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

Should Support Staff Help or Hover?

Oct 24th, 2014 34m

Listen to Frances Stetson and Mary Eaddy.

Presuming Competence in Your Students with Special Needs

Oct 17th, 2014 31m

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

Teaching Students to Self-Advocate

Oct 10th, 2014 31m

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

Including Students Beyond the Classroom

Oct 3rd, 2014 31m

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

Elements of an Inclusive Classroom

Sep 26th, 2014 31m

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

A Parent's Guide to Inclusion

Sep 19th, 2014 31m

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

The Case for Inclusion

Sep 12th, 2014 31m

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

Taking the Word "Special" Out of Education

Jul 25th, 2014 31m

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

Including Older Students with Special Needs

Jul 11th, 2014 31m

Lisa Dieker returns as our guest on this epsisode of The Inclusive Class Podcast! For more information about Lisa, visit www.lisadieker.com.

Creating Places of Welcome in Schools, Churches and Communities

Jun 27th, 2014 31m

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

How to End the School Year Right!

Jun 20th, 2014 31m

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

Introducing Your Child With Special Needs to Classmates

Jun 13th, 2014 30m

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

The Inclusion Minded Self-Contained Teacher

May 30th, 2014 31m

Tim Villegas returns to talk about ways in which Special Education teachers can support inclusion while working in self-contained classrooms.

A Parent's Guide to Advocating for Special Education

May 23rd, 2014 31m

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,

Anxiety in Kids with Sensory Processing Issues

May 16th, 2014 31m

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.

A Parent's View of Inclusion: Does It Really Work?

May 9th, 2014 31m

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.

What People Are Saying About Inclusive Education

May 2nd, 2014 30m

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

Keeping Autistic Kids Safe and Included When Online

Apr 25th, 2014 30m

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

Including All Kids in Faith-Based Programs

Apr 18th, 2014 31m

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

How Inclusion Works in Middle School

Apr 11th, 2014 31m

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

Universal Design for Learning in the Inclusive Classroom

Apr 4th, 2014 31m

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

Creating Adaptations to Support Learners in Inclusive Classrooms

Mar 28th, 2014 31m

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.

IEP Meetings with Less Drama!

Mar 7th, 2014 30m

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

Differentiated Instruction to Include ALL Students

Feb 28th, 2014 30m

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