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What is Peers as Partners in Learning?

The Peers as Partners in Learning (PPL) program begins with students being approved to enroll in the Peers as Partners in Learning courses (High School course found on CPALMS #1400340 and Middle School course CPALMS #1400025.) This elective course is designed to provide peer supports for students with disabilities. Students with and without disabilities who are partners in the PPL course comprise the PPL program at their specific school.

The Peers as Partners in Learning program provides reciprocal

benefits to students with and without disabilities, in an inclusive setting. Inclusion means that students with disabilities receive services and supports in general education classrooms and settings with their same age peers without disabilities.

FIN has developed the Peers as Partners in Learning Curriculum and Planning Guide to help schools, administrators and teacher teams launch a PPL program at their schools.

In order to bring these benefits to your school, view the "Getting Started with PPL" video below . For more information please contact your local FIN Facilitator.

Congratulations to Hernando County School District on their Peers as Partners in Learning (PPL) program at Hernando High School. The school's PPL program is locally known as the Peer Inclusion Team (P.I.T. Crew) and was recently featured in this video produced by the HCSD Communications and Government Relations Department. Great job to the team at Hernando High School and the local FIN Facilitator, Ann Jensen.

More information on PPL can be found in the Peers as Partners in Learning Program Planning and Curricula Guide below. Contact your local FIN facilitator for assistance with creating a program in your school.

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The Peers as Partners in Learning (PPL) program begins with students being approved to enroll in the Peers as Partners in Learning courses (High School course found on CPALMS #1400340 and Middle School course CPALMS #1400025 .) This elective course is designed to provide peer supports for students with disabilities.

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DLM online assessments are for students with significant cognitive disabilities for whom general state assessments are not appropriate, even with accommodations

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NCSC Partners - Welcome to the National Center and State Collaborative!

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The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) was a multi-state, multi-organizational consortium that was awarded a General Supervision Enhancement Grant (GSEG) in late 2010 by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education.

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ACCESS POINTS in Gen Ed

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Collaboration, Inclusion and the Access Points

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The Including Samuel Project is part of the Institute on Disability/UCED, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization at the University of New Hampshire. The project's mission is to build more inclusive schools and communities through curriculum, training, and outreach.

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Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence

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Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence

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FSAA guide

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FSAA planning document.

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Standard diploma access points credit checklist

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Standard diploma access points credit checklist

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Presuming competence

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Think Inclusive | The Official Blog of MCIE

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I don't know which side of the fence you are on regarding inclusive education. And for all intents and purposes...it does not matter. This post could just as easily have been called, No...Really...I'm Not Crazy...Inclusive Education Works! Usually, when I talk to people who are not familiar with the idea of having students with disabilities (including significant disabilities) in the general education setting, they say they are having a hard time "wrapping their head around it" or want to see "what it actually looks like." So...just for those of you who need to see it to believe it, I have picked out five videos that will most definitely change your mind about whether inclusive education is really a good thing or not (or at least they should).

Including Issac

Including Issac is a 13-minute video about a boy with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and his story of inclusion in a private Christian school in Michigan. It takes commitment from a school on all levels to make inclusive education work for students with significant disabilities and this a clear example of how coming together for the benefit of one student can benefit all students. Watch this beautifully filmed and powerful video.

Damian's Inclusion Project

This video was made by the Georgia Department of Education (2011) to highlight a pilot inclusive education program for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in cooperation with Cobb County Schools. Check out the follow-up video to see how Damian progressed through his 4th-grade year (from 2014).

Thaysa

Thasya Lumingkewas, 8, has autism and thrives at Maple Wood Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. The school has implemented Response to Intervention (RtI), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This film highlights the power of presuming competence, differentiated instruction and augmentative and alternative communication.

Tana Vogele's Story

Every year since Kindergarten, Tana Vogele has been included in general education classrooms despite her significant physical and intellectual disabilities. Watch this compelling video about the friendships that have been nurtured during her 4th grade year and what inclusion does to a classroom and school community.

Axel

AXEL open captioned FINAL HD 1080p from Dan Habib on Vimeo.

This short film (16:39) focuses on Axel Cortes and the staff at Idelhurst Elementary School in Somersworth, NH. Axel is a fifth grader with autism who is non-verbal and exhibited significant behavioral challenges when he arrived at school. Axel came to Idelhurst during his 5th grade year from another school where he was exclusively in self-contained settings and was being taught preschool/kindergarten level. Through effective implementation of supports - including AAC, UDL, RtI, social stories, visual schedules and positive behavioral supports - Axel was able to learn 5th grade general education curriculum in a general education classroom within a few months. His challenging behaviors also decreased, and he thrived through interaction and engagement with 'typical' peers. Once Axel had an effective means of communication, the staff found that Axel was was bilingual and bi-literate (his family speaks Spanish at home).

This film illustrates the potential for students with significant cognitive disabilities to achieve high academic outcomes. The film has received support from the National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC).

The video shows how Axel accesses his environment via Augmentative and Alternative Communication as well as how his classmates accept him into their community. Watch how Axel is learning to type independently and makes strides with communicating his wants and needs in the general education setting.
Sometimes we need to see examples of inclusion to really understand that it is possible and happening all over the world. Perhaps you are the one who can influence your local school to implement inclusive practices.

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5 Videos That Will Change Your Mind About Inclusive Education

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I don't know which side of the fence you are on regarding inclusive education. And for all intents and purposes...it does not matter. This post could just as easily have been called, No...Really...I'm Not Crazy...Inclusive Education Works!

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Including Students with a Significant Cognitive Disability: Module One

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Including Students with a Significant Cognitive Disability: Module Two

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Social Studies Course Descriptions **UPDATED** Indicates linked resources for prioritized standards.

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Florida Students.org

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Welcome to FloridaStudents.org, your source for Student Tutorials and Resources.

Inside this website you will find resources located from all over the web to support your learning in language arts, mathematics, science, civics, and U.S. History.

We have more than 800 original student tutorials and we are constantly adding more so make sure to constantly check in for new updates.

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Welcome to FloridaStudents.org, your source for Student Tutorials and Resources. Inside this website you will find resources located from all over the web to support your learning in language arts, mathematics, science, civics, and U.S. History. We have more than 800 original student tutorials and we are constantly adding more so make sure to constantly check in for new updates.

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The mission of the North East Florida Educational Consortium is to help member districts cooperatively meet their educational goals and objectives by providing programs and services that individual districts would not be able to provide as effectively or as economically when acting alone.

What questions are you trying to answer? How do we "show" the answers in meaningful, comprehensible, and actionable ways? Data visualizations bring numerical or textual information together in ways to help educators, students, and caregivers. We provide a variety of data visualiz...

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The North East Florida Educational Consortium * NEFEC

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The mission of the North East Florida Educational Consortium is to help member districts cooperatively meet their educational goals and objectives by providing programs and services that individual districts would not be able to provide as effectively or as economically when acting alone. What questions are you trying to answer?

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New to CPALMS?

CPALMS is an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards. It is the State of Florida's official source for standards information and course descriptions.

Click here to watch an introduction video!

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CPALMS is an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards. It is the State of Florida's official source for standards information and course descriptions. Click here to watch an introduction video!

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Paula Kluth is dedicated to promoting inclusive schooling and exploring positive ways of supporting students with autism and other disabilities. Most of my work involves collaborating with schools to create environments, lessons, and experiences that are inclusive, respectful, and accessible for all learners.