Internet Resources
By Amy Hanreddy
Here are some web links with practical information and resources for inclusive education. These are targeted
primarily for those people who are developing and implementing inclusive programs ? future issues will highlight general education
teacher, parent, and paraprofessional resources.
The Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices
http://www.asri.edu/cfsp/brochure/abtcons.htm
This is a web site focused on "systemic reform" and views inclusion as an essential component to reforming
education systems. Useful links and resources are provided.
The Circle of Inclusion
http://www.circleofinclusion.org/
Although this web site focuses mostly on early childhood (ages birth through age eight), it has great downloadable
forms and full text articles that relate to including students of a variety of ages. (You will need Acrobat Reader to download
articles.)
Project MESH
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds_meshappb.html
This is a web site of a pilot inclusive program in Olympia, Washington. Extremely useful forms for planning
and evaluation progress are provided, both blank and with examples.
Special Needs Project
http://www.specialneeds.com/store/subject.asp?subject_name=Inclusion&subject_id=23
This is a HUGE list of books related to inclusion available from Special Needs Project. (They will also
have a booth at the TASH conference in November.)
Peer Buddy Project
http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/depts/sped/Projects/buddy/peerbudy.htm
This is the web site of the peer buddy project of the University of Nashville Public Schools. This link
goes directly to the teacher manual for organizing the peer buddy class and links to "ready to print" pages to use with peer
buddies.
TASH
http://www.tash.org
The TASH main web site provides a great deal of information on TASH, upcoming events/conferences, the journal
JASH, and articles and links related to serving people with severe disabilities.
If you know of a web site that you would like to see included in this section of the next newsletter, please
email it to Amy at studentcaltash@yahoo.com.
Hot Lesson Idea
By Kay Hamrick
Lesson on Teamwork and Collaboration
Objective: Students will learn social skills, teamwork and collaboration through cooperative groups and
peer interaction.
Procedures:
1) Discussion of the terms teamwork and collaboration.
2) Explain the jobs and their functions in the group for this lesson (runner, writer, time manager, speaker
and leader.)
Runner-places group?s card on the board to indicate the groups have completed a task.
Writer-writes all of the discussion down on paper
Time Manager-uses a clock to make sure time is being used wisely.
Speaker-orally explains group?s discussion.
Leader-keeps group moving along together positively.
3) Explain to students how they will be graded on this exercise. On a scale 5 through 1. (5 being the
highest) Points will be given to teams throughout the lesson.
4) Give students 2 minutes to decide who will take what jobs.
5) Velcro cards made with students indicating their team should be made so students can put their team
card on the chalk board or bulletin board.
Activity:
1) Students will then be given a card with a situation that needs to be discussed by their group. (Discussion
on how to positively discuss the situation will be held before students start their discussion.) Situations to be made up
by teacher. Situations should include students with disabilities in the situations.
2) Students will start their discussion.
3) Speakers from each group will present their groups situation and discussion.
Evaluation:
1) Group discussion and interaction will be scored by teacher using the method discussed above. Scores
should be given on how the teams work together and
include all team members.
Materials:
Velcro cards indicating the groups Team number or color, etc..
Clock or clocks
Paper and pencils
Board (Chalk or bulletin board)
Cards with situations
Tables/chairs/desks so that students can work successfully in groups
