June 27, 2022
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In April, I traveled to San Antonio, Texas to watch the High School State Unified Interscholastic League Track meet. The program works like any other Varsity program; high schools compete against each other in local meets to go to regionals … Continue reading
June 13, 2022
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June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, honor their contributions to society, uplift queer voices, and highlight the continued fight for equity. In this blog post, we take space during Pride Month to explore the intersection … Continue reading
May 16, 2022
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At the end of April, Director of Program Evaluation Holly Jacobs and I presented in a roundtable discussion at the annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference. Our presentation centered on the impacts of COVID-19 for inclusive extracurricular activities such … Continue reading
May 2, 2022
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In much of the social-emotional learning (SEL) programming for students, interventions that are marketed as “universal” are not really universal at all – they are not designed for students with intellectual disability (ID). This can be due to different factors: … Continue reading
April 18, 2022
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Upon talking with teachers about incorporating social emotional learning into afterschool sports, I was surprised to learn that some teachers did not know what social emotional learning was. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) involves people learning and applying the skills to … Continue reading
April 4, 2022
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When thinking of equity, many people think of monetary equity – whether all people have the physical resources needed in order to be equally successful. While this is important, the term equity actually refers to the overarching themes of fairness … Continue reading
March 21, 2022
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The family unit can support a child’s wellbeing by providing safety, social support, and care. Yet, family instability challenges the cohesiveness of family life and thus wellbeing of a child. Family instability can be defined as a chronically chaotic and … Continue reading
March 7, 2022
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Child development experts everywhere are aware that, as children age and grow, the developmental milestones they reach change. So, social and emotional (SE) school interventions must change with them, too. Social emotional learning (SEL) is defined as the process through … Continue reading
February 21, 2022
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So your child has been referred for a special education evaluation – now what? The process of qualifying a child for special education is a confusing one, full of meetings, timelines, testing, and jargon. It can be confusing for many … Continue reading
February 7, 2022
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General education classroom teachers need more training to be able to fully include students with disabilities in their classrooms. Often, general education teachers feel uncomfortable teaching students with disabilities if they haven’t been trained in how to address their specific … Continue reading