https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7 en-us 2018-04-04 16:43:37 UTC 2025-12-03 21:27:54 UTC hello@padlet.com brookeneville8 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248581894 2018-04-04 16:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248581894 brookeneville8 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248582085 2018-04-04 16:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248582085 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248584856 “Everywhere we went, teachers and administrators shared with us that they felt ill-prepared to meet the demands and challenges of inclusive education, even when they had multiple university degrees.” (P.61)

Teachers shouldn’t be entering the field expecting to only teach typically developing children anyways]]> 2018-04-04 16:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248584856 lron_xoxo https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248584954 “The best policies and frameworks are meaningless if funding and resources cannot support them” ]]> 2018-04-04 16:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248584954 brookeneville8 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248586242 Almost all of the IPPs reflect learning, behavioural, or mental-health related needs. Fewer than
fifty students in the province have been on enrichment IPPs on a yearly basis in the last five
years. Educators told us that enrichment wasn’t seen as a priority when other competing needs
went unmet. Overall, the numbers translate into a significant number of students needing a lot
of extra support.]]> 2018-04-04 16:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248586242 brookeneville8 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248586640 A better approach to assess the adequacy of funding is to determine if the services in place are
providing the desired outcomes. ]]> 2018-04-04 16:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248586640 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248587636 Two-thirds of the members of the public who completed our survey disagreed that there is adequate funding to support inclusive education, and one-half disagreed that the funds are spent wisely. p.49]]> 2018-04-04 17:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248587636 brookeneville8 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248588007  “give
the highest policy and budgetary priority to improve their education systems to enable
them to include all children regardless of individual differences or difficulties.” ]]> 2018-04-04 17:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248588007 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248590043  Occupational therapy and physiotherapy services, for example, are available in Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB) via the IWK school therapy team. Access to occupational therapy/physical therapy (OT/PT) services for children is limited in other parts of the province and even more so for school-based integrated services . Three school boards have partnership arrangements for nurses . The rest of the province does not .]]> 2018-04-04 17:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248590043 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248590712 Hire more qualified education specialists and reduce their caseloads to ensure that students receive timely and appropriately intensive supports. p.56]]> 2018-04-04 17:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248590712 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248591621 Invest in staff preparation and professional development. p58]]> 2018-04-04 17:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248591621 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248592309 “...more practical, hands-on education in how to educate students with special needs” (p.63) 

Change the language to diverse needs]]> 2018-04-04 17:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248592309 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248592775  Approximately two-thirds of the educators who completed the survey disagreed that their B .Ed . program, other professional education programs, and continuing professional development prepared them well for the realities of implementing inclusive education. p62]]> 2018-04-04 17:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248592775 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248593435 We need more teacher assistants and specialists.]]> 2018-04-04 17:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248593435 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248594696 2018-04-04 17:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248594696 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248595884 Teachers feel that they are not prepared to be able to provide adequate teaching to children with diverse needs. Part of the reason being is that they do not have a well rounded background in education for students with diverse needs.]]> 2018-04-04 17:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248595884 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248596151 "I feel the staff are not provided with enough training to work with students like my son and are at a loss as to how to reach him and help him through his struggles.”        - Quote from a parent]]> 2018-04-04 17:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248596151 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248597354 Revamp existing teacher preparation and professional development programs to provide them with the practical knowledge, skills and competencies they require to successfully implement inclusive education and meet diverse student needs.]]> 2018-04-04 17:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248597354 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248598117 Create new preparation and professional development programs in inclusive education for teachers, administrators, and teacher assistants.

]]> 2018-04-04 17:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248598117 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248598947 "I feel the staff are not provided with enough training to work with students like my son and are at a loss as to how to reach him and help him through his struggles." -Parent]]> 2018-04-04 17:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248598947 https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248600618 Barriers exist that limit interagency and inter-professional collaboration.]]> 2018-04-04 17:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeneville8/yfcifz3qu1m7/wish/248600618