LESSONS FROM INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

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LESSONS FROMINCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS
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INCLUSION
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is kind of like Maras time in Alaska
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There are high points
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When we see the big pictureand our vision is
clear
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And the inevitable low points

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When we fake it until we can make it
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Still, we keep moving forward
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With love and support
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And an occasional pit stop
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Because we Can Change the World
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• One way we change the world is through

INCLUSION
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WHAT IS INCLUSION?

• Its not a place
• Its not a set of services
• Its a commitment to how we want the world to be

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• What kinds of classrooms do we want?
• What kinds of schools do we want?
• What kind of communities do we want?
• What kind of a world do we want?

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Patricks Story

• Inclusion as a
• Revealing Tablet

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It's NOT about Disability
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It's NOT about Special Education
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• Its about
• something
• even bigger

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Ten Lessons from Inclusive Communities
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UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES
Lesson 1
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Lesson 2 PERSPECTIVE TAKING
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Lesson 3 REAL SAFETY
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• Lessons from the Kindergarten
• Jeff Tate

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Lesson 4 EXCLUSION IS PAINFUL (for everyone!)
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We dont want you on our team
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You take Mike, we had him last week
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• You Cant Say
• You Cant Play
• Vivian Paley

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Lesson 5 COMPASSION
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Lesson 6 HONESTY ABOUT HARD TOPICS
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Lesson 7 GIVING AND RECEIVING HELP GRACIOUSLY
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Lesson 8 COURAGE
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Bob BlueBobblue.org
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Lesson 9 RESPONSIBILITY TO ONE ANOTHER
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What the Children of Jowonio Know
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Tikkun Olam

• The Repair of the World

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Lesson 10 FAITH AND HOPE
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A new ending to Somewhere Over the Rainbow
A new ending to Somewhere over the Rainbow
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If happy little blue birds fly
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Beyond the rainbow
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Why not you and I?
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You cant ask only for yourself ..We have to
make the world right for everyone!
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Think not about the length of the tunnel, but
of how the walk will build your strength
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The only correct response to Youre so
idealistic
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is thank you
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Being idealistic .

• BEING IDEALISTIC
• is not a character flaw

is not a character flaw
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