MORRISTOWN Central school District

Main Zoom Meeting Link

Your co-teachers

Dr. Julie Causton

MAGICAL INCLUSION EXPERT

PROLIFIC AUTHOR

KEYNOTE STORYTELLER

A best selling author, inspiring speaker, and inclusion advocate, Dr. Julie Causton began her career as an educator and then 14 years as a tenured professor at Syracuse University. In 2012 she founded Inclusive Schooling, a premiere company solely devoted to delivering professional development which transforms schools and lives. She has spent the past 25 years nearly obsessed with discovering innovative practices and teaching others about inclusive education through her wildly engaging presentations.

Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak

INCLUSION THOUGHT LEADER

EDUCATORS’ EDUCATOR

FIERCE PLAY ADVOCATE

A highly sought-after speaker, accomplished author, and educators’ educator, Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak began her career as an early interventionist and then spent 16 years as a tenured professor at Kent State University. Since 2013 she has followed her true passion for designing and delivering transformative professional development. As a result, she has accumulated over 50,000 hours of helping educators and leaders work from a place of compassion, hope, and love in locations from Cincinnati to Singapore.

Course and Event Portals

Portal to PD 4 Paras On-Demand Series (password is part1)

Session-by-Session resources

Break-out Zoom Link

What, Why, and How of Inclusion (click to access resources)

Circle Makers – The What, Why, and How of Inclusion

August 31st from 9:00-10:30 am ET

Definition of Inclusion Handout [pdf]
Checklist of Supplemental Supports and Services [pdf]
Prompting Ladder [pdf]
Zig Zag Process [pdf]
100 ways to adapt anything [pdf]
1 Teach 1 Makes Multi-Sensory [pdf]
Blog on the Toothpaste Theory [link]

TONS more “how”

- 9 ways to be an Ally to your LGBTQ+ Students [pdf]
- 5 Ways to turn line makers into circle makers [pdf]
- 9 ways to make any lesson inclusive [pdf]
- 140 ways paras can support students [pdf]
- 100 ways to teach anything virtually [pdf] + ZOOM Makeover tips [pdf] + FB live session [video]
- First Day Get to Know You Survey [pdf]
- 20 Ways to Provide Invisible/Silent Support [pdf]
- Give your IEPs a makeover (ECE version)

PD4 Paras Opening & Closing Sessions

August 31st 11:00am-12:00pm ET; date for 2nd bookend TBD

(everything else is on the Para Part 1 dashboard)

Definition of inclusion [pdf]

100 Ways to Adapt Anything [pdf]

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MEANS we no longer accept that separate classrooms, separate schools, and separate lives are in the best interest of any student. Separating people by ability disadvantages everyone. Belonging is a human need. Our educational system, practices, and spaces, need to be reimagined.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MEANS every student is valued because of their strengths, gifts, and even challenges. As disability is simply… diversity. Everyone benefits from meaningful participation and opportunities to learn grade level content with diverse peers. We must trust that all students come to us as incredible whole people who do not need to be fixed.

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