What's new!
You may have noticed some changes on our site. Here is a list of some of the additional features.
Categories - We have added more categories to make it easier to find the practices you need.
Share - You can now share practices via email with your colleagues.
Save - You can save practices to your profile to make it easier to come back to.
Resources - We have added a resources section to make it easy to find any templates, documents or other resources to support you in the classroom.
Goal setting - you can set your goal in the practice or using the goal setting link on the right hand side of the practice page.
Practice toolkit - We have added a practice toolkit with links to goal setting and a practice template to help you refine and reflect on your goals and support your professional development.
Updated headings:
- Prepare to teach has replaced Plan
- In the classroom has replaced Apply
About inclusionED
inclusionED is an online professional learning community, co-designed with educators, for educators. It provides free evidence-based and research-informed teaching practices and tools to support diverse learners in inclusive classrooms.
In the average Australian classroom, at least three children have a learning difficulty or neurodevelopmental disability. The support and scaffolding these children receive during school can set the trajectory for the rest of their lives, but many teachers don't feel equipped to effectively support the learning of all students in their classrooms.
In 2016, Autism CRC finalised a national study to understand the educational needs of students on the spectrum, surveying 1,500 educators, parents and students. The study participants told us that we needed to develop evidence-based resources and teaching practices and to upskill educators, to provide more inclusive environments for students with diverse learning needs, including those on the spectrum.
The teaching practices on inclusionED are underpinned by the principles of Universal Design for Learning. They don't provide a single one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customised for individualized learning. The platform also facilitates a national community of practice, enabling social sharing, comments and reviews of the experience implementing specific practices. During the co-design and development of inclusionED, educators reflected on the value of being part of an active, ongoing conversation to share good ideas that work in real classrooms.
More than 200 teachers, parents, young people on the autism spectrum and professionals have been involved in the co-design, development and evaluation of the inclusionED platform.
Acknowledgements
inclusionED has been delivered through a collaboration between Autism CRC and Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
inclusionED was developed in consultation with teachers, policy makers, parents and students around Australia. The design and development was led by Associate Professor Michael Whelan, Dr Keely Harper-Hill, Dr Jeremy Kerr, Dr Oksana Zelenko, Professor Suzanne Carrington (from QUT), Dr Wendi Beamish (from Griffith University) and Brendan James, Cally Jackson and Cheryl Mangan (from Autism CRC).
We would also like to acknowledge the support of the broader research team members Caitlin Hultgren, Clare Vilalba, Jacqueline Dunne and Jessica Cheers (from QUT).
inclusionED combines the outputs of more than 25 research and development projects carried out through Autism CRC's School Years Program in more than 300 Australian schools over the past six years.
We thank the many hundreds of schools across Australia, their students, teachers and other school personnel, parent communities, and autistic people who have been part of our journey.
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AITSL was formed to provide national leadership for the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership with funding provided by the Australian Government.
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Educator Advisors:
| Adam Birkby | Janette Cullen | Liz Stewart-Oliver |
| Afrodite Totten | Janette Cullen | Louise Mammoliti |
| Alison Lewis | Jason Boyce | Lyndal Bryant |
| Allison Edwards | Jason Boyd | Lynette Urquhart |
| Amanda McEwen | Jeanne Pienaar | Maree Maxfield |
| Amanda Sharrock | Jennifer Cavendish | Mary Hughes |
| Amanda Porter | Jennifer Abercromby | Meg Foley |
| Amanda Wenn | Jennifer Evenhuis | Melanie Heyworth |
| Amanda (Mandy) Towle | Jennifer Robin | Melissa Braddock |
| Amy Baker | Jesse Rivett | Michael Rowell |
| Amy McCulloch | Jodie Milne | Michelle Hambly |
| Andrew Kerr-Stevens | Jonathan Case | Michelle Maguire |
| Angela Connors | Joy Robson | Nadine Russell |
| Anita Young | Judy Galos | Nichole Mellish |
| Anna Varghese | Julie-Anne Staines | Nicole Inder |
| Anne McCulloch | Karen Camplin | Nicole Heathcote |
| Anne McKenny | Karen Macpherson | Niomi Johnson |
| Ashe Lan | Karlee-Jean Haansbergen | Olive Brittain |
| Belinda Keam | Kate Troyahn | Paula Norcott |
| Ben Callcott | Kate Wilson | Peter Langdale |
| Bess Sellars | Kate Kearney | Rachael Roberts |
| Carmel Cooper | Katey Daley | Rachel White |
| Casey Kelly | Katherine Taylor | Rebecca Cavanagh |
| Catherine Jones | Katherine Fowle | Rebekah Rashid |
| Christa Stone | Kathryn Randall | Rhiannon Kemp |
| Danni-Leah Bysouth | Kathy Williams | Roe Johnson |
| Derek Wood | Kathy Isaacs | Sally Ryan |
| Di Hatcher | Katrina Butler | Samantha Rostenburg |
| Dorit Goren Daniel | Kaye Gahan | Sarah Meka |
| Elisabeth Lord | Keira-June Alberts | Sarah MacDonald |
| Elizabeth Scouller | Kelli Turnbull | Sharon Volschenk |
| Elli Dowley | Kelli Porta | Sharon Oakes |
| Elyse Clarke | Kelly Yusuf | Sharon Elvins |
| Emma Beynon | Kelly Pavey | Sharyn Findlay |
| Erin Frost | Kerri-Anne Nolan | Sharyn Twig |
| Fiona Baker | Kristina (Tina) Wogandt | Sheri Adams |
| Gabrielle Hall | Kylie Ellis | Tamara Mitchell |
| Georgina Halkerston | Lara Rich | Tanya Taylor |
| Helen McNamara | Laura Godfrey | Teresa Simmonds |
| Helen McLennan | Leesa Borradaile | Terri-Ann Ferguson |
| Isabella Gosling | Leon Marsden | Theresa McCracken |
| Jackie Cox-Taylor | Libby Brain | Trudy Bartlett |
| Jacky Dawson | Linda Brown | Verona Ker |
| Jacqueline Craigie | Lisa Partridge | Wendy Hickson |
| Jade Maksan | Lisa Massie | Zoe Lang |
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If you participated in any stage of inclusionED’s development and are not currently listed above, please contact us.