Amy McDaniel

Special Education is my passion! Join me in education based advocacy by sharing resources and information to empower fellow educators.

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What are your thoughts about public schools taking on special education responsibilities for children ages 3-5?

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Wishing all my fellow educators a great year.

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Thanks everyone. I enjoyed chatting. My first one is in the books. Hope to chat again soon! #mslead #UMFEDU568

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A6 Communication of whys to understand and successes to inspire will be at the forefront. #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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A5- I wonder where the initiative has been successful and what made it successful. #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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A5- What was this called 20 years ago? #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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A5- How is this going to help kids and who's paying for this? #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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A4 I think shared leadership is important too. You need all stakeholders at the table to make decisions. Kids first #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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#UMFEDU568 #mnlead A4- Yes we have too many. Limit to initiatives that support vision and mission. Listen to teachers about what works.

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#UMFEDU568 #mnlead A3- going back to the overall vision and mission of the district and looking for initiatives that fit.

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#UMFEDU568 #mnlead A3 Yes, buy-in is huge. People won't do what they don't want to. Doing it for compliance is half hearted. Kids lose.

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#UMFEDU568 #mnlead A3- I come from a large district - by the time the information trickles down the top has already made changes.

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Haha that was A3. Sorry I am new to this format.

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It seems like we don't because there is always something new coming and the changes happen too fast to keep up. #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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@jenhegna #mnlead Yes!

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A2 Policy makers need to listen to teachers and increase teacher buy-in. It's hard to do something you don't believe in. #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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We've been working on implementing PBE at LPS for at least 5 years and not there yet. Culture takes the longest to change #UMFEDU568 #mnlead

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#UMFEDU568 #mnlead A1- I have no idea how long it would take. I am guessing it is faster in the medical field.

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@bretdom Thanks!

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@MollyYungmann Sounds great :)