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Lead workshops to help teachers connect best inclusive practices with standards
Based on the best-selling book More Inclusion Strategies That Work this facilitator's guide offers techniques for maximizing the strengths of all students in inclusive classrooms while meeting curriculum standards for all learners. Staff developers and workshop leaders will find specific tools to facilitate book study groups, seminars, and professional development events that increase teachers' skills in using inclusion strategies on a daily basis to instruct students at differing cognitive, sensory, physical, behavioral, emotional, and social levels. This easy-to-use guidebook offers step-by-step instructions for leading focused discussions on: Applying inclusive strategies across the curriculumUsing assessments that are sensitive to differences in students' abilitiesVarying the complexity and pace of lessons while achieving learning objectivesMaintaining sound educational principles
The chapter-by-chapter study guide features: Workshop activities Discussion questions Suggestions for practical applicationsChapter summaries Handouts and overheadsResources for extending learningSample agendas for half-day, one-day, and two-day workshopsA workshop evaluation form
The Facilitator's Guide to More Inclusion Strategies That Work is ideal for staff developers or anyone leading professional training for groups of any size-pairs, small workshops, or large seminars.
Synopsis
Demonstrate powerful inclusive strategies that nurture achievement potential in all students This essential guide to More Inclusion Strategies That Work : Aligning Student Strengths With Standards provides staff developers with the tools for facilitating professional development workshops or study groups of any size. The author's standards-based approach focuses on the strengths of learners with disabilities to instill more confidence and ensure greater success when students are learning new concepts. Within a collegial learning atmosphere, teachers will be empowered by the activities to creatively translate the best inclusive practices into their own classrooms on a daily basis. This Facilitator's Guide includes: Chapter summaries Supplemental information for extended learningDiscussion questionsActivities for individuals or groups Journaling prompts Timed activities A workshop evaluation form
Synopsis
Use this facilitator s guide to help educators maximize the strengths of students in inclusive classrooms and meet curriculum standards for all learners while maintaining sound educational principles.