On today's episode, I welcome my guests Monica Ahern and Maureen Picolli-Kerne, in this part one of our conversation, Monica and Maureen, share what has surprised them most having both worked in school districts and now as parent advocates. They also share some of the common challenges that parents face when they are pushing toward an inclusive education environment for their children.

On Today’s episode, I welcome my guest Katherine Kelly. Katherine is the Executive Director of IncludeNJ. Join us as we discuss why it is important to include parents and caregivers in the inclusive education conversation.

Today, I welcome you back for part two of my conversation with Christopher Conklin On this episode, Chris tells us how he defines inclusive education and shares why he is not a fan of the pull-out resource room model for special education.

On today's episode, I welcome my guest, Christopher Conklin. Chris is the superintendent of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public School District in New Jersey. This is part one of our conversation. Join me as I welcome Chris along with Fred from NJCIE. We discussed Chris's 30 years as an educator and we found out his thoughts on the topic of what characteristics make a good leader.

On today's episode, I welcome my guest, Dr. Jessica Neu. Jessica is one of the NJCIE honors recipients of 2023. Jessica is the director of Curriculum and Instruction for Perth Amboy School District. Join our conversation as we discuss some of the inclusive programs Perth Amboy has implemented to create a district-wide culture of inclusion.

On today's episode, I welcome my guest, Alison Zylinski.

Alison is the director of Special services for Bradley Beach School District. She is one of NJCIE honors recipients of 2023. Join our conversation as we explore what inclusive education means to Alison and what advice she has for districts that think inclusion is difficult to achieve.

On this episode of the podcast, I welcome my guest Dr. Teresa Herrero-Taylor. Teresa is the Director of Special Services In Jackson New Jersey. During our conversation, we discuss the challenges and barriers of inclusion from a statewide perspective, and also how schools can support parents who believe that separate placement is better for their children who have disabilities.

On this episode, I welcome my guest Deirdre Azzopardi. Deirdre is an Occupational Therapist, and during our conversation, we discuss how mindfulness and social-emotional learning can break down the barriers to create a more inclusive environment for all students.

On today’s episode, I welcome my guest, MaryAnn Joseph. MaryAnn is a National Board, Certified teacher, who has spent more than 40 years in the classroom throughout the nation, in both special education and general education settings. She is a teacher-leader as a current college professor and a former special education consultant with the New Jersey Department of Education.

During our conversation, we discuss some important characteristics of what makes someone a leader, and the three essential leadership components of inclusive education.

On this episode I welcome back to the podcast, my guest, Michael McSheehan. Today we continue our conversation and get into why implementation science can assist with influencing change in the school setting, and the importance of implementing a strategic plan that involves all the correct stakeholders.

On this episode, I welcome my guest Michael McSheehan. Michael is the owner and lead consultant of Evolve & Effect, a company that assists education agencies on how they can evolve their practices to increase positive effects for learners. In this, part 1 of our conversation, we discuss what changes he has seen in the world of inclusive education in his more than 30 years of working in the field, and how a specific court case in his hometown had a lasting impact on his career path.

On this episode, I welcome back for part two of our conversation, Dr. Jessica McQueston, assistant professor at Sam Houston State University. Our discussion continues with how implementing a disability-inclusive curriculum can be beneficial to all students.

On today’s episode, I welcome my guest, Dr. Jessica McQueston. Dr. McQueston is an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University. On this episode, which is part one of our conversation Jessica and I discuss the important role that higher education professionals have in educating future educators about inclusive education, and why it is important to use the appropriate language when discussing disabilities.

On today’s episode we welcome our guest Nicole Eredics. Nicole is an educator and an author who advocates for inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. During our conversation today, we discuss why it is important that the school culture reflect an inclusive culture.

On today's episode, we welcome our guest, Doctor Jennifer Spencer-Iiams. During our conversation, we discuss Leading for All: How to Create Truly Inclusive and Excellent Schools, a book she co-wrote with Josh Flosi, and why it is important for everyone at all levels in the school district, including the students, to be part of the inclusive education initiatives.

On today's episode, we welcome our guest, Bonni Rubin-Sugarman. Bonni is a retired educator, a former director of special education, and is currently an inclusive education consultant with NJCIE. During our conversation today, we will discuss the evolvement of inclusive education and what motivates Bonni to continue her passion of bringing more inclusive schools to the state of New Jersey.

On today's episode, we welcome our guests Corinne Catalano, Eva Kovacs and Roseanne Yezzo. Corinne is assistant director for consultation services at the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University. Eva and Rosanne are lead infant and early childhood consultation specialists at the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University.

Corinne, Eva, Rosanne and I discussed the perspective of the early childhood educator as it relates to inclusive education.

On today's episode, we welcome our guest, Dr. Jessica Bacon. Dr. Bacon is associate professor at Montclair State University in the Department of Teaching and Learning, where she teaches classes on inclusive education and disability studies. During our conversation today, we will discuss the Increasing Access to College project that she co-founded at Montclair as it relates to inclusive education and why it is important to begin teaching inclusion and anti-ableism curricula in early childhood classrooms.

On today's episode, we welcome our guest, Michele Gardner. Michele is the director of special education in the Berkeley Heights School District in New Jersey. During our conversation today, we will discuss the importance of strategic planning and collaboration as they relate to inclusive education.

On this episode, I welcome my guest Winifred Winston. During our conversation, Winifred shares her story of how she became an advocate for her daughter who is diagnosed with Dyslexia and ADHD, and how it led her to create Dyslexia Advocation a non-profit whose mission is to “equip parents of children with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities with the necessary tools to help their child(ren) become successful readers.”