50 Best Blogs for Special Ed Teachersde Vanessa PrataSent by: Kaitlyn coleSource: http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/08/50-best-blogs-special-ed-teachers-updated/While being a teacher is never easy, working with students in special education comes with some unique challenges. From writing lengthy IEPs to working closely with parents and other teachers, it takes a calm, collected, organized, confident, and very special person to work with students who often need a great deal more support and assistance than their peers to succeed. Yet even the best special education teachers can use a little guidance, inspiration, and information to help them to be even better at what they do. Thats just what the 50 blogs weve collected here can do. Read through this updated list (a revision of this list to reflect new blogs and to remove old, no-longer-updated sites) to find resources that will help you teach, learn, and grow right alongside your students.Special Education Teaching Tips and StrategiesThese blogs are written by teachers and educational professionals who share their ideas, tips, tools, and advice for working with special education students.Reality 101:The Council for Exceptional Children maintains this blog along with the help of several special education teachers who share their experiences and advice.About.com Special Education:Blogger and teacher Jerry Webster shares the basics of special education here, as well as some helpful insights from his own experiences in the classroom.About.com Learning Disabilities:Through this blog you can learn more about a variety of learning disabilities and how you can help children with them excel.Teachers at Risk:Teacher Elona Hartjes shares her insights, resources, and practical classroom advice here, an invaluable resource for any special education teacher.Successful Teaching:This blog isnt focused on special education, but that doesnt mean it cant be a great place for special ed teachers to find advice on all things education-related.Special 2 Me:Check out this blog from a highly dedicated special education teacher (and for the present general education teacher) who is teaching in a high-crime, low-income school in L.A.Special Education Strategies and More:Teachers and parents of children with special needs can find some helpful strategies for helping them grow academically, emotionally, and socially on this blog.Teacher Sol:Exceptional Needs Specialist Maria Angala shares whats going on in her class as well as updates on her battle to improve special education here.Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties:Teachers and staff working with high schoolers in special education can find useful lessons, tips, and more on this great blog.Life in Special Education:Head to this blog to see what special education teacher Karla Banks is doing in her elementary school classroom.Special Education Advisor:Find help with your IEPs and special education classroom through the help of this blog for K-12 educators.Ms. Rachels Room:On this blog youll get a front row seat to a special ed classroom headed by Ms. Rachel. Read through her posts for ideas you can use in your own classroom.ESU 4 Special Education:From staff development to lessons, this blog offers numerous resources to help teachers and administrators working with special education students.Special Education and Learning Differences:PCI Education offers tips and ideas for helping students with special needs excel in school and beyond.The Cooke Special