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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.
    263 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,...
    1,480 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
    The Think Inclusive Podcast Listening Guide
    Kayla Kingston
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    The Think Inclusive Podcast Listening Guide

    If you're reading this, then you're probably a consistent consumer of the Think Inclusive blog. But do you listen to the Think Inclusive...
    125 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...
    342 views
    Anyone Can Learn: 3 Things About Supporting Students with Disabilities I Learned from Remy the Rat
    Kayla Kingston
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Anyone Can Learn: 3 Things About Supporting Students with Disabilities I Learned from Remy the Rat

    One of my all-time favorite Disney movies—a fan-favorite for many—is Ratatouille. For those of you who have never seen it before,...
    841 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...
    1,327 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
    How to Find a School District's Least Restrictive Environment Percentage
    Tim Villegas
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to Find a School District's Least Restrictive Environment Percentage

    How do you find what percentages of students with disabilities in your school district are included over 80% of the time in general...
    1,603 views
    Journey to Inclusion for Reese
    Guest Blogger
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 6 min

    Journey to Inclusion for Reese

    Jennifer Dillon describes the journey to inclusion for her daughter Reese who has Down syndrome.
    250 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.
    2,701 views
    “Inclusion is not just a pipe dream” and Other Lessons I’ve Learned from MCIE
    Kayla Kingston
    • Jan 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    “Inclusion is not just a pipe dream” and Other Lessons I’ve Learned from MCIE

    With the holiday season just having passed – candles visible in the windows of the houses and apartments on my street, snow popping up...
    112 views
    Seeing Inclusion in Action Can Be the Spark to Systems Change
    Tim Villegas
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    Seeing Inclusion in Action Can Be the Spark to Systems Change

    Recently, I gave an all-day workshop over Zoom to special education teacher candidates who were taking a course about teaching students...
    68 views
    When You Include Students, They Learn More, Achieve More, and Are More Engaged
    Tim Villegas
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    When You Include Students, They Learn More, Achieve More, and Are More Engaged

    In 2003, Cecil County Public Schools (CCPS) educated students with significant disabilities very differently than they do now. At the...
    135 views
    Funding Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier to Inclusive Education
    Tim Villegas
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Funding Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier to Inclusive Education

    One of the most common reasons people give as a barrier to inclusive education is funding. And it makes sense, right? If we want a...
    437 views
    Mainstreaming. Works. For. No. One.
    Tim Villegas
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    Mainstreaming. 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...
    405 views
    9 Inclusive Education Resources to Share With School and Community Leaders
    Tim Villegas
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    9 Inclusive Education Resources to Share With School and Community Leaders

    The struggle is real. If you don’t already live in a school district that prioritizes inclusive education, advocating for your child or...
    195 views
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