Resources a busy SPED teacher can open and use today.

Behavior tools, IEP-ready trackers, and low-prep materials, built and tested inside a real self-contained classroom — not a design studio.

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6 years in the classroom Master's in Special Education Special Education, EC–12 Core Subjects, EC–6 ESL, EC–12

Built in a self-contained classroom, not a spare weekend.

I'm a certified special education teacher in Texas with a Master's in Special Education and six years in the classroom. Most of that time was spent in the Self-Contained Program, teaching students with significant support needs.

That meant writing and running IEPs, building behavior intervention plans, tracking progress data every day, and coordinating constantly with general ed teachers, counselors, speech, OT, PT, and paraprofessionals — making sure every piece of a student's day actually worked together.

I also served as a Grade Team Leader, supervising and mentoring lead teachers and co-teachers who worked with students with disabilities. That role is where the philosophy behind this store came from.

Nominated for Teacher of the Year

Recognized for the same classroom work this store is built on.

The rule everything here follows
"The best resource in the world is useless if a busy teacher can't pick it up and use it today."
Which is why every resource in this store is classroom-tested and low-prep.
Special EducationEC–12
Core SubjectsEC–6
English as a Second LanguageEC–12

Independence first, the test second.

Before special education, my background was in Rehabilitation Services — a lens I still use every day: focus on independence, functional skills, and what a student needs to thrive beyond the classroom, not just what's on the test.

Being certified across Core Subjects, Special Education, and ESL means I design with a wide range of learners in mind, including multilingual students who are too often an afterthought in materials labeled "differentiated."

Everything here has already survived a real classroom.

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