Reality 101

Policy & Advocacy
Policy & Advocacy
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Standards

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Membership

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Publications

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Special Ed Topics
Special Ed Topics

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Resources
CEC's Resources offer educators many aids to assist them in providing the best of special education services.

Reality 101 is CEC's blog written for new special and gifted education teachers, by new special and gifted education teachers.

The Reality 101 bloggers are CEC members--who have been selected to share their experiences with the special and gifted education community for an entire school year. There will be successes and challenges, ups and downs . . . but no matter what, their stories will showcase just how rewarding a career in special education can be.

We encourage readers, both new and veteran educators, to get to know them, offer advice and share their own stories through the blog. Be sure to subscribe by e-mail or RSS feed, so you don't miss a single post! (See the upper-left corner of the blog.)

Read entries from our bloggers .

Are you a teacher educator? Consider using Reality 101 as a course supplement for your introductory special education classes.

Have questions about the blog, or want to be put in touch with one of the bloggers? Contact CEC's Andrea Elkin at andreae @cec.sped.org.