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2025 Early Childhood Summit
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MEET DR. JULIE CAUSTON
MAGICAL INCLUSION EXPERT
PROLIFIC AUTHOR
KEYNOTE STORYTELLER
A best-selling author, inspiring speaker, and passionate inclusion advocate, Dr. Julie Causton began her career as an educator and went on to spend 14 years as a tenured professor at Syracuse University. In 2012, she founded Inclusive Schooling, a premier company devoted exclusively to delivering professional development that transforms schools and lives. For more than 25 years, Julie has been joyfully obsessed with discovering innovative practices and teaching others how to create truly inclusive schools through her wildly engaging presentations.
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INCLUSION THOUGHT LEADER
EDUCATORS’ EDUCATOR
FIERCE PLAY ADVOCATE
Session Resources
Keynote Resources (click to access)
Resources
Definition of Inclusion [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 30 The Recipe for Real Inclusion: 9 Must Have Ingredients [podcast]
9 Ingredients to Inclusion [weblink]
Circle Makers in Action [weblink]
Transition to an Equity Lens[pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 29 Show notes [weblink]
Fair Isn't Equal [pdf]
Language that Lifts [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep.33: How to Communicate the Shift to Inclusive Education to Families [podcast]
Communicating the Benefits of Inclusion to Families [pdf]
Inclusion Benefits: 80 Talking Points for Families [pdf]
Does Self-Contained Education Deliver On Its Promise? [pdf]
Everything You Need to Know (And Be Able to Do) to Close Life Skills Rooms [weblink]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 46: Why Resource Rooms Aren't Working (And What to Do Instead) [podcast]
Achieving Inclusion: 5 Strategies to Ensure an Inclusive Placement for Your Child [pdf]
How to Rock the Range of Learners [weblink]
101 Ways to Offer Choice [pdf]
ZigZag Equalizer [pdf]
Beyond the Surface: Unpacking Student Engagement to Understand Motivation [pdf]
One Teach/One Make Multi-Sensory [pdf]
10 Mindset Shifts for Supporting Student Behavior [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 51: You Are the Thermostat [shownotes]
Setting the Temperature for Learning: Your Role as a Co-Regulator [pdf]
Breakout Session Resources (click to access)
Resources
Co-Teaching Models [pdf]
Support Is A Verb: What Inclusive Teams Do [pdf]
The Inclusion Podcast Ep. 49: Support is A Verb-Not a Human [podcast]
110 Ways Paras Can Support Students [pdf]
Listening Beneath the Behavior [pdf]
Human Ways of Being [pdf]
Top 10 Ways to Reduce Stressors [pdf]
Lifelines for Supporting Learners [pdf]
Effective Use of Visual Supports [pdf]
20 De-Escalation Ideas that Work [pdf]
10 Things To Do When The Storm Hits [pdf]
Access Points for ECE Routines and Play [pdf]
100 Play-Based Ways to Adapt ANYTHING in Early Childhood [pdf]
Promised Additional Resources
Key PPT slides [pdf]
Circle Time as a Choice Resources
- TOP 10 TIPS FOR OFFERING CIRCLE TIME AS A CHOICE [pdf]
- Podcast 16: Circle Time Can Be A Choice [PreK Teach & Play podcast]
Planned Ignoring Resources
- Episode 38: The Plan Was To Ignore, So Why Are We Learning To Connect? [PreK Teach & Play Podcast]
- The Case Against Ignoring [blog]
- New 2025 – 23 minute training Time to Ignore Planned Ignoring (part of the Behavior 360 series)
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Whether you’re a school leader, educator, advocate, paraprofessional, parent, or simply passionate about creating inclusive schools, this podcast is for you.
Topics You Do Not Want to MISS:
- Meaningful IEPs: Quality Over Quantity
- Fading Paraprofessional Support
- Why Behavior Charts Fail Our Students
- The Recipe for Real Inclusion
- Understanding LRE (mistakes made by most)
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