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  Inclusive Instructional and Organizational Leadership

  Sustainable, inclusive education systems for students with significant cognitive disabilities do not stand alone. Districts must focus on building inclusive education systems for all students…systems that embrace all students for the benefit of all.

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  Tip #11: Grading for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms

  Teachers in inclusive classrooms must carefully consider the grading process to provide fair and equitable grades for all students in their class, including students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. This TIP shares grading considerations and potential adaptations. 

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  Tip #12: Standards-based Grading and Report Cards in Inclusive Elementary and Middle Schools Article

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  Tip #13: Talking About Grading with Parents or Guardians and Students for Inclusive Classrooms Article

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  TIES Distance Learning #15: Data Collection and Distance Learning

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  TIES Distance Learning #17: Planning for Instruction both at School and Distance Learning: The 5C Process

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  TIP #9: Special Education High Leverage Practices for Instruction in Inclusive Settings

  The purpose of this TIP is to  show how a set of high-leverage practices developed for special education can be applied to instruction of students with significant cognitive disabilities in inclusive classrooms.

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  TIES Distance Learning #14: Teachers: Understand and Communicate about Emotions to Support Deep Learning

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  TIES Distance Learning #13: Distance Learning is Emotional Work: Tips for Parents and Caregivers

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  TIES Distance Learning #12: Promoting Engagement for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities on Group Learning Platforms

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  TIES Distance Learning #11: Embedding Instruction at Home

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  TIES Distance Learning #10: Distance Learning and Communication Systems

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  TIES Distance Learning #9: Start Now to Plan for Students Transitioning Back to School

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  TIES Distance Learning #8: Time Management During Distance Learning

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  TIES Distance Learning #7: Self-determined Schedule Making

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  TIES Distance Learning #6: Getting "Unstuck:" Tips to help your child if they get stuck with their remote learning

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  TIES Distance Learning #5: Reflections About Individualizing Supports for Children and Families: Olivia’s Story

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  TIP #8: High Leverage Practices Crosswalk

  High Leverage Practices (HLPs) are strategies every teacher should know and use. The purpose of this TIPs sheet is to provide ideas for inclusive general education classroom implementation of HLPs that are common to both general and special education.

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  TIES Distance Learning #4: Dealing with Uncertainty: A Plea for Thoughtful Plans and Patient Collaboration

  Systems change is always a challenge. During a pandemic it is a huge and unexpected change for everyone, including districts, teachers and families. None of us are experts in this area...yet. That will come, but in the meantime we need to allow the space and patience for each of us and ourselves to grow.

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  TIES Distance Learning #3: Effective Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Within the Distance Learning Environment: What in the world does that look like?

  TIES Distance Learning #3: Effective Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Within the Distance Learning Environment: What in the world does that look like?