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Author Archives: Toby Karten
Unable and Unwilling is Unacceptable!
Communications from parents of students with Down syndrome (DS) prompted this blog post. Students with a label of DS possess different ages, genders, academic, social, and communicative levels, as well as varied likes and dislikes; hence each student is unique. We cannot allow the common … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, diversity, Down syndrome, Full inclusion, Inclusion Collaboration, Inclusion Ouches, inclusion rules, Inclusion Strategies, Inclusion: Families Partnering with Educators, multi-tiered systems of support, navigate the core curriculum, neurodiversity, positive disability attitudes, Special Education, Successes of Students with Disabilities
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Heads or Tails & Coming Together!
When you flip a coin, there is a 50% chance of it landing on heads up and a 50% chance of it landing tails up. Life, a tossed coin with legs, is even less probable. Often, we do not toss … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Collaboration, disabilities and Broadway, disABILITY Awareness, disABILITY Rights, diversity, diversity, Full inclusion, Inclusion Collaboration, Inclusion: Families Partnering with Educators, positive disability attitudes, TDF
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#Texas Strong
My heart and prayers are sent to our Texas colleagues as they begin their school year. As an inclusion consultant in Victoria, Bloomington, Edna, and Corpus Christi, I have personally witnessed the steadfastness, compassion, resourcefulness, and intelligence of my Texas … Continue reading
Posted in #Texas Strong, #VISD, Collaboration, News, Professional Development, Student Connections
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New Beginnings…
What I miss most about not being exclusively attached to one school building- is-yes you guessed it-the students. New slates, like that fresh box of Crayolas with the sharpener of course(ok-I am dating myself), allow educators to engage with a rainbow of … Continue reading
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Developing Effective Learners
Developing Effective Learners: RTI Strategies for Student Success Toby J. Karten Designs, minds, muscles, flowers, ideas, strength, countries, strategies, and plans develop. An artist learns to rework a sketch, a mind is strengthened with engaging instruction, a weak muscle is exercised, … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, Inclusion Strategies, multi-tiered systems of support, RTI, Student Connections, Successes of Students with Disabilities
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Vic’s Teacher-Then, Now & Forever
Toby Karten, Vic’s Teacher-Then, Now & Forever Being a student’s teacher has no finish line. It doesn’t start in the beginning of the school year in August or September and end at the close of the term in May or … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, Full inclusion, Student Connections
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Navigating the Core Curriculum: RTI Strategies to Support Every Learner
Diminishing Barriers to Learning Sneakers, planes, rockets, and boats. Getting from place to place happens with a structured itinerary, whether one is on foot, in the air, in space, or on water. Education, like navigation embraces the planning, collaboration, and … Continue reading
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A Sage & Inclusive Video
I was honored to be interviewed by Sage Video to offer inclusive insights. As a collective group of professionals, families, students, and communities, we need to propagate, catapult, and monitor the infusion and progression of the skills and knowledge for … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Ideas, disABILITY Awareness, diversity, Full inclusion, Inclusion Collaboration, Inclusion Strategies, Special Education, The Inclusioner
Tagged disABILITYAwareness, Inclusion Blog, Inclusion Core Standards, Inclusion Learning, Inclusion Perspectives, Inclusion Strategies, Professional Inclusion Learning Communities
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Learning & smiling is nonnegotiable:-)
Life is filled with many surprises as we continually blow out one more candle and, sometimes not by choice, a tire as well. One thing I have learned in almost 60 years of candles is that we can only control, … Continue reading
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Inclusion Strategies That Work-NEW EDITION!
I am beyond excited to share that ISTW will be released in January 2015 in its 3rd edition! The research-based interventions are connected to the CCSS. In addition there are innumerable online downloadable interactive resources for planning, instruction, collaboration, and documentation. As … Continue reading
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