## “Take a deep breath, and just do it”: An inclusion success story  
In this post, you’ll hear from California mom Nelia Nunes, whose daughter Sabrina was born with a significant disability, and Sabrina’s second-grade teacher, Nancy. [Read More](/content/resource-library/take-deep-breath-just-inclusion-success-story/index.html)

## Teacher Tuesday: Elizabeth Potts on finding a mentor and sharing resources  
This Inclusion Lab post is a mini-interview with Brookes author Elizabeth Potts, a veteran educator and an expert on co-teaching. [Read More](/content/resource-library/teacher-tuesday-elizabeth-potts-finding-mentor-sharing-resources/index.html)

## 9 First Steps to Student-Directed IEPs  
Does your school do student-directed IEPs yet? If not, you might be wondering how to start. What are the first steps? How can you prepare a student for a bigger role in developing his or her educational plan? [Read More](/content/resource-library/9-first-steps-student-directed-ieps/index.html)

## Is Your Early Childhood Program Ready for Inclusion? (Part 1)  
This post—and the handy printable form below—will give you a starting point for gauging inclusion readiness by assessing your classroom’s physical characteristics. [Read More](/content/resource-library/early-childhood-program-ready-inclusion-part-1/index.html)

## Inclusion QuickTips: Scheduling Small-Group Literacy Instruction  
If one of your goals for next school year is implementing small-group reading instruction (or trying out a new approach to it), today’s Inclusion QuickTip download is for you. [Read More](/content/resource-library/inclusion-quicktips-scheduling-small-group-literacy-instruction/index.html)

## Is Your Early Childhood Program Ready for Inclusion? (Part 2)  
In another post, you got some tips and a handy form for assessing your early childhood classroom’s physical characteristics and gauging how inclusion-ready you are. Now we’re following up with a post on the social characteristics of an inclusion-ready classroom (and yep, there’s a form for that too!) [Read More](/content/resource-library/early-childhood-program-ready-inclusion-part-2/index.html)

## 7 Rules for Teaching All Young Learners  
Here are 7 key principles of inclusion for your own “rule board” (whatever it may be!) [Read More](/content/resource-library/7-rules-teaching-young-learners/index.html)

## 8 Ways to Support Your Students’ Flexibility  
So what are the first steps toward supporting flexibility in your classroom? [Read More](/content/resource-library/8-ways-support-students-flexibility/index.html)

## Teacher Tuesday: Get Your Classroom Paperwork Organized!  
If you’re drowning in so much paper that you haven’t glimpsed the top of your desk since 2004, we’ve got some helpful hints from organization expert Cindy Golden, author of The Special Educator’s Toolkit. [Read More](/content/resource-library/teacher-tuesday-get-classroom-paperwork-organized/index.html)

## Best Summer Professional Development for Teachers: 6 Experts Weigh In  
If you haven’t had time to think about professional development, fear not: there’s still plenty of time to plan some great learning experiences. [Read More](/content/resource-library/best-summer-professional-development-teachers-6-experts-weigh/index.html)