Category Archives: The Inclusive Class

CalTASH 2021 Wrap Up

Posted on March 8, 2021 by paraeducate

While separated in our own bubbles of distance, Cal-TASH 2021, one of our favorite conferences, happened this past weekend. The platform was new to most of us who were presenting, and offered some connections in similar ways to the complexities … Continue reading →

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Islands and Connections

Posted on February 22, 2021 by paraeducate

Renay has had a unique professional trajectory. She never really had to work hard to make the roads of connection to help many general education teachers and special education teachers work together. Certainly, there were professional connections that had to … Continue reading →

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Recap of Cal-TASH 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by paraeducate

Something this year was different. Maybe it was the fact that Renay had several professional contacts this year, more so than last year. Or maybe it was the fact that everything in the United States right at this moment is … Continue reading →

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Hoops

Posted on February 7, 2019 by paraeducate

Before we get to the bulk of what we want to talk about today, we really need to recap the amazing time we had at AZTASH last week. While we were on the road, it is hard to appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Connecting (More) Dots

Posted on November 1, 2018 by paraeducate

No matter how hard we tried all week, we were at a loss for this week’s blog topic. First we were grappling with the tremendous loss in Pennsylvania and not being able to say words for something that continues to … Continue reading →

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End of the Year: Notes for Next Year

Posted on May 31, 2018 by paraeducate

So it was pretty noisy for Renay at work today. It has been quite a week rolling into the final days of an academic year. Finding text books, finding technology, updating technology, keeping on top of tests, enlarging tests, finding … Continue reading →

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April’s Balancing Act

Posted on April 19, 2018 by paraeducate

April is such an odd month. It’s caught in the middle between Spring Break, testing, and the end of the year sprint. And for students with disabilities this is either the time of year to get caught up or wind … Continue reading →

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Challenge Day Distractive Thoughts

Posted on April 12, 2018 by paraeducate

When this week started, as does every week we publish, we normally have about twelve to fifteen blog ideas running around. Sometimes we scramble those ideas because something happens in the middle of the week and that highlights something that … Continue reading →

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The Hodgepodge of ParaEducate

Posted on March 15, 2018 by paraeducate

This week we’ve been collecting a trail of ideas but nothing has really been sticking. However, if we just waited for them to get bigger, we don’t really think we’d ever let these posts see the light of day. We … Continue reading →

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What We’ve Learned From Teachers Who Did Not Quite Match the Students Supported

Posted on January 18, 2018 by paraeducate

Originally, we entitled this piece, ‘What We’ve Learned From Bad Teachers’ and we had a long debate about the issue. We wanted to recognize that just because the teacher didn’t match a student’s learning style or need the teacher wasn’t … Continue reading →

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