3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 26 Apr 2022 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #94, 26th April 2022

When you focus on one student with disabilities in your classroom, how does it impact the other 25 or 30? When you focus on your child with a disability or special needs, how do you balance your attention with the neuro-typical sibling/s? What supports and what detracts from inclusion in your class or your home? Some thoughts here would love to hear yours as a teacher or a parent. Please share your comments and subscribe to this weekly newsletter here.

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Albert Einstein

A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.
Sundar Pichai

One Video of the Week

Every single person is unique and has different skills, so why are students taught the same way? Jan Wilson explores the possibilities of a universal design for learning, and how every individual can benefit. Dr. Jan Wilson is Wellspring Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and History at the University of Tulsa. Her teaching and research areas include gender and disability studies, feminist theory, and United States Women’s History.

She enjoys using aspects of popular culture–vampire literature and films, the Harry Potter book series, and the television show Game of Thrones, for example–to teach students about gender, disability, and race in history and American society.

She is currently at work on her second book titled The Zoey Journal, which draws on historical analysis, theory, and her personal experiences raising a daughter with autism to offer unique perspectives on concepts such as mothering, identity, intersectionality, the gaze, and the meaning of disability.

She and her family are strong supporters of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Autism Center of Tulsa, and Able Kids Therapy.

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