On today’s episode, I welcome my guest Dr. Jessica Neu. Jessica is one of the NJCIE Honors recipients of 2023. Jessica is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Perth Amboy School District. Join our conversation as we discuss some of the inclusive programs Perth Amboy has implemented to create a district-wide culture of inclusion.
Read MoreOn today’s episode, I welcome my guest Alison Zylinski. Alison is the Director of Special Services for Bradley Beach School District. She is one of NJCIE’s Honors recipients of 2023. Join our conversation as we explore what inclusive education means to Alison, and what advice she has for districts that think inclusion is difficult to achieve.
Read MoreOn this episode of the podcast, I welcome my guest Dr. Teresa Herrero-Taylor. Teresa is the Director of Special Services In Jackson New Jersey. During our conversation, we discuss the challenges and barriers of inclusion from a statewide perspective, and also how schools can support parents who believe that separate placement is better for their children who have disabilities.
Read MoreOn this episode, I welcome my guest Deirdre Azzopardi. Deirdre is an Occupational Therapist, and during our conversation, we discuss how mindfulness and social-emotional learning can break down the barriers to create a more inclusive environment for all students.
Read MoreMaryAnn Joseph joins me on this episode of the Inclusion Think Tank Podcast. MaryAnn is a National Board Certified teacher and is a teacher-leader as a current college professor and a former special education consultant with the New Jersey Department of Education. During our conversation, we discuss some important characteristics of what makes someone a leader, and the three essential leadership components of inclusive education
Read MoreMichael McSheehan and I continue our conversation and get into why implementation science can assist with influencing change in the school setting, and the importance of implementing a strategic plan that involves all the correct stakeholders.
Read MoreIn part 1 of our conversation, Michael McSheehan and I discuss what changes he has seen in the world of inclusive education in his more than 30 years of working in the field, and how a specific court case in his hometown had a lasting impact on his career path.
Read MoreOn this episode, I welcome back for part two of our conversation, Dr. Jessica McQueston, assistant professor at Sam Houston State University. Our discussion continues with how implementing a disability-inclusive curriculum can be beneficial to all students.
Read MoreOn today’s episode, I welcome my guest, Dr. Jessica McQueston. Dr. McQueston is an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University. On this episode, which is part one of our conversation, Jessica and I discuss the important role that higher education professionals have in educating future educators about inclusive education, and why it is important to use the appropriate language when discussing disabilities.
Read MoreOn today's episode, we welcome our guest, Nicole Eredics. During our conversation, we discuss how a truly inclusive school environment goes beyond the regular hours of the school day, and the importance of training educators on what inclusion looks like in real life.
Read MoreOn today's episode, we welcome our guest, Doctor Jennifer Spencer-Iiams. During our conversation, we discuss Leading for All: How to Create Truly Inclusive and Excellent Schools, a book she co-wrote with Josh Flosi, and why it is important for everyone at all levels in the school district, including the students, to be part of the inclusive education initiatives.
Read MoreOn today's episode, we welcome our guest, Bonni Rubin-Sugarman. During our conversation today, we will discuss the evolution of inclusive education and what motivates Bonni to continue her passion for bringing more inclusive schools to the state of New Jersey.
Read MoreOn today's episode, we welcome our guests Corinne Catalano, Eva Kovacs and Roseanne Yezzo. Corinne, Eva, Rosanne and I discussed the perspective of the early childhood educator as it relates to inclusive education.
On this episode of the Inclusion Think Tank Podcast, I welcome my guest Dr. Jessica Bacon. During our conversation today, we will discuss the Increasing Access to College project that she co-founded at Montclair as it relates to inclusive education and why it is important to begin teaching inclusion and anti-ableism curricula in early childhood classrooms
Read MoreOn this episode of The Inclusion Think Tank Podcast, I welcome my guest Michele Gardner. We discuss the importance of having a strategic plan and collaboration when creating an inclusive school environment
Read MoreOn this episode of the Inclusion Think Tank, I welcome my guest Winifred Winston. We discuss the intersectionality of being black and dyslexic.
Read MoreOn this episode of the Inclusion Think Tank Podcast, I welcome my guest Steven Palivoda. We discuss the importance of self-advocacy as it relates to inclusive education.
Read MoreOn this episode of the Inclusion Think Tank Podcast, I welcome my guest Jillian Reich. We discuss the benefits, the challenges, and the effectiveness of inclusion.
Read MoreOn this episode of the Inclusion Think Tank Podcast, My guests are Barry Barbarasch, Kristine Esposito, and Sol Heckelman. In our discussion we take on the topic of re-imagining the school psychologist.
Read MoreOn this, part two of my conversation with Vera Piasecki, Vera and I are joined by Fred, CEO of New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education. Fred and Vera share a behind-the-scenes look at the steps it took to achieve this inclusive setting in the school district where Vera’s daughter Hannah attends.
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