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PRESENTER: BARBARA J NEWMAN Making Room: Cultivating Communities of Inclusion Inclusive Education Best Practices 10 Practical Keys to Welcoming Each One in Your Classroom
PRESENTER: BARBARA J NEWMAN
Making Room:Cultivating Communities of
Inclusion
Inclusive Education Best Practices
10 Practical Keys to Welcoming Each One in Your Classroom
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?
History
Brief History of Inclusive Education
Bleak survival rateTaintor, IowaInstitutionsSeparate SchoolsSchool within a SchoolMainstreamingInclusion (Ownership and Friendship)
A Broad Definition
For the families who desire Christian education, we attempt to wrap programs and people around each child.
Specifically for Those With Moderate to Significant Special Needs
A place of belonging in the general education classroom supported by an individualized program and friendships
IS THERE A SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?
Scripture Basis
Why do Inclusion?
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7
“But in fact God has arranged the parts of the body, each one of them, just as He wanted them to be.” I Corinthians 12:18
WHAT PREPARATION SHOULD BE DONE?
Preparation
Get some Resources
Prepare in General
BoardCommunityStaffPeersScripture
Prepare for Specific Students
StaffParentsPeersStudent
WHAT WILL THE CHILD BE LEARNING?
Goals
Tracking Goals
Report card
Tracking Goals
MAPS
Tracking Goals
CLC’s Goals & Objectives www.clcnetwork.com/school_services/moderate_needs
WHO WILL BE DOING WHAT?
Roles
WHO IS PART OF THE STUDENT’S LIFE?
Collaboration
Collaboration
WHAT METHODS MIGHT BE HELPFUL?
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning
HOW CAN PEERS BE INVOLVED?
Peer Support
For the Peers
Gather resources
For the Peers
For younger studentsFor older students
DO YOU HAVE MATERIALS TO HELP THE CHILD REACH THE
LISTED GOALS?
Academic Intervention
Materials
Materials
COULD TECHNOLOGY BE THE GREAT EQUALIZER?
Use of Technology
Tools of Technology
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