Talking about all things inclusion

In this conversation, Geena (Powa) Haiyupis talks with me about her journey of separation, trauma, healing, and reunification and the impact of her experiences on her life and the work she does know to share Indigenous culture and language with the next generation (indigenous and non-indigenous). 

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In this conversation Rebecca Tollkoff talks with me about hitting the wall, putting one foot in front of the other, and being mentally and physically confident to 'Roar' - loudly- in sport and in life. She talks about her work to promote whole-person confidence, giving people the tools to be safe through sport and her self-defense programme, and her time training Rwandan educators to train their students in self-defense and building confidence.

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In this conversation Dara Ryder and Daniel Elliott talk with me about the growing UDL community in Further and Higher Education in Ireland, the importance of peer-support, and the work their organisations (AHEAD and University for All in UCD) are doing to support equity and inclusion. They share the story of John Kelly's legacy before talking about the new John Kelly Awards for UDL and collaborative practices launching April 25th 2022.

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In this conversation Dr. Frederic Fovet talks with me about a social justice approach to inclusion, the challenges schools and teachers face to embed sustainable UDL practices, and ways we can support them.

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In this conversation, Allison Posey and Katie Novak talk with me about their own UDL journeys. From the 'aha' to the 'I can do better' moments, Allison and Katie talk - among other things- about the need for empathy, to move outside our comfort strategies, and to allow ourselves and our students to be challenged. Theirs is a journey of unlearning to learn, teach, and act inclusively.

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In this conversation Nicole Tucker Smith talks with me about her three core conceptual foundations for universally designing learning with equity through the lens of 'universally designed' plantations, prisons, and school systems. Nicole shares personal stories to highlight the importance of representation, accepting intent and addressing impact, and empathy as choice.

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In this conversation, Dr. David Rose talks with me about his own learning experiences and the adults that made a difference in his world. We talk about how these experiences led to him developing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as framework for inclusive education and his hopes for UDL as it evolves to meet the needs of today's diverse learners and educators. 

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Welcome to my new Podcast 'Talking about all things inclusion'. Having being inspired by the conversations I was having with amazing inclusion advocates I decided to capture their voices and share the learning with you. Season one is a series of conversations with North American advocates from David Rose, the co-designer of Universal Design for Learning to Jenna Gravel and Nicole Tucker-Smith who are leading the charge to UDL Equity to Rising, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Geena Hyatus and Honor Code and anti-racism advocate Andratesha Fritzgerald.