from Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
& dr. Julie Causton
Inclusive Education Blog for Teachers
and School Leaders
This inclusive education blog is designed for teachers, school leaders, and support staff who are committed to building more inclusive classrooms. Inside this inclusive education blog, you’ll find practical strategies, behavior support tools, co-teaching insights, and leadership ideas you can use right away.
Latest Posts from Our Inclusive Education Blog:
Moving Beyond Carrots and Sticks for Sustainable System Change
“Carrot and stick performance management processes and the behaviorist approach upon which they are based are deeply flawed, and yet most of us start (and end) there, even in the most innovative organizations.” Annie McKee When it comes to managing sustainable...
Top Tips For Writing IEP Worthy Goals
If you know us…you know we’ve been researching, writing, and basically fussing over how individualized education programs (IEPs) are written for nearly 30 years. Needless to say, we have lots of opinions, but we also have lots of tips and solutions. In this...
Why Are We Still Segregating Students?
Prefer to Watch? Click here. Print our top 10 tips for inclusive related service delivery If IDEA’s legal standards were applied with fidelity, no student would be excluded from general education on a long-term basis. Our current understanding of...
From the Therapy Room to the Classroom
Prefer to Watch? Click here. Print our top 10 tips for inclusive related service delivery Here are three tips for inclusive related service providers who want to get out of the therapy room and into the general education setting! We don’t need to remove and...
Here’s How to Rock the Range of Learners
Prefer to Watch? Click here Print Examples of the Two Differentiation Strategies How many times have you heard statements like, “I love the idea of inclusion, but it’s too hard when the range of abilities is so big.” Or in the most challenging of scenarios, “The...
Going Down (not up) the Prompting Ladder
Prefer to Watch? Click Here Print The Prompting Ladder Here Paraprofessionals provide critical support to students in inclusive classrooms. And one of the most important skills to learn is how to provide support that is “just right”. Meaning, support that is not...
You Can’t Skip Steps in The Way to Inclusion
A 5-part virtual leadership book club that helps teams move past resistance, unclear definitions, and stalled inclusion efforts with a clear, practical roadmap.
JAN 13 • JAN 20 • JAN 27 • FEB 3 • FEB 10 (2027)
FREE Workshop:
Transform Your School with Inclusive Practices
How often do you hear questions like, “But HOW do we actually do it?” or “How do we move from theory to action and make inclusion a reality?”
We’ve got the answers! Join nationally recognized inclusion experts, Dr. Julie Causton and Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, for a FREE interactive workshop where we’ll tackle outdated special education practices, reveal three powerful classroom strategies, and share the real transformation of a school that fully embraced inclusion.
What Will I Learn?
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- Overcome Resistance to Change: Tackle emotional and structural challenges to implementing inclusion successfully.
- Shift Mindsets and Inspire Action: Motivate your team to embrace new perspectives and practices.
- Clarify LRE and Service Models: Demystify Least Restrictive Environment and streamline service delivery for all students.
- Instant Resources: Leave with tools you can implement immediately to create more equitable and effective classrooms.
- Overcome Resistance to Change: Tackle emotional and structural challenges to implementing inclusion successfully.
Plus, get exclusive workshop pricing for Inclusion-Bytes—a professional development resource packed with 100s of practical and effective strategies for general and special education teachers about HOW to create inclusive classrooms!
Inclusive Education FAQs for Teachers and School Leaders
What is inclusive education?
Inclusive education is an approach where all students learn together in the same classroom, with the support and strategies they need to succeed. It focuses on access, participation, and belonging for every learner.
What are examples of inclusive classroom strategies?
Examples include co-teaching, differentiated instruction, behavior supports, and creating flexible learning environments that meet diverse student needs.
→ Read our co-teaching strategies blog
→ Explore behavior support strategies
Why is inclusive education important?
Inclusive education helps improve outcomes for all students by building stronger communities, increasing engagement, and supporting diverse learning needs in meaningful ways.