High School

A Lesson Plan for Belonging (266.96KB, PDF)

In this document, Dr. Gary Bunch of York University discusses how inclusive education goes beyond helping with academic learning to help young people with disabilities develop a sense of belonging.

A School’s Practices of Inclusion

Marigold Thompson was in school with Jonathan. She talks about the ways in which integration and...

A Student Leader

Narmie told Kevin, one of her teachers, about how she and another friend befriended a girl with a...

A Teacher Describes an Inclusive Project

Lauchie MacKinnon describes involving Grade 7 students with intellectual disabilities with Grade 11...

A Teacher on Opportunities for Youth with Special Needs

Secondary school teacher Liam Cameron feels some youth with disabiliteis lack opportunity to give...

Advocating for Inclusion

“The best place for kids to learn social skills and how to be part of a community is in their...

An Educational Assistant on Peer Relationships

I didn’t find the transition from being an Assistant in L’Arche to being an Educational...

An Educational Philosophy that Values Wonder

The educational philosophy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, of which Baruch Rand is a proponent,...

An Innovative Project

Linda Alonzi has worked with other educators to develop an innovative transitional experiential...

Creating Opportunities for Interaction

One of the parents has developed a community garden on the school property. It is maintained by...

Definitions of Curriculum that Encourage Inclusion

Dr. Carmen Shields has been an important member of the committee developing the Toronto Catholic...

Definitions of Curriculum that Foster Inclusion (258.08KB, PDF)

This document describes Dr. Carmen Shield’s views on the importance of defining curriculum in a way that creates inclusive environments.

Educator Opportunities to Facilitate Friendship

Susan, Rebecca’s mother, describes various ways that teachers helped Rebecca and the other students...

Educator Resources on Autism (136.99KB, PDF)

This document provides some resources for young adults on the Autism spectrum, as well as their educators.

Encouraging Inclusion

Other students in schools are offered credits and honours for helping in the community–...

Frank Parent-Teacher Conversations

Good teachers appreciate the trust that parents place in them. Parents who are honest and frank...

Guide on the Side: The Role of the Educational Assistant (256.33KB, PDF)

This piece by Dr. Ashleigh Molloy, Director of the Transformed Education Institute, lists important practices of educational assistants–practices that will help provide an improved student learning experience.

Handbook for Aboriginal Parents of Children with Special Needs (115.90KB, PDF)

This resource for Aboriginal families is meant to help parents of young people with intellectual disabilities and provides the shared ideas and experiences of many Aboriginal families in Canada. Notably, it recognizes the specific challenges of sometimes dealing with both provincial and federal education systems.

How a Parent Facilitated Classmate Relationships

Josie hired Jonathan’s classmates to take him on weekend outings, or she invited them over to hang...

Importance of Families Taking Risks

Josie describes the approach and iniatives she and her husband John took in helping their son...


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