Gary Brucker, Program Director for Courage for Youth Association and Lauri Swann Hunt, founder of Ollibean, are guests at our roundtable this week. The topic we are discussing is the notion that inclusion is more than a program and is based on
How should we be teaching our students with special needs? We start by presuming competence and believing that all children be held to high academic expectations. To hear more about the importance of presuming competence, listen to guests, Pau
Amanda Morin and Robert Rummel-Hudson join The Inclusive Class Podcast this week! Amanda Morin is an advocate and author of The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education. Robert Rummel-Hudson is author of Schuyler's Monster. Together, wit
Torrie Dunlap, CEO of Kids Included Together, and Amanda Morin, author of The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education, join our roundtable on this episode to talk about including students outside of the classroom. Because inclusion is no
Carolyn Coil, education expert and author, and Frances Stetson, CEO of the Inclusive Schools Network, join the roundtable on The Inclusive Class Podcast this week. Together with Terri and Nicole, our roundtable guests will describe the element
Confused about inclusion? Listen to The Inclusive Class Podcast this week and learn what parents need to know about inclusive education. You will understand what inclusion is, how schools become inclusive, options for inclusion, and how to wor
Why include students with special needs in the classroom? What is the benefit? Won't it be a distraction? These questions and more will be answered and discussed on this episode of The Inclusive Class Podcast. This week's roundtable guests incl
Leah McRorie is our guest on this episode of The Inclusive Class Podcast. She will be discussing the need to take the word, "Special", out of the education system.An Inclusion Strategist for over 19 years in the Disability Community, Leah cur
On this episode, we will be speaking with Barbara J. Newman, from the CLC Network. The CLC Network has provided support for including people of various abilities in faith-based schools, charter schools and churches nationwide since 1979.Barba
Nicole and Terri will share their thoughts and advice on what types of year-end activities your child should be included in and how.From a teacher's and parent's perspective, you will gain valuable insight into how to ensure your kids are par
Sandra McElwee is our guest on this episode. Sandra is an advocate for unborn babes with Down Syndrome, author of the books, "Who's the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion and Exclusion" as well as, "My Name is Sean and I Have Something to S
Amanda Morin is our guest on this epidsode of The Inclusive Class Podcast. She is with us to talk about ways in which parents can advocate successfully for their child's special educationAmanda is an education writer and author of two books,
Nancy Peske, co-author of Raising a Sensory Smart Child, returns to the show to talk about anxiety in kids with sensory processing issues.For more information go to www.theinclusiveclass.com.
As a parent of a child with special needs, Aaron DeVries joins us to offer his thoughts and insight into inclusive education. Aaron also writes about his family's experiences at www.justadaddyo.com.
Personal experience with his own disability cerebral palsy (CP) drives freelance scribe and author Zachary Fenell to utilize writing and social media for promoting disability awareness.By working for clients such as The Mobility Resourc
Amy Goodman, Co-Director of Autism Now at The Arc of the U.S. in Washington, DC, joins us again to address a very disturbing online trend that is known as cyber bullying. We are going to particularly talk about the cyber bullying of students on
Education not only takes place at school but also within community organizations. Church is one such example. This week on our podcast, we talk about ways in which kids with special needs can be included in their church activities.Amy Fenton
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Megan Mackey, EdD, will be our guest on this episode of The Inclusive Class. Megan Mackey teaches courses at the undergraduate level at the University of Hartford. In addition to several other areas o
What is Universal Design for Learning and how can it be used to support learners in the inclusive classroom?On this episode of The Inclusive Class Podcast we have guest, Dr. Loui Lord Nelson, join us to discuss the importance of UDL and how i
What are adaptations for student learning and why do we need them? How do we know if they are effective? Our guest this week, Jennifer Kurth, will answer those questions and more about adapting learning for students in the inclusive classroom.
On this episode, we talk with Charmaine Thaner about strategies for keeping IEP meetings positive and successful. Charmaine Thaner retired after 30 years of teaching to become a parent advocate. Her diverse experiences provide a unique perspe
This week on The Inclusive Class Podcast, we talk with Christi Kasa, Ph.D., about differentiating lessons to reach all the learners in a classroom.Christi Kasa is the owner of Inclusion University, a consulting company that helps parents a