This blog post, excerpted and adapted from inclusion expert Cheryl Jorgensen’s upcoming book, It’s More Than “Just Being In”, outlines the key steps you and the rest of your student’s team should take before, during, and after their transition to your classroom. Read More
With school violence and bullying making headlines on a regular basis, teachers and parents need a toolbox of strategies to help children manage difficult emotions like anger before they escalate into problems. Read More
We asked Julie and her colleague Kate Richmond to share some specific tips on how to flip a teacher-directed lesson so it’s more engaging and student-directed. Here’s what they said… Read More
If you’re drowning in so much paper that you haven’t glimpsed the top of your desk since 2004, we’ve got some helpful hints from organization expert Cindy Golden, author of The Special Educator’s Toolkit. Read More
Every year, you’re challenged to teach and reach a full classroom of diverse kids, each of them dealing with their own private tangle of complex and changing emotions. It’s a lot to manage, even for the best, most organized teacher. Read More
How can I get my class to behave? Read More
11 tips from veteran educator Julie Causton, an in-demand inclusion expert and author of these books on inclusive school teams. Read More
Co-teaching experts Elizabeth Potts and Lori Howard put it this way: If you co-teach for just 50 minutes a day, that’s 125 hours you’ll be spending together this year—not including the time you’ll block off for planning, conferencing, ironing out kinks, and figuring out how to help Jimmy and Maya work toward their (very different) IEP goals. Read More
I’m sharing 10 tips from books by seven of our expert authors. Try these in your school, and boost student inclusion and participation in activities that happen between and after their classes. Read More
I’m bringing you a list of critical success factors for all co-teachers, excerpted and adapted from Julie Causton’s book, The Educator’s Handbook for Inclusive School Practices. Read More
