Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning theconversation.com/starting-kin...

In a world divided, teachers need to connect with each other theconversation.com/in-a-world-d...

Author Jon Klassen’s prestigious award win reflects a broader shift in children’s literature theconversation.com/author-jon-k...

Being taught by people who know stuff instead of prepared teachers risks our children’s futures theconversation.com/being-taught...

After the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges theconversation.com/after-the-co...

“Ontario stands at a familiar crossroads: keep reaching for solutions that are quick to purchase and easy to measure, or do the harder work of building lasting public capacity.” Well said @kathyhibbert.bsky.social theconversation.com/to-improve-l...

"Creating school environments that meaningfully include and support learning for all students, socially and academically, is key..." Will attendance-based grading improve school absenteeism? theconversation.com/will-attenda...

What Ontarians need to know about ‘student achievement’ reforms that will run school boards like businesses theconversation.com/what-ontaria...

Not just boys: The overlooked story of ADHD in women and girls theconversation.com/not-just-boy...

... emails, text-to-speech, voice recognition, captions and image recognition ... All were initially motivated by the desire to address a barrier experienced by someone who was excluded by the existing design, resulting in advances that benefit many more. theconversation.com/how-building...

The most prevalent disability in classrooms may be FASD — and supporting students is vital theconversation.com/the-most-pre...

Increasing math scores: Why Ontario needs early numeracy screening theconversation.com/increasing-m...

"Management has long been framed as the act of managing people. Increasingly, it needs to be better understood as the work of leading relationships." Why the burden of leadership is really about managing relationships theconversation.com/why-the-burd...

Some top global scholars including Mel Ainscow, Carolyn Shields, and Suzanne Carrington contributed to this article "Inclusive Education in England, Australia, the United States, and Canada: Quo Vadis?". Available open access at: ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ee...

This article we published on inclusive education and international research partnerships involving organizations from Ghana and Canada is now available open access ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ee...

Dyslexic students have the right to read — and Manitoba has joined other provinces to address this. Important opinion piece that reflects the direction mandated to other provinces to provide effective literacy supports for all students theconversation.com/dyslexic-stu...

A great piece for early career researchers on conducting an effective peer journal review. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Very much looking forward to this book launch! Information is in this post from @lauriereducation.bsky.social

Book Launch Announcement: A Research Agenda for Inclusive Education, edited by Jacqueline Specht, @drstevesider.bsky.social, and @kimberlymaich Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... More information: edu.uwo.ca/events/resea... Three lucky attendees will receive a free book!

How can AI support inclusive education? A new report from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social provides helpful tools, policy insights, and governance ideas www.oecd.org/content/dam/...

Delighted that this book is now available. A great team at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social helped us through the writing and publishing journey.

Speaking to all educators from Anguilla today from this beautiful location in the Bruce Peninsula, Canada: “positive collaboration towards better outcomes for all” #LeadToInclude

If you are at #CSSE2025, I’m presenting on an ethic of care framework for school leaders at 9:15 and then a book symposium/launch at 10:45 w colleagues - all at GBC Waterfront campus #LeadToInclude

For those in #Kitchener #Waterloo, on #WorldDownSyndromeDay, consider supporting a great cause through a local brewery www.twbbrewing.com/beekind

We are hiring in the Laurier Faculty of Education. Check out the five positions here: careers.wlu.ca/go/Academic-...

Wrapping up an excellent Caribbean Education Research Centre conference in Barbados. Meetings and presentations with global colleagues to strengthen research on disability-inclusive education in the Caribbean and Canada.

“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies, they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security and the entire free world.” Pres Reagan, Nov 26 1988: 5 min vid youtu.be/Tp1T7kPEdDY?...

Teamwork makes the dream work. Finishing a 3 day conference on inclusive education in the eastern Caribbean with 11 Caribbean countries represented and leadership from St Lucia Min of Ed and OECS #LeadToInclude

A first for the eastern Caribbean: a regional conference on disability-inclusive education this week. Reps from the ministries of education for 11 countries coming in today. Will be posting updates here through the next few days #LeadToInclude

"Schools have also had to cope with a plunge in the numbers of teachers and staff, many of whom either were killed or left the country. Haiti’s schools have lost about one-fourth of their teachers..." Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream ... www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/w...

Final workshop on inclusive education in St Lucia with our colleague Mr Dale St Juste and his team from the St Lucia Miny of Ed spec ed unit being recognized for their service #LeadToInclude

Inclusive education research and workshops in St Lucia … today, a school visit and primary teachers’ workshop using case studies we developed a few years ago in Canada. Now, starting the process of developing case studies based on the SL context.

Working with school principals in St Lucia today to foster inclusive education. Collective action is a key driver for change. #LeadToInclude

Making the move to this space. Happy to connect with former colleagues and new ones.