Author Archives: Toby Karten

Artful Inclusion

Inclusion is like a work of art- It has texture. There is perspective and various angles. Its value appreciates through time. Teachers are sculptors, painters,and photographers who creatively portray the value of their subjects.   Speaking of art… Integrate art … Continue reading

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Staying Professional

Teaching certainly involves more than the actual hours spent in the classroom. You report to a school at a certain time, but what you do before that bell determines the success of your lessons. Teaching is almost as complex as … Continue reading

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Inclusion Check!

Here are a few inclusion topics that you need to check out!   If you, your students, or your children enjoy this type of visual, check out this site and create your own!  

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How is inclusion like yoga?

Inclusion, like yoga, connects both physical and cognitive elements. Yoga approaches value correct styles and poses, with people at various levels of proficiency based upon prior experiences, teachings, and mind-sets. Inclusion too has a variety of poses with effective co … Continue reading

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Inclusion Connections

Inclusion classroom strategies that are consistently implemented from the early grades and onward yield excellent educational and lifelong dividends for students. Curriculum examples include increasing students’ metacognition before they forge ahead. Read on for some ideas that connect inclusion to … Continue reading

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Inclusion Definitions & Perspectives

An enthusiastic group of educators creatively and candidly offered the following responses to this open-ended statement: Inclusion is________________ therefore, I am! a work in progress. sometimes challenging! allowing students to find success at a level where they can feel safe … Continue reading

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Beyond Physical Inclusion

Successful inclusion classroom practices marry academic, social, emotional, behavioral and communication skills. Inclusion in the classroom goes way beyond physical inclusion, if students are truly included. Inclusion means that we treat all students as integral members and honor their entering … Continue reading

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Gimme 5: Inclusion Rules

Inclusion, although never a generic program, has basic governing rules. Like snowflakes, no two children are alike, but all students, regardless of their abilities benefit from organized, prepared and insightfully rich environments with individuals who propagate learners’ potentials. High expectations … Continue reading

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Inclusion in the 21st Century

Inclusion has entered and prospered in the 21st century with research-based interventions, technological advances, and improved attitudes, yet it is also endangered if its pace is not adjusted to accommodate the needs of each individual student. We live in a … Continue reading

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Why the sunflowers, Toby?

A few people asked me why there are sunflowers on the site. Let’s begin with the obvious-sunflowers are beautiful and unique. Each sunflower stretches for the warmth, we as educators impart. As I stated in one of my books, Inclusion … Continue reading

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