So, in March 2020, I was standing on a stage with a microphone in hand teaching a ballroom full of school administrators in New Hampshire about how to create more inclusive schools. When we took a break for lunch, several people came up and apologized for being...
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 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 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...
