Teach, Task Box, Inspire: The Podcast (A Show for Special Educators)
Teach, Task Box, Inspire: The Podcast is your go-to educational podcast dedicated to making your job as a special education teacher easier and more enjoyable. Your host, Lisa Hollady, is a veteran special education teacher with a passion for helping teachers like you make a real difference in the lives of your students.
In your demanding roles, you’re constantly juggling various responsibilities, from differentiated instruction and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to data collection, and, of course, teaching. That’s where task boxes come in.
Task boxes aren’t just teaching tools. They’re the key to unlocking student independence, student engagement, and personalized learning. Through this podcast, you’ll uncover the incredible task box benefits for your special needs students and practical implemention tips that you can take to your classroom.
Tune in each Monday for a new episode that will equip you with essential strategies and motivation to approach your week with confidence and enthusiasm. Topics will include task box activities, social and emotional development, adaptive teaching, inclusive teaching, supporting diverse learners, classroom management, scheduling, visual aids, and more.
If you’re looking for more special education resources and support with increasing student independence, check out my FREE training at https://chalkboardsuperhero.com/training.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
37. Part 8 - All the Other Stuff
In Part 8 of the Teach Task Box Inspire mini-series, Lisa guides special educators through essential elements often overlooked but crucial for an effective autism classroom setup.
Lisa discusses sens…
36. Part 7 - Training Your Staff
In the latest episode of Teach Task Box Inspire, Lisa focuses on the topic of training paraprofessionals in autism classrooms. Paraprofessionals play a pivotal role in student support, and Lisa discu…
35. Part 6- Communication
In this episode of Teach Task Box Inspire, Lisa continues her mini-series on setting up an effective Autism classroom, focusing on the critical importance of communication for students with Autism. S…
34: Part 5- All the Materials
In this episode of Teach Task Box Inspire, Lisa continues her mini-series on setting up an effective Autism Classroom. She discusses the importance of preparing instructional materials and resources …
33. Part 4- All the Visual Supports
Students on the autism spectrum benefit greatly from visuals. Visual supports assist our autistic students with language comprehension and expression. Have you ever struggled with getting your studen…
32. Part 3 - All the Schedules
We are talking about schedules in part 3 of the Teach Task Box Inspire mini-series. Schedules play a crucial role in setting up an effective autism classroom. In this episode, we focus on comprehensi…
31. The Floor Plan-Autism Classroom Set-Up
The mini-series continues in this episode of Teach Task Box Inspire. We are talking all about setting up an effective autism classroom. I share all of my practical tips and considerations for arrangi…
30. Part 1 - Getting Organized: Autism Classroom Set Up
In this episode of Teach Task Box Inspire, a mini-series on setting up an effective Autism Classroom is introduced! This is the very first episode out of 8, that will go over all the tips and tricks …
29. How to Prevent Over-Prompting
This new episode of Teach Task Box Inspire discusses some beneficial strategies for preventing over-prompting in students with autism during instructional activities. It can be easy to over-prompt ou…
28. Functional Protesting-Why do we Teach this Skill
In this episode, we discuss the concept of functional protesting in the context of supporting non-verbal or low-verbal students who struggle to communicate their needs without resorting to negative b…
27. Using Choices to Improve Problem Behaviors
In this episode of the Teach Task Box Inspire podcast, join me as we explore the effective use of choices to manage challenging behaviors in students.
I emphasize that offering choices is a powerful …
26. 5 Mistakes I Made My first year of Teaching
Are you a first-year teacher? I swear, every teacher can remember these beginning years and has a story or two to share about what they have learned along the way. Tune in to episode 26 to learn abou…
25. How to Make Friends in Your Building as a Special Education Teacher
Have you ever struggled to make connections as a special education teacher in your school? In this episode, I dive into the importance of making friends and building those connections within your sch…
24. Stop Playing into Student Behaviors
This episode of Teach Task Box Inspire discusses the importance of breaking the cycle of playing into student behaviors in the self-contained classroom. As educators, we hold the power to shape and r…
23. How to be a Better Leader as a Special Educator
Every special education classroom needs a leader. As educators, we must put forth our best effort to be those leaders. This episode will explore strategies for becoming a better leader in self-contai…
22. How to Handle Student Aggression
This Teach Task Box Inspire episode dives into the challenging topic of handling student aggression in special education classrooms. We all know that handling student aggression, on top of everything…
21. 10 Ways to Avoid the Power Struggle
Avoiding the power struggle starts with us, the teachers. By shifting our own responses and behaviors, we can effectively help shift this struggle and promote healthier relationships with our student…
20. What are Some Reinforcer Suggestions?
Come take a listen to episode 20 of Teach Task Box Inspire, where we talk reinforcement strategies. Let's talk various types of reinforcers tailored to the unique needs of our students with disabilit…
19. How to Build Time Management Skills
In this episode of Teach Task Box Inspire, we discuss how critical time management skills are for special education students. We dive into the challenges of multitasking and competing contingencies. …
18. How Using Visuals Can Lead to Independence
In this episode of Teach Task Box, Inspire, we explore the impactful use of visuals in special education to foster independence among students. Visuals go beyond images on paper, serving as essential…