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Trailer Season 4 · DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates

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  Believe it or not, we're getting ready for season four of the podcast.
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  Four years. Honestly, when I started diving,
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  I wasn't sure I would make it through four episodes, let alone four seasons.
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  Thanks to all of you who have listened, shared episodes, and joined us
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  in this journey. We're still here and still diving in
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  in some of the biggest issues in education and disability. And because
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  you have stuck with us, I decided to make a dangerous promise.
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  Season four will feature not one, but two episodes every
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  month. Yes, people, I said it. I can't take it back. I have absolutely
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  no idea where I'm gonna find the time. Maybe I'll cut back on eating,
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  maybe sleep less. Maybe I'll stop spending all
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  those hours building intricate origami sculptures. Actually,
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  that's not true. I cannot do origamis. My fine motor skills
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  are. Let's say my fingers do not work as a
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  team when it comes to arts or craft. So maybe
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  I've been thinking I'll just sue my kindergarten teacher. Then I remember
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  I spent most of my art class trying to sneak outside and play soccer.
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  So maybe the problem wasn't the teacher, and I don't know how that's gonna help
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  me in court. Wow, this trailer just turned into a free therapy
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  session. Anyway, after the success of our overrepresentation
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  series in season three, I have decided to tackle another controversial complex
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  and often divides a topic in the education of students with inclusive
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  education. For decades, educators, researchers and
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  advocates have debated where and how students with disabilities should learn.
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  Should all students be educated in the general education classroom?
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  Are there circumstances where specialized settings are necessary?
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  What does inclusion actually mean? And perhaps most
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  importantly, how do we create schools where all students belong
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  and thrive? These questions have shaped the field for years,
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  and they continue to generate passionate debates today.
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  So in season four, we are diving
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  in. Over the past several weeks, I took
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  a break from watching the World Cup. I mean, for writing academic papers,
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  just in case my dean is listening. And I've been interviewing some of
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  the most influential scholars and thinkers in the field.
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  I have interviewed Doug Fuchs, David Connor,
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  James Basch, and Mel Ensko, Valentina Miguerini,
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  and several others. That would be a surprise.
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  And we're not just talking people who agree with one another. Let's get this
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  clear. As we did in overrepresentation series,
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  we'll hear from voices across the debate and everywhere in
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  between. We explore the history of inclusive education,
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  disability studies and education, intensive interventions,
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  disability rights, educational policy, and much more. Beginning in
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  July, I will bring you two episodes each month throughout summer and fall.
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  Whether you are a researcher, a teacher, a student,
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  a policymaker, a family member, a student with disability, or someone
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  interested in creating more inclusive schools, this series
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  you won't want to miss. So get
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  ready. Season four is coming, and we
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  are about to dive in.