Tim VillegasMay 114 min10 Podcasts You Can Use for Professional DevelopmentPodcasts can serve as easy professional development for anyone looking to learn more about inclusive education or disability rights.
Kayla KingstonMar 304 min7 Myths About Inclusive EducationThis blog post contains content created and published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the TIES Center,...
Guest BloggerMar 164 minInclusion Can Happen In Our SchoolsBy Nikki Donnelly This article will be published as part of MCIE's The Inclusion Catalyst. Click here to sign up to receive this...
Kayla KingstonMar 23 minThe Think Inclusive Podcast Listening GuideIf you're reading this, then you're probably a consistent consumer of the Think Inclusive blog. But do you listen to the Think Inclusive...
Kayla KingstonJan 192 min4 Resources You Might Have Missed from MCIEMCIE is a nonprofit that envisions a society where neighborhood schools welcome all learners and create the foundation for inclusive...
Kayla KingstonJan 53 minThe Q&As of Inclusive EducationWhen you do the work that I do (promote inclusive education through MCIE and Think Inclusive), you come across a lot of naysayers who...
Kayla KingstonDec 8, 20213 minAnyone Can Learn: 3 Things About Supporting Students with Disabilities I Learned from Remy the RatOne of my all-time favorite Disney movies—a fan-favorite for many—is Ratatouille. For those of you who have never seen it before,...
Guest BloggerNov 17, 20215 minStructural Ableism is a Barrier to Inclusive ClassroomsBy Rasheera Dopson This time last year, I wrote a personal piece entitled “Shh… I can’t hear” about the difficulty I was facing around...
Tim VillegasSep 22, 20213 min5 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...
Kayla KingstonAug 18, 20212 min9 Resources for Creating an Inclusive Classroom This School YearThis blog post is a shortened adaptation of MCIE’s “Resources for Teaching In-Person and Online.” The kids are heading back to school...
Tim VillegasAug 11, 20213 minHow to Find a School District's Least Restrictive Environment PercentageHow do you find what percentages of students with disabilities in your school district are included over 80% of the time in general...
Guest BloggerJun 30, 20216 minJourney to Inclusion for ReeseJennifer Dillon describes the journey to inclusion for her daughter Reese who has Down syndrome.
Tim VillegasMay 19, 20214 min7 Things You Didn’t Know Were in IDEAOne of my favorite topics when delivering presentations for educators is about what is actually in the text of the law known as the Individu
Tim VillegasMay 4, 20214 minOvercoming Barriers to Inclusive EducationHere are some possible solutions to some of the barriers to inclusive education.
Kayla KingstonJan 5, 20214 min“Inclusion is not just a pipe dream” and Other Lessons I’ve Learned from MCIEWith the holiday season just having passed – candles visible in the windows of the houses and apartments on my street, snow popping up...
Tim VillegasDec 9, 20204 minSeeing Inclusion in Action Can Be the Spark to Systems ChangeRecently, I gave an all-day workshop over Zoom to special education teacher candidates who were taking a course about teaching students...
Tim VillegasDec 1, 20203 minWhen You Include Students, They Learn More, Achieve More, and Are More EngagedIn 2003, Cecil County Public Schools (CCPS) educated students with significant disabilities very differently than they do now. At the...
Tim VillegasNov 13, 20204 minFunding Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier to Inclusive EducationOne of the most common reasons people give as a barrier to inclusive education is funding. And it makes sense, right? If we want a...
Tim VillegasOct 16, 20205 minMainstreaming. Works. For. No. One.Recently, a friend of mine tagged me in a Facebook post from a perturbed parent and supporter of inclusion who shared a Psychology Today...
Tim VillegasOct 14, 20203 min9 Inclusive Education Resources to Share With School and Community LeadersThe struggle is real. If you don’t already live in a school district that prioritizes inclusive education, advocating for your child or...