Educating All Learners Alliance

Creating a Thriving Inclusive Classroom Space Webinar Podcast

Classrooms are more than just the physical space that makes them up. They are built from both mental and physical components meant to benefit all learners involved (students, teachers, support staff, you name it!). 

 

In this episode, we speak with educators from across the country about real ways teachers are making their classrooms more inclusive–without breaking the money or time bank. Listen in as they share stories of success, considerations for challenges, future ideas, and the first steps to get you started. 

 

*This episode's audio was originally recorded as a webinar titled "Creating a Thriving Inclusive Classroom Space" on edWeb. If you would like to receive a CE certificate through edWeb by viewing the recording of this original webinar, visit the Creating a Thriving Inclusive Classroom Space event page.

 

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• For resources like those mentioned in this episode, go to www.educatingalllearners.org.
• Access the Full Transcript at bit.ly/InclusiveClassroomPodcast

Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 10 “Once you see them learning and thriving, it’s an amazing feeling”

Season 2 of the Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices for students with disabilities and the mindset shifts schools have undergone to implement those practices. Tune in as hosts Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with school leaders from charter and traditional public schools across the country. Each conversation highlights the practices that make these schools excellent places to learn for all students- including students with disabilities– and the journeys schools are undergoing as they shift mindsets. 

 

In this episode, Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with Tiffany Willis, the Director of Special Education for Firstline Schools about the school’s commitment to anti-racism and inclusivity as well as the Discovery program for students with significant cognitive disabilities. 

 

Full Transcript: bit.ly/FirstlinePodcast

 

Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 09 ”We need to recognize that each student is already whole and brilliant”

Season 2 of the Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices for students with disabilities and the mindset shifts schools have undergone to implement those practices. Tune in as hosts Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with school leaders from charter and traditional public schools across the country. Each conversation highlights the practices that make these schools excellent places to learn for all students- including students with disabilities– and the journeys schools are undergoing as they shift mindsets. 

 

In this episode, Caché Owens speaks with Cathi Davis, the principal of Ruby Bridges Elementary School, to discuss the school's work of disrupting ableism and promoting inclusivity and its practices and among its staff.

 

Full Transcript: bit.ly/RubyBridgesPodcast

Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 08 “We’ve invested a lot to ensure that teachers are equipped to use evidence-based practices”

Season 2 of the Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices for students with disabilities and the mindset shifts schools have undergone to implement those practices. Tune in as hosts Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with school leaders from charter and traditional public schools across the country. Each conversation highlights the practices that make these schools excellent places to learn for all students- including students with disabilities– and the journeys schools are undergoing as they shift mindsets.

 

In this episode, Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with Dr. Emmanuel Taiwo, the Director of Inclusion of Creative Minds International Public Charter School about building teacher capacity to use evidence-based practices. 

 

Full Transcript: bit.ly/CreativeMindsPodcast

 

Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 07 “We’re just not interested in setting up gatekeepers to any pathways experience in our schools”

Season 2 of the Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices for students with disabilities and the mindset shifts schools have undergone to implement those practices. Tune in as hosts Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with school leaders from charter and traditional public schools across the country. Each conversation highlights the practices that make these schools excellent places to learn for all students- including students with disabilities– and the journeys schools are undergoing as they shift mindsets. 

 

In this episode, Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with TJ Vari, the Assistant Superintendent of the Appoquinimink School District, about the district’s inclusive college and career pathways and building a culture where staff take risks to try more inclusive approaches.

 

Full Transcript: bit.ly/AppoPodcast

 

Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 06 “We’re just a better school now that we have a more diverse population of learners”

Season 2 of the Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices for students with disabilities and the mindset shifts schools have undergone to implement those practices. Tune in as hosts Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with school leaders from charter and traditional public schools across the country. Each conversation highlights the practices that make these schools excellent places to learn for all students- including students with disabilities– and the journeys schools are undergoing as they shift mindsets. 

 

In this episode, Caché Owens and Laura Stelitano speak with Fenway’s Principal, Geoffrey Walker, about the evolution of the school’s approach to providing inclusive and specialized services and building staff commitment and capacity to teach students with disabilities through dual certification.

 

Full Transcript: bit.ly/FenwayPodcast

5 Minutes With ERS

Today we were joined by Karen Hawley Miles who is the president and CEO of Education Resource Strategies, Inc (ERS). ERS is a national non-profit that partners with district, school, and state leaders to transform how they use resources (people, time, and money) so that every school prepares every child for tomorrow, no matter their race or income. In this episode, Karen shares what this process may look like for schools they work with as well as their current efforts to support school funding decision-making, especially with special education teachers in mind.

 

Learn more about ERS and the ways in which they are supporting district and school leaders in their efforts to transform systems through strategic resource decisions.

 

Mentioned People/Resources:

ERS's website: erstrategies.org

EALA's website: www.educatingalllearners.org

 

Full Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dBRp1pxEZ3zuctMHdEhYJ4bn6vLal4tc/view?usp=sharing

Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 05 “It’s almost as if every student has an IEP”

The Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices to improve learning opportunities and outcomes for students with disabilities. Tune in as host Caché Owens speaks with school leaders from charter and traditional public schools across the country. Each conversation highlights specific systems and practices that make these schools excellent places to learn for all students- including students with disabilities.

 

In this episode, Caché Owens speaks with Cecilton’s Principal, Meghan Brown and Assistant Principal, Samantha Wallace to talk about two practices that are central to the school's educational approach: differentiation and goal setting.

 

Full Transcript: https://bit.ly/Cecilton

Planning Your Future: A Conversation with Two Young Adults on Transition

Planning Your Future: A Guide to Transition, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and National Center for Learning Disabilities, is an exploration of information and opportunities for students with disabilities during the transition to life after high school. 

In this episode, NCLD’s Nicole Fuller speaks with Erin Crosby and Joe Urena, two young adults with learning and attention issues who have also served on NCLD’s Young Adult Leadership Council. They discuss the transition process, starting from planning in high school to college and employment, and how the Planning Your Future resource can be helpful to today’s transition-aged students and young adults.

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Inclusive School Spotlight Series: Episode 04 “It really starts with the community”

The Inclusive School Spotlight Series, brought to you by the Educating All Learners Alliance and the Center for Learner Equity, highlights schools that are using innovative and promising practices to improve learning opportunities and outcomes for students with disabilities.

In this episode, Caché Owens speaks with Sam Podbelski, Interim Principal of the Dr. William W. Henderson K-12 Inclusion School. They discuss the school’s history, how it has developed a culture of inclusion, and how they utilize schoolwide co-teaching. 

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