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Special Educator Melissa Winston gives insight into the kinds of things you encounter when you work in special education. She interviews the parents, their kids, and the occasional celebrity.

The children's names have all been changed.

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    • Education
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

Special Educator Melissa Winston gives insight into the kinds of things you encounter when you work in special education. She interviews the parents, their kids, and the occasional celebrity.

The children's names have all been changed.

    5. I can Make a Difference

    5. I can Make a Difference

    In this episode, Melissa Winston interviews Speech and Language Pathologist Jessica Bonvenca. Together they provide ideas for parents to offer new opportunities and support their students language journey and how much of a difference they can make. Winston’s students also give examples of how powerful these opportunities can be.

    • 19 min
    Transitions

    Transitions

    Transitioning from one thing to the next an be difficult.  In this episode, Melissa goes through some exercises to make it easier to move on to the next step of your day.

    • 6 min
    4. Going All In

    4. Going All In

    Esther found out that her son was on the spectrum, and immediately started absorbing everything she could, even going so far as to start hiring people that are on the spectrum, for her business.
     
    Melissa taught her son Jake in Kindergarten.  He's now in middle school, and the two talk about their time in the classroom together and finds out what his current interests are.  One of them is a YouTube Channel dedicated to Minecraft.  He's looking for followers!  Check out his channel and subscribe here!
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqAnSIr-K9Zlknr8LwvAgg

    • 29 min
    3. It's okay to be mad

    3. It's okay to be mad

    Melissa talks to a fellow teacher about the difference between being mad and being mean.

    • 30 min
    Back To School, Shorty!

    Back To School, Shorty!

    The next full episode is going to be released September 8th, but in the meantime, there was no full episode this month, so I wanted to give you a couple of breathing exercises.  The kind of breathing exercises I need a lot during busy times.  See you in a couple weeks, but until then, enjoy!

    • 6 min
    2. Labels

    2. Labels

    In this episode, Melissa talks with rapper Anwar Superstar about labels, and how they can hurt.  She then tops it off by singing along with one of her students.

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

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4 Ratings

4 Ratings

emmybeth ,

An amazing podcast from an amazing lady

Melissa is an amazing educator and human being. She cares so much about her students, fellow teachers, and fellow humans. I love hearing about how she navigates her challenges and helps others navigate theirs. Anyone who has an interest in the special needs community will be well served by this podcast.

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