Shanon Taylor
@drspedinnv.bsky.social
Professor of special education at Univ. of NV, Reno. All posts mine. Former teacher of E/BD students. Mom, WIFE + 🐈⬛
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8542-1765
https://www.unr.edu/education/about/faculty-and-staff/department-educator-preparation/shanon-taylor
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8542-1765
https://www.unr.edu/education/about/faculty-and-staff/department-educator-preparation/shanon-taylor
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Low-Intensity Strategies: Proactive Behavior and Classroom Management That Work for Adolescents
Many middle and high school teachers report struggling with behavior and classroom management. Teachers often resort to reactive strategies, intervening only after disruptive behavior occurs, and o...
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New article on using low-intensity behavioral strategies with a focus on older students! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DGWUG...
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Grateful for those who refuse to give up.
Is education a lost cause?
No, it's THE cause, the pièce de résistance of democratic living.
Give up on it, you give in to the banality and brutality of evil.
No, it's THE cause, the pièce de résistance of democratic living.
Give up on it, you give in to the banality and brutality of evil.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Grateful for those who refuse to give up.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The girls want to tell everyone to sleep tight #catsofbluesky
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The girls want to tell everyone to sleep tight #catsofbluesky
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The Office for Civil Rights was gutted. Parents filing disability rights complaints will struggle to get help. Many will need private lawyers, but there aren't enough. Families are taking out second mortgages. https://bit.ly/4a1RT0q
Special Education Services At Risk Under Department of Education Cuts - EdSurge News
Department of Education cuts leave advocates and parents worried about the fate of special education services.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Office for Civil Rights was gutted. Parents filing disability rights complaints will struggle to get help. Many will need private lawyers, but there aren't enough. Families are taking out second mortgages. https://bit.ly/4a1RT0q
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Weingarten: Take a step back and think about the priorities. Where are children and young people in any of these priorities? The only time they talk about children and young people is when Linda McMahon gets on TV or writes an op-ed about her next steps in cutting the Department of Education…
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Weingarten: Take a step back and think about the priorities. Where are children and young people in any of these priorities? The only time they talk about children and young people is when Linda McMahon gets on TV or writes an op-ed about her next steps in cutting the Department of Education…
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As we and others have repeatedly reported, credible researchers have said there is no link between vaccines and autism.
CDC plans study on vaccines and autism despite research showing no link
President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have repeatedly raised the idea that autism could be linked to vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
As we and others have repeatedly reported, credible researchers have said there is no link between vaccines and autism.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
I think the problem is, it feels like we’ve GOT to be on year four right now.
I stand by this. Don’t try to handicap the 2028 election. Let’s just get through this first year of the Trump administration!
“There are just so many things that have happened in the last six months in this presidential administration that to think that we know what the issues will be in 2028 and who the players will be—I think it's just asking too much,” says @sgadarian.bsky.social.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I think the problem is, it feels like we’ve GOT to be on year four right now.
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First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
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www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n... Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n... Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
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Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
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Alice Wong passed away, another disability advocate gone too soon. Alice, Tinu, Erin all gone and I have no doubt there are many more. 💔💔
Thank you Alice, for all of your hard work, for sharing your voice and stories.
Thank you Alice, for all of your hard work, for sharing your voice and stories.
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Alice Wong passed away, another disability advocate gone too soon. Alice, Tinu, Erin all gone and I have no doubt there are many more. 💔💔
Thank you Alice, for all of your hard work, for sharing your voice and stories.
Thank you Alice, for all of your hard work, for sharing your voice and stories.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
Great session for the very first time slot this morning @ted-cec.bsky.social. It was a multipaper session on AI, and there was great audience discussion afterwards.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great session for the very first time slot this morning @ted-cec.bsky.social. It was a multipaper session on AI, and there was great audience discussion afterwards.
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let me just say Harry Reid would NEVER have allowed this
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
let me just say Harry Reid would NEVER have allowed this
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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JD's family has spent $35M on vacations. Kash Patel used a $60M FBI jet to go on a date. Trump spent $98M to golf for 24% of the days of this term. All our tax dollars. But you think single moms getting $6 a day for SNAP is the problem?
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
JD's family has spent $35M on vacations. Kash Patel used a $60M FBI jet to go on a date. Trump spent $98M to golf for 24% of the days of this term. All our tax dollars. But you think single moms getting $6 a day for SNAP is the problem?
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A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies. n.pr/47wPCJg
Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment
A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies. n.pr/47wPCJg