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    10 Podcasts You Can Use for Professional Development
    Tim Villegas
    • May 11
    • 4 min

    10 Podcasts You Can Use for Professional Development

    Podcasts can serve as easy professional development for anyone looking to learn more about inclusive education or disability rights.
    259 views
    What does it mean to fully fund IDEA?
    Kayla Kingston
    • May 4
    • 2 min

    What does it mean to fully fund IDEA?

    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is our country’s special education law. Passed in 1975 (and originally called the...
    172 views
    An Inclusion Story
    Tim Villegas
    • Apr 27
    • 7 min

    An Inclusion Story

    One of the great storytellers in disability advocacy was Lou Brown, co-founder of TASH, who passed away a little over a year ago. And so...
    524 views
    7 Myths About Inclusive Education
    Kayla Kingston
    • Mar 30
    • 4 min

    7 Myths About Inclusive Education

    This blog post contains content created and published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the TIES Center,...
    1,468 views
    Inclusion Can Happen In Our Schools
    Guest Blogger
    • Mar 16
    • 4 min

    Inclusion Can Happen In Our Schools

    By Nikki Donnelly This article will be published as part of MCIE's The Inclusion Catalyst. Click here to sign up to receive this...
    369 views
    'A Big Juggling Act': Teachers Reflect on How COVID-19 Changed Them and Schools
    Kayla Kingston
    • Mar 9
    • 5 min

    'A Big Juggling Act': Teachers Reflect on How COVID-19 Changed Them and Schools

    When the news started to spread that the Coronavirus was in the United States and we would have to go into lockdown, it seemed like it...
    164 views
    Fighting for Inclusive Education Feels Like Groundhog Day
    Kayla Kingston
    • Feb 2
    • 2 min

    Fighting for Inclusive Education Feels Like Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day is a bizarre American tradition where we rely on the weather expertise of Punxsutawney Phil—a groundhog—to determine...
    263 views
    “Abbott Elementary” Says A LOT About the State of Our Schools
    Kayla Kingston
    • Jan 26
    • 2 min

    “Abbott Elementary” Says A LOT About the State of Our Schools

    There’s a new ABC TV show that’s catching people’s attention. “Abbott Elementary” is a comedy filmed as a mockumentary, much like “The...
    277 views
    4 Resources You Might Have Missed from MCIE
    Kayla Kingston
    • Jan 19
    • 2 min

    4 Resources You Might Have Missed from MCIE

    MCIE is a nonprofit that envisions a society where neighborhood schools welcome all learners and create the foundation for inclusive...
    295 views
    The Q&As of Inclusive Education
    Kayla Kingston
    • Jan 5
    • 3 min

    The Q&As of Inclusive Education

    When you do the work that I do (promote inclusive education through MCIE and Think Inclusive), you come across a lot of naysayers who...
    339 views
    Structural Ableism is a Barrier to Inclusive Classrooms
    Guest Blogger
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Structural Ableism is a Barrier to Inclusive Classrooms

    By Rasheera Dopson This time last year, I wrote a personal piece entitled “Shh… I can’t hear” about the difficulty I was facing around...
    1,326 views
    5 Things Only Inclusionists Understand
    Tim Villegas
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Things Only Inclusionists Understand

    Inclusionists get a bad rap. Often, when we are advocating for inclusive education, what is heard is that we want students with and...
    623 views
    9 Resources for Creating an Inclusive Classroom This School Year
    Kayla Kingston
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    9 Resources for Creating an Inclusive Classroom This School Year

    This blog post is a shortened adaptation of MCIE’s “Resources for Teaching In-Person and Online.” The kids are heading back to school...
    433 views
    15 Ways for Students to Participate in a General Education Classroom Using Technology
    Kayla Kingston
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    15 Ways for Students to Participate in a General Education Classroom Using Technology

    For students with complex support needs, participating in routines and activities in the classroom is an important educational and social...
    327 views
    5 Graduation Stories You Need to Know
    Tim Villegas
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Graduation Stories You Need to Know

    Though it’s estimated that 90% of students with disabilities can graduate high school if they receive the proper support, only about 68%...
    127 views
    7 Things You Didn’t Know Were in IDEA
    Tim Villegas
    • May 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    7 Things You Didn’t Know Were in IDEA

    One of my favorite topics when delivering presentations for educators is about what is actually in the text of the law known as the Individu
    336 views
    Overcoming Barriers to Inclusive Education
    Tim Villegas
    • May 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    Overcoming Barriers to Inclusive Education

    Here are some possible solutions to some of the barriers to inclusive education.
    2,696 views
    8 Ways Your School Might Be Doing Inclusion Wrong
    Tim Villegas
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    8 Ways Your School Might Be Doing Inclusion Wrong

    Here are some examples of ways your school might be doing inclusion wrong and what to do to make it right.
    981 views
    Lake Forest Town Hall
    Tim Villegas
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 33 min

    Lake Forest Town Hall

    In March 2021, Dr. Carol Quirk was the speaker at a Town Hall held in Lake Forest, Illinois, where she presented on “The Power of...
    82 views
    3 Things About Teaching and Learning for Students With Disabilities
    Tim Villegas
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    3 Things About Teaching and Learning for Students With Disabilities

    In February of 2021, Andrea Ruppar, a faculty member in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education (RPSE) at the...
    177 views
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