Posts Tagged ‘behavior modification’
Building Expressive and Receptive Language with Digitability
Building Expressive and Receptive Language with Digitability Written by Rebekah Poe, M.Ed., an award-winning former special education teacher and national teaching conference presenter from Alabama. For many students with cognitive disabilities, language is an area that requires direct instruction and repeated opportunities for practice. Students must work to develop the skills necessary for expressing themselves…
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Meet Some Outstanding Digitability Teachers!
Digitability Teacher Highlight Digitability teachers do an amazing job implementing our award-winning life skills and transition program. During Autism Acceptance Month, Digitability is highlighting a new outstanding Digitability teacher each week! This Weeks Highlight Eric Pagel | Wood-Granger Community School District Type of Classroom: Vocational Favorite Digitability Lesson: Collaboration (Work Simulation) Social Economy Rewards: Hats,…
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Improve Workplace Communication Through the Work Simulation
Improve Workplace Communication Through the Work Simulation Written by L. Wnuk Ed.S, a Life Skills Teacher with nearly 15 years experience teaching in high school and middle school classrooms in Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and now in New Jersey. During Digitability’s Work Simulation Phase 1, my class created a solid business plan and were…
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How Applied Behavior Analysis is Built Into Digitability
How Applied Behavior Analysis is Built Into Digitability Written by Valerie Hill M.Ed., BCBA, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and former autism support teacher from Delaware with experience working in self-contained classrooms. The principles of Applied Behavior Analysis affect just about every aspect of our lives, whether we realize it or not. Why do we…
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How Did This Teacher Create a Relevant Transition Program?
How Did This Teacher Create a Relevant Transition Program? Written by L. Wnuk Ed.S, a Life Skills Teacher with nearly 15 years experience teaching in high school and middle school classrooms in Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and now in New Jersey. When it came time to begin our Digitability Work Simulation project, my students…
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How to Transform Life Skills Classrooms into a Business
How to Transform Life Skills Classrooms into a Business Written by L. Wnuk Ed.S, a Life Skills Teacher with nearly 15 years experience teaching in high school and middle school classrooms in Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and now in New Jersey. It wasn’t until I was hired as a high school Life Skills teacher…
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I was able to increase my students’ employability with this curriculum
How Digitability Has Leveled Up My Student’s Post-School Employment Options Written by L. Wnuk Ed.S, a Life Skills Teacher with nearly 15 years experience teaching in high school and middle school classrooms in Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and now in New Jersey. As a special education teacher at the high school level, preparing my…
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Using Bankability to Increase Motivation, Financial Literacy and Workplace Behavior
How Digitability Created Buy-In: Literally Written by L. Wnuk Ed.S, a Life Skills Teacher with nearly 15 years experience teaching in high school and middle school classrooms in Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and now in New Jersey. Returning to school during the pandemic has been a struggle for many teachers and students. I have…
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Digitability Helps Write Meaningful IEP Goals and Monitor Progress
Digitability Helps Me Write Meaningful IEP Goals and Monitor Progress Written by L. Wnuk Ed.S, a Life Skills Teacher with nearly 15 years experience teaching in high school and middle school classrooms in Kansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and now in New Jersey. One of the most difficult aspects of being a special education teacher…
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How Does Digitability Keep Absent Students Engaged?
How Does Digitability Keep Absent Students Engaged? Written by Courtney DeYoung, Registered Behavior Technician and Applied Behavior Analyst at Manhattan Children’s Center. In the last few years, there have been many changes that happen, quite literally, overnight, such as quarantining, classrooms being shut down, guidelines and restrictions changing and even the revolving door of substitute…
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