You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Special education should not be synonymous with separate education. That’s the position of the MCIE’s Tim Villegas. Tim joined me for this week’s podcast to talk about the MCIE’s mission and their approach to inclusive education advocacy and curriculum support. The MCIE (which stands …
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You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. In an inclusive education model, do teachers have to build a one-size-fits-all curriculum, then do extra work to accommodate students with disabilities? Dr. Leyton Schnellert says no. Leyton, a lifelong inclusive education teacher, believes it’s not only possible for teachers to build a truly …
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You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Parents have a critical role—maybe the most important role of all—in effecting change in education at the systemic level. And all it takes for parents to harness that power is a unified message. We need to stop asking education officials for segregation and focus …
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Separate is never equal. That’s one of the key takeaways from my conversation with Gordon Porter and David Towell, two inclusive education advocates that have teamed up to develop a guiding document called Advancing Inclusive Education, which looks at the Canadian province of New …
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You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. I’d love to live in a world where constant advocacy on behalf of my child with a disability is no longer necessary—where the education system is built with the needs of all kids in mind. And while there has been some progress on that …
Dr. Temple Grandin speaks about the error of limiting the opportunities of children with disabilities and recommends a strengths and interests based approach to stretch their minds, build capacity, make friends and become contributing citizens.
Shelley Moore is blowing up special education. Don’t worry. She’s not a bomb threat. But she is pushing for an evolution of inclusive education that puts “special” in its place and focuses on a responsive education system that allows all kids to have their needs met.
Inclusive education expert, Marilyn Dolmage, addresses 5 of the most common worries of special needs parents when making school placement decisions.
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie from the Inclusive Education Project, which is a pro bono nonprofit legal firm in the States that focuses on inclusive education. One of the things that just blows my mind is that after decades of legal actions supporting children’s …
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Shelley Moore is a badass who is #blowingupspecialeducation.
Don’t worry. She’s not a bomb threat! Shelley doesn’t want to blow up the good parts. Just some of our outdated ideas. Shelley is working to speed up the evolution of inclusive education.
Who is Shelley Moore?
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