Leading an inclusive school: Access and success for all students

Leading an inclusive school: Access and success for all students is a 200-page guide from ASCD on "ensuring that your school provides the federally guaranteed "least restrictive environment" for students no matter the severity of the challenges they face. [The book ] offers administrators, teachers, and other educators working to promote inclusion a wealth of information about

• the history and research base of inclusive education in the United States, including pivotal amendments to and reauthorizations of the EHCA, landmark court cases, and the philosophical underpinnings of the movement;
• essential curricular and instructional practices for inclusive schools, such as heterogeneous grouping, creative problem solving, and co-teaching;
• powerful organizational structures such as Multitiered System of Support and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports to help optimize the benefits of differentiation for all students; and
• a conceptual framework for coordinating educational initiatives and best practices for educating all students in general education.

Interested? Email us at libiidc@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Addressing the Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Our Students

Looking for a workshop on strategies to use for kids with mental health concerns in schools? The Indiana School Mental Health Initiative at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism will be sponsoring a one-day workshop to be held in seven different locations throughout the state. The goal of this workshop is to delve deeply into how stress and adversity affect brain architecture, therefore affecting behavior and learning. Attendees will walk away with strategies that they can begin to implement immediately in their classrooms and schools.

For more information on this workshop and the dates, locations, and registration, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/addressing-the-social-emotional-behavioral-and-mental-health-needs

Addressing the Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Our Students

The Indiana Resource Center for Autism is sponsoring a multi-date workshop on students' mental health throughout the fall and winter. "The goal of this workshop is to delve deeply into how stress and adversity affect brain architecture, therefore affecting behavior and learning. Attendees will walk away with strategies that they can begin to implement immediately in their classrooms and schools." Workshop dates and locations are as follows:

September 21, 2017 - Greencastle
October 24, 2017 - Winchester
November 14, 2017 - Vincennes
November 21, 2017 - Indianapolis
January 12, 2018 - Crown Point
February 2, 2018 - Ft. Wayne
February 9, 2018 - New Albany

For more information and to register, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/addressing-the-social-emotional-behavioral-and-mental-health-needs

Addressing the Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Our Students

Looking for a workshop on strategies to use for kids with mental health concerns in schools? The Indiana School Mental Health Initiative at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism will be sponsoring a one-day workshop to be held in seven different locations throughout the state. The goal of this workshop is to delve deeply into how stress and adversity affect brain architecture, therefore affecting behavior and learning. Attendees will walk away with strategies that they can begin to implement immediately in their classrooms and schools.

For more information on this workshop and the dates, locations, and registration, please visit:
https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/addressing-the-social-emotional-behavioral-and-mental-health-needs

For Parents: Preparing for the School Year

It's only July, but before you know it, the new school year will be upon us. The director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism has published an article that will help parents begin preparing for that event. To find information, suggestions, and tips on starting the school year off right, please visit:

https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/for-parents-preparing-for-the-school-year

Universally designed leadership: Applying UDL to systems and schools

Want to provide a more inclusive educational environment? Universally designed leadership: Applying UDL to systems and schools is a 136-page guide written by two veteran school administrators to help school leaders and educators put UDL into practice in their schools.

Want to check it out? Email us at libiidc@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.