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Facilitating Evidence-Based Practice for Students with ASD excerpt

Read the Introduction to Facilitating Evidence-Based Practice for Students with ASD: A Classroom Observation Tool for Building Quality Education by Christina R. Carnahan, Ed.D., & K. Alisa Lowrey, Ph.D. Read More

12 Ways to Support Families of Students with Disabilities

It’s important to form powerful partnerships with all families, but this blog post focuses on building a supportive relationship with families of children with disabilities. Read More

Presuming Competence: What It Is, What It Looks Like

If you’re already on board with inclusive education, you probably know all about the concept of presuming competence and can cite the benefits in your sleep. Read More

Infographic: 10 Tips on Creating an Effective Inclusion Team

Teamwork is the fuel that keeps inclusion going. If you’re just getting started with inclusion or want a to-do list to get your existing team on track, today’s post is for you! Read More

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

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

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

7 Budget-Friendly Ways to Promote Student Engagement: A UDL Post

In a diverse, inclusive classroom, you can never have too many ideas in your student-engagement toolbox. Read More

25 Questions for NEW Co-Teachers to Answer Together

Co-teaching experts Elizabeth Potts and Lori Howard put it this way: If you co-teach for just 50 minutes a day, that’s 125 hours you’ll be spending together this year—not including the time you’ll block off for planning, conferencing, ironing out kinks, and figuring out how to help Jimmy and Maya work toward their (very different) IEP goals. Read More

Taking Care of YOU: 14 Stress-Busting Strategies to Help You Avoid Burnout

No matter how much you love your job, teaching can be a high-stress profession. I read a sobering article the other day: according to a 2015 survey of 30,000 educators by the American Federation of Teachers, 78% of educators say they’re often “physically and emotionally exhausted at the end of the day. Read More