by Julie Causton | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Co-teaching, Inclusion
One of the first ways to instill an inclusive school attitude is to teach students important social and emotional skills such as compassion and kindness. There are many strategies, lessons, and resources that teachers can use daily in classrooms or throughout the...
by Julie Causton | Jul 22, 2019 | Co-teaching, Co-teaching, Inclusion
Inclusive Schooling values diversity within the human community. When inclusive education is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become “normal” in order to contribute to the world. One of the ways we can begin to implement more inclusive...
by Julie Causton | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Co-teaching, Inclusion, paraprofessionals
Inclusive education and co-teaching are necessary complements to one another. Co-teaching often exists when schools adopt inclusive practices. In co-taught classrooms, general and special education teachers work together in highly coordinated ways to give all students...
by Julie Causton | May 29, 2019 | Inclusion, paraprofessionals
… the authoritative teacher, who drowns the freedom off the student, belittles student’s rights to be curious and restless …. Freire 1996, 60 Oftentimes, seeking belonging for all students can be a difficult battle within the classroom. This can be...
by Julie Causton | May 16, 2019 | Blog, Inclusion, paraprofessionals
Establishing inclusive schools has to begin with this question: How do we establish an authentic sense of belonging? We see inclusion and belonging as essential conditions for educating each child. At some schools, implementing an inclusive philosophy meant no...
