You're Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for the Inclusive Classroom (3 Volume Set) » (3 Volume Set)

Patrick Schwarz's From Disability to Possibility (Heinemann, 2006) inspired teachers nationwide to reconceptualize inclusion in ways that help all children. His latest offering, You're Welcome (2007) presents classroom-ready lessons for implementing inclusion. He is Associate Professor of Special Education and Chair of Diversity in Learning and Development for National-Louis University, Chicago. Patrick is also a part-time human-services director for UCP Infinitec of Greater Chicago, in addition to presenting and consulting worldwide through Creative Culture Consulting. Visit Patrick online at http://www.patrickschwarz.com..

Paula Kluth is the coauthor of the Heinemann title You're Welcome (2007). A leading independent scholar and consultant on the subjects of inclusive schooling, differentiated instruction, and autism, she is the author of "You're Going to Love This Kid": Educating Students with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms (2003) and the lead editor for Access to Academics: Critical Approaches to Inclusive Curriculum, Instruction, and Policy (with Doug Biklen and Diana Straut, 2003). Paula presents her findings and ideas for instruction in professional development settings nationwide. Visit her online at www.paulakluth.com..

Three handbooks; 30 key ideas presented in small, smart packages; all the information necessary to start making inclusion work effectively. Whether you re a general educator, a special educator, an administrator, a therapist, or a family team member, You re Welcome presents the thinking you ll need to open your classrooms to all students.

You re Welcome is divided into three handbooks that address the most important educational frameworks at the heart of inclusive schooling: Differentiating Instruction Collaboration and Teaming Positive and Peaceful Behavior Supports

Each book contains ten big ideas that provide the most pertinent information for understanding and supporting diverse learners. Schwarz and Kluth distill the research and best practices behind inclusion into concise, actionable nuggets for professional learning that include:

classroom structures instructional strategies organizational principles and activities lesson ideas examples from real schools recommended print and Web resources.

Get answers to frequently asked questions about crucial topics such as coteaching, team building, collaborating with students, integrating the IEP into the general education curriculum, creating personalized learning agendas, and writing sensitive and responsive behavior plans. Read You re Welcome and discover a powerful tool for implementing educational practices that provide meaningful help for students with a range of diverse abilities, needs, gifts, and struggles as they achieve effective educational gains.