Educator's Handbook for Inclusive School Practices

As more K12 schools move toward inclusion, how can general and special educators work together to create warm, welcoming classrooms where all students learn and belong? Discover practical answers in this friendly, downtoearth teachers guide. Filled with readytouse teaching tips, insights from inclusive educators, and examples that relate directly to everyday classroom experiences, this book will help general and special educators collaborate effectively and build a great toolbox of strategies to support all learners within inclusive classrooms. With this highly motivating guidebook close at hand, new and seasoned educators will create engaging, exciting, and joyful inclusive classrooms that support social and academic success for all. STRATEGIES THAT HELP TEACHERS:ensure that all students have access to the general education curriculum in the least restrictive environmentpresume competence and recognize every students unique strengthsmeet students individual learning needs with differentiated lessons and innovative academic supports team up and collaborate with other educators and professionals to make the most of everyones expertisedistinguish an IEP from a 504 plan, and develop and implement both appropriatelysupport students who have behavior challenges with a classroomwide positive behavior support systempromote academic and social inclusion in the classroom and in recreational spaces, from the playground to the lunchroomsupervise the important work of paraprofessionalsavoid burnout with self-care strategies and stressbustersPRACTICAL RESOURCES: Planning tools and checklists to help you identify student strengths, develop IEPs, plan lessons, strengthen coteaching, choose modifications and accommodations, and more.