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Meet December's Top Teacher: Donna Chamberlain

The Harvey Elementary School teacher is helping kids on the autism spectrum hop into learning.

Meet December's Top Teacher: Donna Chamberlain

The Harvey Elementary School teacher is helping kids on the autism spectrum hop into learning.

LEARNING. >> WE GO TO MEET DOM A -- MEET DONNA CHAMBERLAIN. >> KNOWING THAT EACH DAY CAN BE DIFFERENT, IT MISSES CHAMBERLAIN TAKES THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF HER SPECIAL ED STUDENTS. >> HELPING THE KIDS DEAL WITH THEIR DAY, BE THE DETECTIVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED. >> MOVE IT OVER. >> SHE WORKED AS AN INSISTED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. HER SKILL AND COMPASSION CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE CURRENT UNIFIED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. >> I HAVE HAD THREE OR FOUR ADMINISTRATORS COME TO ME IN ONE WEEK SAYING I SHOULD GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND GET MY BACHELORS TO BECOME A SPECIAL ED TEACHER. I DECIDED TO DO THAT. IT TOOK ME A WHILE, BUT I FINISHED THAT. >> SHE LEADS OTHER TEACHERS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS AND CLASSROOM STRATEGIES. SHE HAS HELPED TO INNOVATE A SENSORY PATH BUILT RIGHT INTO THE HARLEY SCHOOL HALLWAYS. SOMETIMES STUDENTS NEED A BRAIN BREAK. >> IT CAN TAKE LIKE FIVE MINUTES . THEY COME OUT, THEY DO THE PATH, THEY GO BACK IN AND ARE READY TO LEARN AGAIN. >> CLASSROOM TIME TRANSITIONS TO HOME AND WHAT THE STUDENTS GAIN DURING THE DAY REAPS BENEFITS WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. >> THEY ARE OVERWHELMED BY HAVING A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. HAVING THEM GO TO SCHOOL AND GETTING WHAT THEY NEED AT SCHOOL, THEY CAN GENERALIZE THAT INTO THEIR HOME LIFE. >> SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, LET’S EXERCISE.
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Meet December's Top Teacher: Donna Chamberlain

The Harvey Elementary School teacher is helping kids on the autism spectrum hop into learning.

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