School is back! And the role of paraprofessionals in inclusive classrooms. This edition of The Weeklyish features the TIES Center Brief called "Understanding the Role of Paraprofessionals in Your Child's Education in Inclusive Classrooms."
Happy Holidays!To finish off 2021, we are featuring four interviews. One that you haven't heard yet, Lou Brown, and three that you might have caught in our feed if you've been listening for a while: Katie Novak, Alfie Kohn, Cheryl Jorgensen.The
Have an inclusive education story? We want to hear about it! For this edition of The Weeklyish, we reflect on what is missing from inclusive education advocacy, your stories. Click here for a text version of The Weeklyish: https://weeklyish
Today on the podcast, we talk with Anthony Ianni, the first autistic Division 1 college basketball player and author of the book, Centered: Autism, Basketball, and One Athlete's Dream. We talk about what it was like growing up, not knowing abou
Teacher burnout is closing down schools. What is a “smile file?” And can it be used as a tool for rejuvenation?This edition of The Weeklyish talks about a strategy to help teachers remember why they wanted to become an educator, called a smile
Hi, Y’all!Look, I know there are a lot of organizations competing for your attention on #GivingTuesday.So I’m going to make this message short and give you three reasons why I think you should support the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Educ
Content Warning: In today’s episode, we will discuss depictions of the living conditions of institutions for people with disabilities in the 1960s and certain attitudes about people with disabilities that worked there.Today on the podcast, we t
Today on the podcast, we discuss the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (otherwise known as the SDLMI). Our guests, Karrie Shogren and Sheida Raley are both from the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities. We talk abo
Today on the podcast, we interview author, educator, and consultant, Jenna Rufo about her book Reimagining Special Education, and how we can use inclusion as a framework to build equity and support all students. We also discuss what it looks li
Today on the Think Inclusive Podcast, we interview systems change expert and inclusive education advocate, Michael McSheehan. We talk about what started him on his journey of advocating for inclusive education, his work with SWIFT Schools, the
Today on the Think Inclusive Podcast, we interview Janice Fialka and Sara Jo Soldovieri, two passionate advocates for inclusive education.We talk about what we really mean by inclusive education, what might make the biggest impact to bring incl
Today on the podcast, we interview Emily Ladau, disability rights activist and author, about her new book Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. We discuss why this book needed to be written, if there is only
Today on the podcast, we interview Genia Stephen, host of the Good Things in Life podcast. We talk about why she started the podcast, what some of the differences and similarities are with the educational systems in the United States and Canada
Today on the podcast, we talk with Eric Garcia, author of "We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation."We discuss the biggest misconceptions of autism, why simply existing is not inspirational, and what his dream for the future of a mor
Today on the podcast, we talk with Marilyn Friend, expert and author of numerous books and articles on co-teaching. We discuss what co-teaching is and what does it look like? Do schools have to provide a co-teaching service model? And how does