Short, Sweet and Useful

• I’ve been looking for something short and sweet that clearly states what inclusion is. I think sharing and discussing the definition of early childhood inclusion will be a great way to do that. I may ask each person to identify powerful words, like “belonging” or “children with and without disabilities.”
• I also want a meaningful lead-in to a conversation about how these ideas connect to the work of each teacher every day. I think the section on the defining features will be perfect. We can talk about how they support access and participation for each and every child. Maybe they’ll even see this workshop as one of the supports for their work.
• At the end, I’d like to touch on how everybody needs to be using the definition and defining features to grow high quality early childhood systems. I’m thinking I can touch on some of the recommendations to do that. Maybe they’ll have some other recommendations for how the definition can be used.
  

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Community Question
How can I make the key components of inclusion come alive for a group of college students? What other ways can you think of for using Early Childhood Inclusion: A Summary in your work?