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We’re Not Broken: Eric Garcia on Changing the Autism Conversation ~ 901

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Watch the episode on YouTube. We’re Not Broken: Eric Garcia on Changing the Auti | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Eric Garcia is a journalist and the author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation. He has worked at The Washington Post, The Hill, Roll Call, National Journal, and MarketWatch; his writing has appeared in The New Republic, The Daily Beast, The American

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How to Find a School District’s Least Restrictive Environment Percentage

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How do you find what percentages of students with disabilities in your school district are included over 80% of the time in general education? Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), each state must develop a State Performance Plan and publish an annual report that evaluates how they are implementing the requirements of IDEA.

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What Is Co‑Teaching? Expert Insights from Marilyn Friend ~ 811

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Watch the episode on YouTube. What Is Co‑Teaching? Expert Insights from Marilyn | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Marilyn Friend — Renowned expert on co‑teaching and inclusive practices; author of practitioner books including Co‑Teach and Specially Designed Instruction for Co‑Teaching. She emphasizes co‑teaching as a service delivery option that embeds specially designed instruction in general education classrooms. Learn more at coteach.com or

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Why Exclusion Fails Students: Lessons from the Documentary Excluded ~ 810

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Watch the episode on YouTube. Why Exclusion Fails Students: Lessons from the Doc | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Sarah Wishart is the Creative Director at EachOther, a UK human-rights journalism charity, where she leads both the editorial and film teams. With a background in theatre/performance and communications in the education/media space, she focuses on storytelling

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Having High Expectations for All Students with Wyatt Oroke ~ 809

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Watch the episode on YouTube. Having High Expectations for All Students with Wya | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Wyatt Oroke (often “Mr. O”) is a nationally recognized Baltimore educator known for his work in social justice and literacy. He teaches 7th–8th grade English and Honors English at City Springs Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City.

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What Inclusive Preschool Services Look Like ~ 808

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Watch the episode on YouTube. What Inclusive Preschool Services Look Like | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Melissa McCullough is the Director of Early Childhood for the East Moline school district in Illinois, a pre‑K–8 district of about 2,700 students with roughly 200 children in its early childhood program. She started her career as a school social worker

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Disproportionality in Special Education with Eddie Fergus ~ 807

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Watch the episode on YouTube. Disproportionality in Special Education with Eddie | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Eddie Fergus is an associate professor of urban education and policy at Temple University. A former high school teacher, program evaluator, and community school program director, his research focuses on the intersection of education policy and outcomes, with

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Why You Should Stop Using These 5 Ableist Phrases

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According to Access Living, ableism is “the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require ‘fixing’ and defines people by their disability.”  While it might be easy for you to say, “I’m not

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How Poway Unified Transformed Special Education ~ 813

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Watch the episode on YouTube How Poway Unified Transformed Special Education | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Megan Gross — Special education teacher (14 years) and teacher on special assignment supporting inclusive practices and leading professional learning for K–12 teams in the Poway Unified school district. 2017 California Teacher of the Year and co‑author of The Inclusion Toolbox (with Dr. Jenny Kurth) and ParaEducate (with Renay

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