Small Group Rotation Schedule Ideas

Help for Special Educators

In this episode, which is Part 2 of the Self-Contained Schedule Series, I am excited to really go deep on how to set up small group stations in your self-contained special ed class. Over the years I found that teaching with small groups was the most effective way to maximize time with my students and paraprofessionals (also called para for short. Other places they might be called teaching assistants or teacher’s aides).

I give ideas to consider as you plan your schedule, and I share several more schedules: The first is the general schedule I talked about last week. Then I share the preliminary schedules for the first two days of school. Finally, I talk about my Master Station Rotation Schedule – which is the backbone of my daily schedule for the rest of the year. Stay tuned to the end of the show when I have Nikki Robertson, my guest from episode three, come on to talk about a solution for teacher burnout!
It is challenging to explain schedules in this auditory podcast format (and to describe every detail is boring) so please go to https://lisagoodell.com/podcast to see the schedules or download the pdf with them (the images might be clearer in the pdf).
Next week I will talk all about lesson plans and what we taught during small groups.