Special Educators Resource Room

Special Educators Resource Room with Jennifer DeBrosse is the podcast for busy special education teachers. Whether you’re brand new to the world of special education or an experienced teacher, this podcast will provide time-saving solutions for any busy special educator. 
Get ready to move things off your special educator plate without feeling like you have to live at school. 
I’m your host, Jennifer DeBrosse. I’m dual-certified, have been in education for over 25 years, and spent time in both the inclusion classroom and the resource room setting. I was also a special education instructional coach and mentor to hard-working educators just like you. 
Tune in each week for quick action-packed episodes. They will be short, sweet, and to the point because I know how busy you are. I’m on a mission to help you get your time back! 
Let’s connect! You can find more special education support at: Positively Learning Blog (PS: while you’re there, be sure to grab the free Special Educators Cheat Sheets!)

132. How to Introduce Routines Without Chaos (or Resistance)
Jun 13, 2025 – 10:28
131. One Binder System That’s Actually Worth the Setup
Jun 6, 2025 – 08:58
130. When You Have NO Time for Progress Monitoring
May 30, 2025 – 09:06
129. The Simple Time-Saving Shift Every Special Educator Needs
May 23, 2025 – 07:23
128. One Task You Can Take Off Your Special Educator Plate Today
May 16, 2025 – 06:47
127. The Five-Minute IEP File Audit
May 9, 2025 – 09:04
126. Rethinking End of Year Celebrations: Spotlighting Real Progress
May 2, 2025 – 09:14
125. Time Hacks for Special Ed Teachers
Apr 25, 2025 – 09:36
124. The Special Ed Assembly Line: Paperwork Batching Tips
Apr 18, 2025 – 09:49
123. What If Progress Monitoring Took Less Than a Minute a Day?
Apr 11, 2025 – 09:47
122. Spring Cleaning for Special Educators (Quarter 4 Survival Tips)
Apr 4, 2025 – 12:14
121. 10 Things Paraprofessionals Need to Hear From Us
Mar 28, 2025 – 06:55
120. Decision Fatigue: Why Less Is More (For You AND Your Students!)
Mar 21, 2025 – 10:16
119. Spice Up Your Small Groups (without overstimulating everyone!)
Mar 14, 2025 – 11:51
118. Want a Better Independent Work System? Grab This Free Playbook!
Mar 7, 2025 – 09:54
117. Social Stories 101: How to Write, Use, and Make Them Work
Feb 28, 2025 – 10:45
116. When an IEP Isn’t the Answer: Supporting Gen Ed Teachers with Behavior Challenges
Feb 21, 2025 – 10:04
115. Oops, You’re Over-Prompting! Let’s Fix That
Feb 14, 2025 – 09:55
114. Data, But Make It Easy: Paraprofessionals and Progress Monitoring
Feb 7, 2025 – 08:02
113. The Time-Saving Tool for Special Educators You Didn’t Know You Needed
Jan 31, 2025 – 11:14
112. Teaching Life Skills Without Adding More to Your Plate
Jan 24, 2025 – 10:52
111. The Art of Saying No: Setting Boundaries as a Special Educator
Jan 17, 2025 – 11:32
110. The Truth About Data Collection (And Why You’re Doing Too Much)
Jan 10, 2025 – 10:37
109. New Year, New Systems: Let's Build Independent Learners!
Jan 3, 2025 – 09:15
108. One Last Surprise for 2024—Your Glow-Up Awaits!
Dec 27, 2024 – 02:31
107. Teacher Goal Setting: Yay or Nay?
Dec 20, 2024 – 10:02
106. Surprise! An Advocate is Attending the Next Meeting!
Dec 13, 2024 – 14:29
105. Parent Communication: Let's Talk About It
Dec 6, 2024 – 16:28
104. Your Path to Progress
Nov 29, 2024 – 10:30
103. Special Ed Survey Says: Top Topics You Care About
Nov 22, 2024 – 08:54
102. Don't Skip this Essential Skill in your Classroom!
Nov 15, 2024 – 11:01
101. Please Stop Calling it BUSY Work! Student Independent Binders
Nov 8, 2024 – 11:12
100. Celebration of Special Educators Resource Room 100th Episode
Nov 1, 2024 – 09:09
99. Four Strategies for Tackling Special Education Paperwork Overwhelm
Oct 25, 2024 – 10:08
98. When Data Collection Isn't Feeling Helpful
Oct 18, 2024 – 10:48
97. A Lesson Recipe for Your Small Reading Group Instruction
Oct 11, 2024 – 07:44
96. Executive Functioning Skills: How Can We Support Students?
Oct 4, 2024 – 09:34
95. Can Task Boxes Help Manage Behavior? The Surprising Connection
Sep 27, 2024 – 08:40
94. Special Educators Working with Related Service Providers
Sep 20, 2024 – 09:42
93. Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes When Using Task Boxes
Sep 13, 2024 – 10:51
92. Scheduling Tips for Special Educators
Sep 6, 2024 – 11:45
91. Presenting Special Ed PD? Listen to this first!
Aug 30, 2024 – 10:03
90. Task Box Time Savers
Aug 23, 2024 – 09:47
89. Setting Up Independent Work Systems: Start Small, Think Big!
Aug 21, 2024 – 08:35
88. Is Teacher Organization a Myth?
Aug 14, 2024 – 15:04
87. Special Educator Wishlist for Back to School!
Aug 7, 2024 – 11:05
86. Independent Work Systems Using Task Boxes Part 2
Jul 31, 2024 – 10:47
85. Independent Work System Set-Up: Your Task Box Questions Answered Part 1
Jul 24, 2024 – 10:26
84. Build a IEP Toolkit To Save Time Later
Jul 17, 2024 – 12:17
83. Setting Up a Special Educator Toolkit (to save time later!)
Jul 10, 2024 – 09:27

Recent Reviews

nashvilleneedsyou

To the point

Jennifer does a great job of explaining and providing us with practical advice we can use that day in class. Thank you
Charlyne Styles

One of the best!

Indeed full of insights and is led by an amazing host! Sending full support all the way through, I submitted my suggestions on the survey I’m so excited for the future of this podcast 🤍 Love, Charlyne
ElenaDalia

Thank you

Thank you for this episode. How can I reach out to you? My email is daliaelena1205@gmail. I’m a 7 year special education resource teacher who could really use some inspiration.
eholds

Such Great Info

Quickly and easy to implement! I have a new para starting on Monday and will definitely be pulling this together this weekend! Thanks for the tips!
FashionistaNJ

Jess @Thriving_in_third_31

I love the podcast and how insightful it is for all teachers. I like how the strategies are practical, but very meaningful.
Move & Pic

Amazing resource

Easy to listen to and well organized content that includes podcast show note links
rosekatl

Great information

Loved this game plan!
Math-Rules

Super useful & easy to follow!

Great job Jen- keep up the good work! I found this podcast to be a well organized & well thought out resource.
Molly @ Firstieland

Special Educators Resource Room Podcast

I’m so happy to have found this podcast! Jennifer offers great tips for special Ed teachers with practical advice that you can use immediately. I can’t wait for more episodes!