Think Inclusive

What does autistic independence look like? In today's episode, we interview Haley Moss (autistic attorney, author, and advocate) about her book, The Young Autistic Adult's Independence Handbook. Haley shares with us the main message she wants to get across to autistic individuals who are seeking independence, alternatives to guardianship, and strategies for educators to foster self-advocacy in their students. This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode, we interview Lisa Drennan, inclusion expert and founder of Merge Consulting. We discuss how families of children with disabilities can advocate joining community recreation groups like the YMCA or even a local summer camp. And that the strategies for advocating for change in recreation spaces are not that different from what we use for school. We discuss how teachers can create cultures of belonging for their students, as well as how educators can find belonging in their schools. Referenced in this episode: Pathways to Friendship This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode of The Weeklyish, Tim asks the question to our audience, where are all the inclusive schools? Click here for the text version of The Weeklyish. Credits The Weeklyish is a production of MCIE. Support MCIE's communications efforts by becoming a patron of The Think Inclusive Podcast or by your donation.

In today's episode, we interview Alida Miranda-Wolff, the author of Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last. We discuss how teachers can create cultures of belonging for their students, as well as how educators can find belonging in their schools.  This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode of The Weeklyish, Tim reflects on 10 years of blogging and podcasting at Think Inclusive. Click here for the text version of The Weeklyish.  Notes Evolve & Effect, LLC PEAK Parent Center 2021 Annual Report to Congress on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Credits The Weeklyish is a production of MCIE. Support MCIE's communications efforts by becoming a patron of The Think Inclusive Podcast or by your donation. 

What is Critical Race Theory and what do advocates for inclusive education need to know about the Anti-CRT movement? For this super-sized episode, we share the story of an inclusive Maryland principal who was pushed out of taking a job as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director in Cherokee County, Georgia. A devastating side-effect of the backlash against CRT is the damage that has been done to educational equity initiatives. These initiatives are the very ones that inclusive education advocates have been trying to connect the dots from disability rights to equity for all students.  We interview four individuals with experience and expertise in CRT: King Williams, a filmmaker, and journalist in Atlanta, GA Alida Miranda-Wolff, a professional in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging sector in Chicago, IL Eddie Fergus, a professor at Temple University Pete Newlove, a doctoral student at the University of Colorado and current high school English teacher Referenced in the episode: Cherokee Schools' would-be diversity administrator shares why she stepped down (Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News) Teacher Anti-CRT Bills Coast To Coast: A State By State Guide (Forbes) Plessy v. Ferguson (History.com) Conservative-led school board fires superintendent after allegations of private ultimatum, teacher protest (Washington Post) Gov. Kemp opposes 'Critical Race Theory' in letter to state board of education (11 Alive - Atlanta) State Education Board Passes Resolution On Teaching Race (Georgia Public Broadcasting) Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory Are Putting A Chill On Their Lessons (NPR) Special thanks to BG AdGroup: http://bgadgroup.com/ This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Diana Pastora Carson is the host of the Beyond Awareness Podcast. Her TedTalk, "Walking with Joaquin," chronicles her family's journey to bring home her brother after living in an institution for 15 years.  She joins us on Think Inclusive to talk about her journey as an educator who advocated for inclusive education, what it’s like now that Joaquin has been home for close to ten years, why she started the Beyond Awareness podcast. Books  Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity Work in K-12 Schools & Communities Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron of the Think Inclusive Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For this edition of the Weeklyish, a short recap of the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities conference in Clearwater, Florida. And audio of our presentation from the Council for Exceptional Children about inclusive systems change. Click here for a text edition of The Weeklyish. Session Objectives: - Define inclusion and the MCIE multi-year phased process for systems change - Identify barriers and solutions to systems change - Apply readiness for systems change criteria to a school or district Big Idea: Systems change is possible and sustainable with a formal systems change process Click here for a transcript of the presentation. Click here for a copy of the slides. Watch the presentation on YouTube. References: Jorgensen, C. M., McSheehan, M., & Sonnenmeier, R. M. (2010). The Beyond Access Model: Promoting membership, participation, and learning for students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Today on the podcast, we welcome Greta Harrison, the host of the Born Fabulous Podcast. We talk about the reason for starting "Born Fabulous," why hope should be an essential characteristic of an educator, and the goal of inclusion is always life in the community.  This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron of the Think Inclusive Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A possible sea change at the CEC, presenters who are MIA, and inclusion is easy as 1-2-3.  For this edition of The Weeklyish, Tim reflects on attending the Council for Exceptional Children conference in Orlando. Click here for a text version of The Weeklyish: https://weeklyish.substack.com/p/sea-change-cec Click here for a transcript: https://3bd6e695-b492-4878-afa9-f79d8b09e0c4.usrfiles.com/ugd/3bd6e6_2e9235bc9886482c9b6e42df4872d411.pdf For more visit https://www.thinkinclusive.us Or https://www.mcie.org

Happy Friday Inclusionists! Today we have a special pop-up podcast interview with some folks I met at the CEC Conference in Orlando this week.   They presented a session called, “The Intersection of Race and Disability: Where Do We Go from Here?”  I think it is an important reminder for us that inclusion and equity go together, and that when we are talking about inclusive education, we really mean all students.  Here is a special bonus interview from the Council for Exceptional Children Conference in Orlando, Florida.  CW: the R-word is used in its historical context and in its relation to educational criteria for special education Guests Dena Slanda, Ph.D.: Dena.Slanda@ucf.edu Zerek Mayes, Ed.D.: Zerek.Mayes@gmail.com Eric Wells, Ed.D.: Eric.Wells@ode.oregon.gov Lindsey Pike, MSW: Lindsey.Pike@ucf.edu References Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning by Andratesha Fritzgerald  Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad  Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education by Paul Gorski & Seema Pothini This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron of the Think Inclusive Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today on the podcast, we welcome Amanda Darrow (Utah Pride Center) and Shamby Polychronis (University of Utah) to talk about honoring intersectionality between the disability and LGBTQIA+ communities.  We cover a lot of ground including the difference between gender/sexuality/sex, pronouns, stats on people who identify as both LGBTQIA+ and disabled, and ways educators can make classrooms more inclusive for both communities. Amanda and Shamby also respond to the question, "If kids consume media that has LGBTQIA+ representation, won't they just get confused?" Referenced in our interview: The "Genderbread" Person This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron of the Think Inclusive Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

School is back! And the role of paraprofessionals in inclusive classrooms.   This edition of The Weeklyish features the TIES Center Brief called "Understanding the Role of Paraprofessionals in Your Child's Education in Inclusive Classrooms."   Click here for a text version of The Weeklyish: https://weeklyish.substack.com/p/ties-center-paraprofessionals  Click here for a transcript: https://3bd6e695-b492-4878-afa9-f79d8b09e0c4.usrfiles.com/ugd/3bd6e6_e35931e017c94dba8d250821f211dc3c.pdf  For more visit https://www.thinkinclusive.us  Or https://www.mcie.org *** If you are a listener to The Think Inclusive Podcast, why don’t you become a patron? You will help us with the cost of audio production, transcription, and promotion of the podcast. And you’ll get access to a private Telegram community, as well as all of our unedited interviews. Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thinkinclusivepodcast

Happy Holidays! To finish off 2021, we are featuring four interviews. One that you haven't heard yet, Lou Brown, and three that you might have caught in our feed if you've been listening for a while: Katie Novak, Alfie Kohn, Cheryl Jorgensen. The first is a previously unpublished clip from my 2019 interview with the co-founder of TASH, the late Lou Brown. I always meant to revisit this interview and I'm so glad I did for this episode.  Next up is my interview with universal design for learning expert, Katie Novak. We talk about how ineffective traditional assessments are because they are not universally designed, even though the most recent education law says they should be.  My interview with Alfie Kohn, author of the book punished by rewards, was our most listened to episode of 2021. And the clip you are about to hear is probably one of the reasons why. Alfie, I mean, Mr. Kohn, lays out his argument for why educators should steer clear from using any extrinsic reward system in their classroom. And finally, I wanted to share my interview with Cheryl Jorgensen, author of many books on the topic of inclusive education. This clip is from 2014 and it is important to me because it shows my growth in an area that I'm rather ashamed it took me so long to realize: the parallel between the civil rights and disability rights movement and how they are inseparable. Thanks for your time and attention! See you in 2022! This episode's transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think Inclusive for more information about inclusive education. Have a question or comment? Reach us at podcast@thinkinclusive.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Credits This podcast is a production of MCIE. Support the podcast and become a patron of the Think Inclusive Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Have an inclusive education story? We want to hear about it!   For this edition of The Weeklyish, we reflect on what is missing from inclusive education advocacy, your stories.   Click here for a text version of The Weeklyish: https://weeklyish.substack.com/p/hashtag-goals-2022  Click here for a transcript: https://3bd6e695-b492-4878-afa9-f79d8b09e0c4.usrfiles.com/ugd/3bd6e6_00865320d6c24b2ab63e4c2ab03e534d.pdf  For more, visit https://www.thinkinclusive.us  Or https://www.mcie.org