classroom Schedule Looks Good on Paper. But Will It Actually Work?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
191. You Don't Need a Paraprofessional Handbook for the First Week of School
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
190. What Routines Should I Teach the First Week of School?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
189. 3 Things I Would NOT Prep Before the First Day of School
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
188. Your First Two Weeks of School (Independent Work Edition)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
187. If Your Small Groups Keep Getting Interrupted, Listen to This
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
186. The Small Group Test: Is Your Independent Work System Really Ready?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
185. Teach Routines That Last (Special Educators Summer Series Week 6)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
184. Why Your Students (and Your Para) Shouldn't Have to Guess
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
183. Clear Start. Clear Work. Clear Finish. | The Secret to Independent Work
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
182. Teacher Prep - Why You May Already Have Everything You Need
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
181. Teacher Planning Made Easy: Start With the Skill, Not the Activity
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
180. Special Educators Summer Series Week One!
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
179. Special Education Classroom This or That (End-of-Year Edition)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
178. What Is Your Classroom Telling You Before Summer?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
177. What 4 Years of Task Box Club Taught Me (+ a BIG giveaway!)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
176. When Teaching Feels Unsustainable: Should You Stay or Go?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
175. What I’d Buy for a Special Ed Classroom With $100, $250, $500, or $1000
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
174. Free Task Box Ideas to Help Students Work Independently
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
173. Is Task Completion Actually a Problem?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
172. AI and IEPs: Let’s Talk About What’s Actually Happening
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
171. IEP Goals That Look Good on Paper, But Aren't Actually Useful
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
170. Why Nothing You Try Is Fully Working in Your Classroom (Yet)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
169. How I Plan a Week of Independent Work in 30 Minutes (Yes, Really)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
168. Real Stories from the Parts of Teaching We Don’t Talk About
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
167. Stop Repeating Yourself All Day | Independent Work for Special Education
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
166. The Hidden Bottlenecks in Special Education Classrooms
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
165. Your Caseload Grew. Your Data Plan Didn’t.
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
164. Feeling the Midyear Slide? Here’s Your Special Educator Reset
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
163. AI for Special Educators: What’s Helping in 2026
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
162. The Big Task Box Party Dream (Yes, I'm Serious)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
161. When You’re Overstimulated and Out of Energy: A Survival Guide for Teachers
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
160. Special Educator POV: You Just Inherited a Stack of IEPs
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
159. The Real Reason Independent Work Feels So Hard (and What to Do Instead)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
158. Top 3 Tasks? Teachers Spilled the Tea 🍵
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
Task Box Giveaway! Pick Your 3 + Win Your Starter Kit 🎁
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
157. Looking Back to Move Forward: A Year of Systems, Surprises, and Survival fo...
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
156. Inbox Boundaries Every Special Educator Deserves
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
155. Why I Stopped Doing Themes (and what you can do instead)
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
154. Should Students Be Working on the Same Goals or Tasks Every Week?
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
153. That Time Progress Monitoring Made Me Cry
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
152. Taming the Special Ed Paperwork Monster
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
151. IEP Work Bins: Let's Build One Together!
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
150. Real Talk: Training Paraprofessionals on the Clock
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
149. Special Ed Survival Mode: Resetting When You’re Feeling Behind
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
148. The 2-Minute Shortcut to Finding the Right Student Tasks
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
147. Let's Differentiate a General Education Lesson Together
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
146. Stepping Into a Small School with Big Habits: Special Educators POV
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers
145. Planning an Inclusion Lesson? Start Here
Special Educators Resource Room Podcast: Real Talk for Special Education Teachers