- Learn ways of building relationships and supporting families in online settings.
- Explore an assessment to determine family priorities for support during virtual home visits.
- Use evidence-based strategies for helping families implement effective practices at home.
Audience
Gain information on facilitating social skills groups online.
Learn how to structure online groups to ensure learners are engaged.
Learn how to partner with families to support their child’s engagement.
Audience
- Understand how to address individual needs of students and families by increasing self-awareness and understanding personal biases.
- Recognize the difference between equality and equity.
- Implement inclusionary strategies to build community rapport.
Expanding the potential for all students - How the UW's Haring Center is helping reimagine special education in ways that uplift all
The Haring Center for Inclusive Education is featured in storytelling published by For Washington titled "Expanding the potential for all students - How the UW's Haring Center is helping reimagine special education in ways that uplift all." The written story and accompanying video highlights Sehome High School, which is one of 16 Inclusionary Practices Demonstration Sites in Washington state that partners with specialists from the University of Washington’s Haring Center to expand and promote inclusive education practices.
How to Handle Being Homesick at College
Dr. Kristen Missall, professor, is featured in an article by U.S. News & World Report titled “How to Handle Being Homesick at College.” The article discusses how students should schedule chats with loved ones, get involved in campus and more to help with feelings of being homesick. Kristen is quoted saying “It's important to acknowledge that college is a major life transition. It's going to cause discomfort. It's going to cause a lot of challenges, everything from how a person feels in a day to maybe even how they sleep at night.
‘All means all’: Sehome High School models a new standard of inclusive learning
Dr. Ilene Schwartz, professor and director of the Haring Center for Inclusive Education, and the Haring Center’s work was featured in an article by The Bellingham Herald titled “‘All means all’: Sehome High School models a new standard of inclusive learning.” The article highlights the Haring Center’s work with Sehome High School, one of 16 Inclusionary Practices Demonstration Sites in Washington.
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