I thought you might be interested in sharing the following with colleagues. Note that this year¹s theme is:
³Charting an Inclusive Journey through School, Work, and Life: Successful Transition Planning for All Students² Thanksgiving blessings to each of you! Jane Jane Falls Project Coordinator 1268 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1268 Phone: 541.346.0354 Fax: 541.346.0322 http://www.psocenter.org > ------ Forwarded Message > From: "Big IDEAs: Dropout Prevention Strategies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: NDPC-SD > Reply-To: "Big IDEAs: Dropout Prevention Strategies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:56:18 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Big-IDEAs] 6th Annual National Inclusive Schools Week: Dec 4-8, 2006 > > > > The 6th Annual National Inclusive Schools Week, scheduled for December 4-8, > 2006, highlights and celebrates the progress our nation's schools have made in > using inclusive practices to ensure a quality education for an increasingly > diverse student population, including students with disabilities, those from > low socio-economic backgrounds, and English language learners. The National > Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities is pleased to be a > partner of the 2006 Week and invites you to celebrate and promote this year¹s > celebration in your community. > > ³Charting an Inclusive Journey through School, Work, and Life: Successful > Transition Planning for All Students² is the theme of this year¹s celebration. > All studentsthose with or without disabilitieswill face several points of > transition throughout their lives. Participantseducators, students, families, > and community membersare encouraged to look at transition planning more > broadly to include all students throughout their school careers and beyond. > > The 2006 Celebration Kit includes everything you will need to participate in > the Week and resources that are useful all year long. The updated kit > contains: > * > * planning tools and checklists > * > * > * celebration ideas, activities, resources, and lesson plans focusing on > disability issues, diversity, and community building > * > * > * examples of how schools across the country celebrated in previous years > * > * > * references and suggestions for adapting the celebration activities and > events for children with disabilities > * > * > * publications that speak to the benefits of inclusive schools > * > * > * a helpful new resource focusing on this year¹s transition theme > * > * > * materials to use to promote the Week and inclusive practices in your > community > Be sure to visit http://www.inclusiveschools.org > <https://webmail.edc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=";>http://www.inclusiveschoo > ls.org> <http://www.inclusiveschools.org> to download a free kit. CD-ROM > versions of the kit and printed booklets of the popular publication, > ³Celebration Ideas: Activities and Resources for Schools, Classrooms, and > Families,² are both available for purchase. Enhance your school community¹s > celebration by distributing pencils, posters, and bumper stickers with the > message ³Great things happen in inclusive schools.² To order these products, > please visit, http://www.inclusiveschools.org/ordering_info.asp > <https://webmail.edc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=";>http://www.inclusiveschoo > ls.org/ordering_info.asp> <http://www.inclusiveschools.org/ordering_info.asp> > . > > As you make your celebration plans, please consider entering a poster or essay > contest reflecting the message "Great things happen in inclusive schools." > Students and adults are invited to write an essay or create a poster that > explores why inclusive schools are so important and how students of all > abilities and cultural backgrounds contribute to their schools and communities > in a positive way. Winner will receive gift certificates generously provided > by Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company. > Contest rules and entry forms are available at > http://www.inclusiveschools.org/kit.asp#poster. > <https://webmail.edc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=";>http://www.inclusiveschoo > ls.org/kit.asp%23poster.> <http://www.inclusiveschools.org/kit.asp%23poster.> > > About the Week: An initiative of Education Development Center, National > Inclusive Schools Week is celebrated annually the first week in December by > schools, professional organizations, and cultural associations across the > country and abroad. > <http://www.edc.org> > > > _______________________________________________ > Big-IDEAs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/big-ideas ------ End of Forwarded Message
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