presenter: barbara j newman making room: cultivating communities of inclusion inclusive education...

PRESENTER: BARBARA J NEWMAN

Making Room:Cultivating Communities of

Inclusion

Inclusive Education Best Practices

10 Practical Keys to Welcoming Each One in Your Classroom

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?

History

Brief History of Inclusive Education

Bleak survival rateTaintor, IowaInstitutionsSeparate SchoolsSchool within a SchoolMainstreamingInclusion (Ownership and Friendship)

A Broad Definition

For the families who desire Christian education, we attempt to wrap programs and people around each child.

Specifically for Those With Moderate to Significant Special Needs

A place of belonging in the general education classroom supported by an individualized program and friendships

IS THERE A SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?

Scripture Basis

Why do Inclusion?

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7

“But in fact God has arranged the parts of the body, each one of them, just as He wanted them to be.” I Corinthians 12:18

WHAT PREPARATION SHOULD BE DONE?

Preparation

Get some Resources

Prepare in General

BoardCommunityStaffPeersScripture

Prepare for Specific Students

StaffParentsPeersStudent

WHAT WILL THE CHILD BE LEARNING?

Goals

Tracking Goals

Report card

Tracking Goals

MAPS

Tracking Goals

CLC’s Goals & Objectives www.clcnetwork.com/school_services/moderate_needs

WHO WILL BE DOING WHAT?

Roles

WHO IS PART OF THE STUDENT’S LIFE?

Collaboration

Collaboration

WHAT METHODS MIGHT BE HELPFUL?

Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Learning

HOW CAN PEERS BE INVOLVED?

Peer Support

For the Peers

Gather resources

For the Peers

For younger studentsFor older students

DO YOU HAVE MATERIALS TO HELP THE CHILD REACH THE

LISTED GOALS?

Academic Intervention

Materials

Materials

COULD TECHNOLOGY BE THE GREAT EQUALIZER?

Use of Technology

Tools of Technology

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