Category Archives: News

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Toby Karten

Support Disability Rights throughout the World Please ask your Senators to vote to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities!

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Yes, I Can! DisABILITY Lessons by Toby Karten

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Toby Karten

Read-about-passionate-fearless-energetic-determined-and-enthusiastic-kids-who-spin-their-disABILITIES-into-successful-outcomes! YesICan! Inspirational Attitudes Prevail!  

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Dive into these CCSS resources!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Toby Karten

IDEA Partnership’s Collaborative Work on Common Core State Standards  

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Inclusion the IDEAL WAY!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Toby Karten

The IDEAL School has innovative ways to tap into students’ interests from visual stories of Beowulf to punctuation math, a performance of Where the Wild Things Are, snake stories, mandalas, TaeKwonDo, dance, learning Spanish or Mandarin, place value, history, science, … Continue reading →

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Inclusion is Not So Puzzling!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Toby Karten

        The educators at the Paramus workshop collaboratively put the inclusion pieces together to affirm that inclusion is not so puzzling! I hope that the inclusion pieces all fit together with the students in your school settings … Continue reading →

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Inclusion Research: Attitudes & Collaborations

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Toby Karten

Inclusion Research

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Artful Inclusion

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Toby Karten

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

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Toby Karten

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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How is inclusion like yoga?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Toby Karten

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 Definitions & Perspectives

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Toby Karten

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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