About Mrs. Teach Life

THE STORY

Hello and welcome! My name is Kristine Aguirre and I want to thank you for searching for transition tools for your students. In 2010, I was doing just that and my hands were coming up empty. This is where the “What I Wish I’d Learned in School” series was born.

At the time, I was teaching in Mountain View, CA. I was working as a paraprofessional while also working in the restaurant industry, which gave me a customer service backbone that drives a lot of this content.

DESIGN NOTES

The covers are colorful and engaging, but the worksheets themselves are straightforward and direct. I like the worksheets to look like they were made by you, the teacher!

Although they were designed for special ed high school classes, I have heard of them being used in middle schools, homeschools, and individually from parent to child. I hope they are helpful to you for years to come!

Happy Teaching!

Kristine Aguirre

mrsteachlife@gmail.com

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

This library of work represents 15 years of teaching transition skills in high school special education classrooms in California. Below are curriculum-based speaking engagements, which are in addition to teaching experience.

Presenter at California Teachers Association Special Education Conference, September 2025.

Presenter at CTA Special Education Conference. October 2024.

Presenter at CTA Special Education Conference. October 2023.

Presenter at CTA Special Education Conference. May 2022.

Presenter at CTA Inaugural Special Education Conference. May 2021.

Presenter at Workability I 2020 Northern Institute. September 2020.

Presenter at Inclusion Collaborative State Conference. September 2020.

Presenter at Fremont Unified School District. August 2020.

Presenter at the Ed Tech Team Napa Valley Summit. January 2020.

Presenter at Inclusion Collaborative State Conference. October 2019.

Official vendor at City of San Jose Disability Awareness Day. October 2019.

Presenter at Fremont Union School District. August 2019.

Presenter at Oakland Unified School District. April 2018.

Presenter at the Inclusion Collaborative Conference. October 2018.

Presenter at the Ed Tech Team California Summit. June/July 2018.

Presenter at San Jose State University Summer Intern Institute. July 2018.

Featured Speaker at Future Profits Appreciation Dinner. May 2018.

Presenter at the Ed Tech Team Orange County Summit. April 2018.

Presenter at the Ed Tech Team Fresno Summit. January 2017.

Presenter at the Ed Tech Team North State Summit. November 2017.

Presenter at the WorkAbility Region 3 Training. October 2017.