# Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education: Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education Generated by Yoast SEO v28.5, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Home](https://mcie.org/) - [Job Opportunities](https://mcie.org/job-opportunities/) - [About us](https://mcie.org/about-us/) - [Staff Detail \- Elizabeth Bloom](https://mcie.org/about-us/staff-detail-elizabeth-bloom/) - [Think Inclusive Audience Question Form](https://mcie.org/ask-a-future-guest/) ## Posts - [Shattered and Becoming: Andrew Goff and the Weight of Being Enough ~ 1402](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/shattered-and-becoming-andrew-goff-and-the-weight-of-being-enough-1402/): Andrew Goff returns to Think Inclusive to talk about his final year in the classroom and the book he spent ten years learning how to write\. A new principal arrived with an interpretation of a legal guideline that barred Spanish in a classroom where three\-quarters of the children were dual language learners and two of the teaching assistants were fluent speakers\. Andrew complied as far as he could, then discovered the policy said nothing of the kind\. - [Just Ask: What Inclusive Support Really Feels Like with Jenna and Emma Rufo ~ 1401](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/just-ask-what-inclusive-support-really-feels-like-with-jenna-and-emma-rufo-1401/): Emma and her mom, Dr\. Jenna Mancini Rufo, join Tim to talk about what happens when adults decide instead of asking\. Emma describes the year her school assigned her an aide after she tipped her chair at an outdoor party, why that felt like being watched rather than helped, and how she got the support removed\. She also explains why she chose to stay in her wheelchair the following year rather than risk a fall that would bring the aide back\. - [Think College: A Series on Changing Mindset Around Who College Is For](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/think-college-a-series-on-making-college-possible-for-all/) - [Unlocking College Access for Students with Intellectual Disabilities with Think College ~ 1343](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/unlocking-college-access-for-students-with-intellectual-disabilities-with-think-college-1343/): In this insightful episode of Think Inclusive, Tim Villegas is joined by LeDerick Horne, a distinguished advocate for inclusive education and a spoken word poet\. The conversation delves into the implications of labeling in education and the transformative power of truly inclusive environments\. As someone who has navigated the challenges of a learning disability, Horne shares his journey and the significance of acknowledging disability as a political identity\. - [Dream Careers: Inside the Minds of Georgia State's IDEAL Students ~ 1342](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/dream-careers-inside-the-minds-of-georgia-states-ideal-students-1342/): Join us for episode three of MCIE's "Think Inclusive" four\-part series in collaboration with Think College, as Tim Villegas visits the IDEAL program at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta\. IDEAL — Inclusive Digital Expression and Literacy — is a college program for students with intellectual disabilities built around creative media: film, television, and digital arts\. It is also a commuter program\. There are no dorms and no leafy college town here\. Every student crosses one of the most traffic\-choked metro areas in the country to get to class, some of them spending three hours a day on buses or paratransit for the privilege\. The episode opens in a careers class, where nine students name their dream careers: veterinarian, flight attendant, musician, actor, podcaster, comic book writer\. ## Downloads - [Specially Designed Instruction and More](https://mcie.org/download/accommodations-modifications-sdi-overview/): The terms accommodation and modification are often confused; one is a support to enable access to the curriculum and the other is a change to instruction\. Often overlooked is “specially designed instruction” and how to provide it in general education settings\. This document is a brief guide to the definitions of various services that are part of an Individualized Education Program \(IEP\) for a child with a disability\. - [Self\-Advocacy Guide and Curriculum](https://mcie.org/download/self-advocacy-guide-and-curriculum/): This guide provides an introduction to self\-advocacy, as well as explains how to implement it in schools with lessons\. - [School Implementation of Inclusive Practices](https://mcie.org/download/school-implementation-of-inclusive-practices/) - [Quality Indicators of Inclusive Practice](https://mcie.org/download/quality-indicators-of-inclusive-schools-an-equity-approach-to-teaching-all-learners/): This self\-assessment tool is based on the MCIE framework for effective and inclusive education and is designed to assist school teams in determining the extent to which they are implementing practices that lead to all children and youth in the school community being valued members who have a sense of belonging, participate in social and academic activities in a meaningful way, and receive the services that they need to be successful\. The items reflect evidence\-based practices and are intended to be conducted through a team self\-reflection process, with a facilitator guiding the questions and assisting the team in their discussion\. - [Paraprofessional Roles and Responsibilities](https://mcie.org/download/paraprofessional-roles-and-responsibilities/): A primary responsibility of general and special educators is to teach children and youth academic content and learning strategies\. This document provides guidance for paraprofessional roles as classroom support staff as well as individual learner supports, and offers a planning template for paraprofessional tasks\. ## Categories - [Podcast Episodes](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/category/podcast/) - [Blog Articles](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/category/blog/) - [Weeklyish](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/category/weeklyish/) - [Podcast Pathways](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/category/podcast-pathways/) - [Newsletter](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/category/newsletter/) ## Tags - [inclusive education](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/tag/inclusive-education/) - [inclusion](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/tag/inclusion/) - [special education](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/tag/special-education/) - [disability advocacy](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/tag/disability-advocacy/) - [inclusive schools](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/tag/inclusive-schools/) ## Categories - [Topical Resources](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/download-category/topical-resources/) - [public resources](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/download-category/resources/) - [MCIE Resources](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/download-category/mcie-resources/) - [International Literature](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/download-category/international-literature/) - [School Leadership](https://mcie.org/think-inclusive/download-category/school-leadership/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://mcie.org/sitemap_index.xml)