Presentation: Moving To Inclusive Schooling
Last updated onGordon Porter, Inclusive Education Canada Director is the keynote speaker at an education conference in Madrid, Spain the week of November 12, 2018. Download Gordon’s presentation here.
Gordon Porter, Inclusive Education Canada Director is the keynote speaker at an education conference in Madrid, Spain the week of November 12, 2018. Download Gordon’s presentation here.
“If Inclusion Means Everyone, Why Not Me?” is a report on the state of inclusive education in Ontario, released today at Ryerson University. Click here to download “If Inclusion Means Everyone, Why Not Me?” Click here for the French version. The launch of the report is the culmination of a year-long collaboration involving Inclusive Education Canada, … Continued
National Inclusive Education Month Commentary #23 Toronto’s Pro-Choice School Board: How it hurts Inclusive Education, Enhancement of Equity & Post-School Success By Margarita Isakov, Inclusion Advocate and TDSB SEAC representative for Integration Action for Inclusion -Toronto Chapter An Enhancing Equity Task Force (EETF) was created by Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada’s largest school board with … Continued
National Inclusive Education Month Commentary #13 By Diane Richler, C.M., Chair, Inclusion International, Catalyst for Inclusive Education Inclusive Education Canada highlights challenges and successes in achieving full, quality inclusion in our country. Inclusive Education Canada and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) are also participating in a global initiative to help make inclusive education a reality … Continued
National Inclusive Education Month Commentary #11 By John Policicchio and Heather Hicks, Community Living Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario October 11, 2017 will be remembered as the beginning of a journey towards greater inclusion for children and youth in Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma District. This date marked the beginning of a two day conference … Continued
National Inclusive Education Month Commentary #7 By David Towell, Centre for Inclusive Futures, United Kingdom Last year I had the privilege of writing a pamphlet, titled Advancing Inclusive Education, with Gordon Porter where he tells the more than 30-year story of establishing inclusive education throughout New Brunswick. Viewed from across the Atlantic, what is most striking … Continued
By Gordon L. Porter, Director of Inclusive Education Canada Is it possible to change the focus of the recurring attacks on the opportunity for children with disabilities to attend their neighbourhood/community school in Canada? It seems that the skeptics and critics have declared open season on the very idea of inclusion with the predictable regularity … Continued
This blog post was written by Dr. Gordon Porter, Director of IEC. Last week I was in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to participate in a conference on inclusive education titled, Creating Welcoming Communities: The Journey to Inclusion Begins at School. It was sponsored by Community Living Algoma (CLA) in partnership with Inclusive Education Canada. CLA … Continued
The following commentary is the second part of a Nova Scotia Observer commentary series, titled Inclusion. Part 2: A bumpy road gets even rougher By Richard Starr Gordon Porter, this country’s guru of inclusive education, is fond of saying that it’s a simple idea. “It means kids go to their neighbourhood schools with kids their own age … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2017 TORONTO – In celebration of National Inclusive Education Month, Inclusive Education Canada has partnered with Microsoft Canada to provide free professional development workshops and resources for educators to help drive the most effective learning for students. The partnership highlights the commitment between both organizations to make learning more inclusive … Continued
