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standard case carrier list! Hope this is helpful to you!

Subjects:

Special Education

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets

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Art Analysis Worksheet

By Teach Life SkillZ

You can use this worksheet for any art piece!We choose an art piece and I read a little history of the piece before we begin.This is used as a warm-up and to begin the discussion of talking about the difference between "concrete" and "abstract"

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

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How to Burglar-Proof Your Home - Reading/Questions - High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

This is an easy reading/handout for students to complete regarding home safety and burglar-proofing their future homes. I use this with my students in a self-contained Basic English class (reading levels range from 2nd grade to 7th grade)Included:-

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

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Practice DMV Bill with Questions - High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

This is a quick and easy warm-up or Friday activity to get students to practice seeing a DMV registration bill! You can change the make of the car or the registration fee. Teacher key included.Include:- "DMV Registration Bill"- List of Questions-

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Differentiated Final Essay

By Teach Life SkillZ

We use this at the end of our Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime unit, part of our larger Disability Awareness Unit.Background: we teach a Basic English class with 12 students, grades 9-12. Reading Level = 2nd through 8th grade.General

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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Disability Awareness Research Project - High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

Hello! This is our culminating project for our Disability Awareness Unit. Here is a rough outline of our 2022 unit:Background: we use this in our Basic English class. Students are grades 9-12 with a 2nd to 8th grade reading level. Watch What's

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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CODA Essay Prep + CODA Essay - Disability Awareness High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

We use this after we watch CODA; part of our Disability Awareness unit!1) Watch Movie2) Complete CODA Essay Prep together3) Students complete CODA Essay individually during a longer periodHappy Teaching!KristineTeach Life SkillZ

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Activboard Activities, Google Apps

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Deafness Scavenger Hunt Slide - Disability Awareness

By Teach Life SkillZ

We use this following our study of Deafness and watching the movie CODA!Background: our students are grades 9-12 in a Basic English class. Reading level is from 3rd grade to 8th grade.Happy Teaching!KristineTeach Life SkillZ

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Transition Roles Handout

By Teach Life SkillZ

This is a simple handout to review transition roles at Back-to-School Nights, IEP meetings, transition meetings, etc. This can easily go in a Freshman Welcome Packet, Freshman IEP or 8th grade Articulation Meetings.Enjoy!- KristineTeach Life Skillz

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

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Pathways: What is a 4-Year College? Activity - High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

This activity introduces students to the concept of the 4-year college. There is a PPT that the teacher uses and students take notes on their separate notes document. There is also a follow-up research activity for students to complete.Note: this

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

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Pathways: What is a 2-Year College? High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

This activity introduces students to the concept of the 2-year college. There is a PPT that the teacher uses and students take notes on their separate notes document. There is also a follow-up research activity for students to complete.Note: this

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

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Pathways After High School: College 1-Week Unit - High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

This 1-week unit is part of a series called PATHWAYS. It introduces students to the concepts of the educational degree hierarchy, 2-year colleges and 4-year colleges. It reviews the distinctive characteristics of both. There are also accessory

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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Aquarium Field Trip Project - High School SPED

By Teach Life SkillZ

You don't need to go on a field trip to use this activity! It is a multi-day activity with a hands-on diorama at the end! You will need shoe boxes for every student for this activity. You can use the Monterey Bay Aquarium website or a local aquarium

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

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My College Story PPT

By Teach Life SkillZ

Tell students the story of your college experience with this PPT! I find that this activity brings a sense of connection to the classroom. It is a great kick-off activity to talk about college readiness -- either for a college readiness day or as a

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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What is Transition? Day Lesson Plan

By Teach Life SkillZ

This is one of my favorite lessons all year! Talking about transition. This topic is one of the most exciting topics in the whole IEP process. In this 50-minute lesson, students reflect back on their last IEP, learn about transition, and then begin

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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What is an IEP? Day Lesson Plan

By Teach Life SkillZ

This is a great beginning lesson plan to introduce students to the concept of the IEP in an age-appropriate fashion. Students take notes on what an IEP is, and then they use their own IEP to complete an IEP scavenger hunt.*Please note: this is also

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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My Last IEP Scavenger Hunt

By Teach Life SkillZ

Oftentimes, students don't get to really examine their IEP other than being there - real time - in their meeting. This is a reflective activity that students use to "look back" at their last IEP. It allows them to become familiarized with some of

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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My IEP PPT - Simple Day Lesson Plan

By Teach Life SkillZ

Leading one's IEP is correlated with effective self-advocacy skills. This is a simple PPT that students can modify to lead their own IEP. A sample teacher IEP is also included, that you can edit yourself if you'd like to show students a

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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IEP Acronym Scavenger Hunt

By Teach Life SkillZ

We still do this activity for new SPED teacher orientations (where teachers would pair up or work in groups as a friendly competition!) but I've also transitioned to using this in the classroom to familiarize students with some of the "alphabet

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

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High School or College? Matching Activity

By Teach Life SkillZ

In speaking with college representatives, there are many things that high school students are surprised about when they begin college. This activity is meant to expose students to some of these core differences. It asks students to look at different

Subjects:

Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

High School Resource Specialist (13 years), Special Education Department Coordinator, District EdTech Committee, AVID Site Team, Latino Outreach Group, Black Student Union

Presenter at CTA Special Education Conference. October 2023. Presenter at CTA Special Education Conference. May 2022. Presenter at CTA Inaugural Special Education Conference. May 2021.
Presenter at Workability I 2020 Northern Institute. September 2020.
Presenter at Inclusion Collaborative State Conference. September 2020.
Presenter at Fremont Unified School District. August 2020.
Presenter at the Ed Tech Team Napa Valley Summit. January 2020.
Presenter at Inclusion Collaborative State Conference. October 2019.
Official vendor at City of San Jose Disability Awareness Day. October 2019.
Presenter at Fremont Union School District. August 2019.
Presenter at Oakland Unified School District. April 2018.
Presenter at the Inclusion Collaborative Conference. October 2018.
Presenting at the Ed Tech Team California Summit. June/July 2018.
Presenting at San Jose State University Summer Intern Institute, July 2018.
Featured Speaker at Future Profits Appreciation Dinner. May 2018.
Presented at the Ed Tech Team Orange County Summit. April 2018.
Presented at the Ed Tech Team Fresno Summit. January 2017.
Presented at the Ed Tech Team North State Summit. November 2017.
Presented at the WorkAbility Region 3 Training. October 2017.

MY TEACHING STYLE

"If they don't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Silicon Valley Education Foundation: Teacher of the Month

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

UC Berkeley, Utrecht Universiteit (Netherlands), Mild/Mod credential from San Jose State University, clear credential from EPIC (Education and Preparation for Inclusive Classrooms) Collaborative

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Hi teacher friend! I'm Kristine and I have been working in special education for 13 years now. I started at UC Berkeley's Disability Auxiliary Unit, then became an instructional assistant, teacher, and department coordinator.This curriculum series is the culmination of 10 years of teaching transition topics in my Career Connections classroom. I strive to make these resources as current as possible, and adapt them regularly as education continues to evolve!

Personally, I am a Mom of 2 girls and my husband is also a Special Education High School Teacher. We enjoy spending time on the coast as much as possible. I also enjoy playing the piano, writing, and watching movies with my girls!

If you'd like to see more about this educational mission, please add me on:

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- Kristine

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Alice in Wonderland