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Back-to-School Productivity Hacks with Ayo Jones

The beginning of a school year can be both exciting and challenging….there’s quite a bit to do to prepare in order to get your department and classroom up and running. On this episode, Ayo Jones from the Noodle Nook shares productivity tips to help you start the school year strong.

"Your routines and procedures are not for your present day self."

Our guest today is Ayo Jones, Ayo is an experienced special education teacher, successful instructional coach, and charismatic professional speaker. Driven by her love for all things special education, Ayo provides educators teaching students with complex access needs exactly what they need to survive and thrive. In her nearly 20 years in education, she has coached hundreds of teachers, trained thousands of educational professionals, and developed curriculum for tens of thousands of students with disabilities. She is a regular consultant to multiple school districts and educational support centers throughout Texas and beyond, as well as in West Africa where she does outreach to underserved students.

Ayo is the founder of Noodle Nook, an online resource for teachers in special education, providing tools and strategies for classroom success. She hosts a teacher podcast and YouTube channel, is a published author and course creator, and delivers curriculum to teachers worldwide. Best known for her engaging public speaking, Ayo’s captivating presence and witty delivery have made her a sought-after professional trainer and speaker.

Listen in as Ayo and I discuss:

Top productivity hacks that are particularly effective for special education teachers as they start a new school year
Practical strategies to help prioritize and organize responsibilities
How to streamline the preparation process
Collaboration with parents and fellow educators
Time-saving techniques or tools to manage administrative tasks efficiently

Here is the link for the fantastic freebie Ayo wants to share with you
https://www.noodlenook.net/spedprepacademy

It includes a couple checklists for the one-touch organizational approach as well as ideas on accommodations and supports to prepare ahead of time and links to some great articles on setting up routines and procedures in the classroom. Trust me you definitely want to grab this, even as I was making it, I was thinking “this is awesome”, lol! All you have to do is visit the link www.noodlenook.net/SpedPrepAcademy.

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