This is the final installment of our September Self-Care blog series, in which we are encouraging educators to practice self-care for the purpose of a thriving inclusive classroom. Part 1 discussed how we can fill our own cup to fill others’, part 2 shared the...
This is part 3 of our 4-part series on self-care for educators with the purpose of developing a thriving classroom and school system. Part 1 talked about how we can fill our own cup to fill others’, part 2 discussed the transformative power of gratitude, and this blog...
This is the second part in a series of blogs devoted to self-care for educators in the context of facilitating a thriving inclusive classroom. If you haven’t read part 1, you can do so here. As a review, in the first blog we talked about how filling one’s “cup”...
Educators know that September can be a challenging month. It’s the first of the school year, and with the excitement, it also brings anxiety, stress, and difficulties as teachers, students, and administrators adjust to the “new normal.” One of the best things...
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...
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...
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...
… 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...
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...
“How do we provide inclusive related services?” This is one of the more frequent questions we get from schools interested in creating more inclusive service delivery. One of our favorite ways to answer the question is to put folks in touch with the many...
