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We cannot believe this is the last episode of Season 6. We have a special guest for today's episode,  Dr. Rachel Hallet-Njuguna. Listen in to hear her share some practical tips and suggestions with Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines on how to incorporate coding into the classroom. 

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A key component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. However, what happens when caregivers and parents do not even know the first step to get the needed resources for their students? Tune in to today's episode to hear Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines share some practical tips and suggestions. 

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A key consideration for schools as they seek to increase family engagement must be how to truly connect families.  In order to make family engagement meaningful and lasting, the goal must be to create a systemic culture of collaboration that can grow and evolve with the needs of students, parents, and teachers.

In today's episode, Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines discuss how to build a culture of collaborative family engagement and provide some practical tips. Tune in to learn more about useful communication tools and how to collaborate better with families related to helping students learn more and support their learning.

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While sitting through a meeting is one thing, leading one is another.  Leading takes extra time, effort, and preparation, but that's not all. In today's episode, Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines are talking about how to prepare to lead a meeting. Tune in to learn some practical tips that you can implement! 

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In today's episode, UCF Professors Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker are talking about how to get organized! Tune in to hear practical tips that you can implement.

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In today's episode, UCF Professors Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker are talking about how to create respectful classrooms. Tune in to hear practical tips that you can implement in your own classroom!

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In this episode. UCF Professors Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker talk about high leverage practices (HLPs) for students with disabilities. They discuss HLPs including how they were developed, what they are, the supporting evidence (as available), and how they can be used in classrooms.

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UCP is Where Passion Meets Purpose. Today, Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines sit down with Dr. Ilene Wilkins to talk about what makes UCP's Philosophy unique in bringing Support, Education, and Therapy to children of all abilities.

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"When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience." Today, Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines sit down and talk with University of Central Florida (UCF) Alumni and Zumba lover, Elyse Mundelein.  Elyse Mundelein became the first person with Down syndrome to be elected into UCF's SGA, but her journey didn't start there. Working alongside her support system, she has have created opportunities not only on campus but citywide for students with disabilities. Tune in to hear more about her story, what she is up to, and how she's learned to become a self-advocate. 

You can follow also follow her on Instagram (@bestbuddies17), Facebook (@Mundelein Zumba Elyse), and TikTok (@mundeleinzumbaelys). 

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"Inclusive educators believe in valuing student differences and supporting their learning needs to the greatest extent possible." Today, Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines sit down and talk to Anna O'Connor-Morin. Anna O'Connor-Morin is the Director of Education and Instruction at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Florida's Bailes Campus. UCP Bailes is an OCPS public charter school for students with and without disabilities in a full-inclusion model. Please tune in to hear more about UCP and how they re-invent the classroom by bringing support, education, and therapy to children of all abilities.

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To learn more about United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), click the link to view videos from their YouTube channel.
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