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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Join Dr. Federico Waitoller for DiveIn, the podcast that explores the most complex and pressing debates in Special Education. Sponsored by the Division of Research of the Council for Exceptional Children, this series tackles critical and timely topics, including current policy debates, instructional design, disciplinary disparities, school choice, workforce diversity, and funding disparities. DiveIn does not shy away from tough conversations. Through thought-provoking discussions with experts…
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- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Zero Reject: An interview with Anya Kamenetz' new podcast
What happens to students’ rights when the institutions responsible for protecting them are being dismantled? What is the future of Special Education?…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Our Halloween Special: The Ghost of the Bell Curve with Rebecca Cruz
For Halloween, DiveIn brings you something truly frightening: a statistical distribution. Federico Waitoller talks to Rebecca Cruz, Assistant Professor at the…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The inclusive Education Series: On parental perspectives Dr. Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg
In this episode of our Inclusive Education Series, I talk with Dr. Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Associate Professor at Penn State, scholar, advocate, and mother…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Inclusive Education Series: On instructional Design with James Basham
Good news: we found that one listener my show stats are telling me we have! His name is James “Jamie” Basham. Even better, he happens to be a Professor of…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
MOVERS NEEDED! 📦 What Is Happening to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services?
Apparently, special education is moving. Literally. This week, DiveIn takes a short break from our Inclusive Education Series for an important update from…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Inclusive Education Series: A Conversation with Valentina Migliarini
What do inclusive education, intersectionality, the Global South, Italian anti-fascism, and almost dying on a Greek island have in common? Apparently, one…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Inclusive Education Series: A conversation with Mel Ainscow
What does inclusive education really mean—and what have we learned since the Salamanca Statement placed it firmly on the international agenda more than three…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Inclusive Education Series: A conversation with Doug Fuchs
Can students with disabilities be fully included in general education classrooms? Or are there times when separate, specialized instruction is not only…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Inclusive Education Series: Talking about Inclusion with David Connor
What does inclusive education actually mean? Is it a place, a practice, a political commitment—or an aspiration we may never fully achieve? In the first…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Trailer Season 4
This is the trailer for Season 4 of Dive in and the new series on inclusive education
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
An old episode to start a new series: Inclusive Education with Maya Kalyanpur
As we gear up for DiveIn's upcoming season 4 and a new series on inclusive education, we're revisiting a conversation that offers the perfect starting point: a…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Educational Segregation in Spain (Divein Miniserie). Season Finale: Solutions and a Final Twist
In the final episode of our DiveIn miniseries on school segregation in Spain, the story reaches the Basque parliament—and takes an unexpected turn. After…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
DiveIn Miniserie Educational Segregation in Spain Ep. 3: The Causes
In this third episode of our DiveIn miniseries on school segregation in Spain, we move beyond the headlines and ask a difficult question: What actually causes…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Disproportionality Series Final Episode: A Conversation with Alfredo Artiles
In the final episode of DiveIn’s Disproportionality Series, host Federico Waitoller welcomes back Alfredo Artiles—one of the leading scholars in the field and…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Educational Segregation in Spain (Divein Miniserie). Part 2: Gathering Signatures and Finding Support
In this second episode of our DiveIn miniseries on school segregation in Spain, the story moves from idea to action. After introducing the grassroots…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Educational Segregation in Spain (Divein Miniserie). Part 1: A Legislative Initiative Begins
In this episode, we bring to you a new miniseries. Host Federico Waitoller takes listeners on a journey to the Basque Country in Spain, where an initiative…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Disproportionality Series Part 3: A Conversation with Donna Ford
In this podcast episode, Federico Waitoller interviews Dr. Donna Ford, a distinguished professor in gifted and talented education, to discuss the…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Disproportionality Series Part 2: A Conversation with Rachel Fish
In the 10th episode of Dive In’s third season, host Federico Waitoller continues with the disproportionality series. In this show, he explores the complex…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Disproportionality Series Part 1: A Conversation with Paul Morgan
In this episode of Dive In, Federico Waitoller starts a new series delving into the controversial issue of disproportionality in special education. Joining him…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Two Camps, One Question: How Should We Understand Interventions in Special Education?
In this episode of DiveIn, host Federico Waitoller invites Professor Aydin Bal to discuss the concept of interventions within special education. They explore…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Disproportionality Series: Is Policy Compliance Enough to Address Disproportionality?
In this episode of DiveIn, host Federico Waitoller sits down with scholar Dr. Catherine Voulgarides to unpack one of the most persistent—and politically…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Knock Knock! Is there anybody left in the Office of Special Education Services ?
In this episode of DiveIn, I sit down with Kuna Tavalin to discuss the termination of 95% of staff at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). We…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Learning to Live Together Ep. 4 Season Finale
In this episode of DiveIn, we bring you the season finale of Learning to Live Together, our special miniseries about school integration and inclusive…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Empowering Disabled Educators: Breaking Barriers in Special Ed
This podcast episode explores the unique experiences and strengths that special educators with disabilities bring to their classrooms. Host Federico Waitoller…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
DiveIn Miniserie: Learning to Live Together Part 3
In this episode of DiveIn, we bring you the third part of Learning to Live Together, our special miniseries about school integration and inclusive education…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
DiveIn Miniserie: Learning to Live Together Part 2
In this episode, we bring you the second part of Learning to Live Together. The miniseries was originally produced for the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
DiveIn Miniserie: Learning to Live Together Part 1
In this first episode of the third season of DiveIn launch of this four-part mini series called Learning to Live Together. The mini series was originally…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Updates on the Becerra Case, The Department of Education, and the Big Beautiful? Bill
In this episode of DiveIn, we provide crucial updates on key issues affecting special education. With special guest Kuna Tavalin, we give an update on the…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Promise and Peril of Charter Schools for Students with Disabilities
In this episode, I sit down with Naomi N. Shelton and Jennifer Coco to unpack the complex realities facing students with disabilities (SWDs) in the charter…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
What’s Really Happening at the Department of Education? How Policy Shifts Threaten IDEA
In this episode of 'DiveIn,' host Federico Waitoller explores the current tumultuous changes affecting the Department of Education under the Trump…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Beyond the Hype: AI, Disability, and Equity in Education
In this podcast, we tackle a pressing and timely issue: the growing role of AI in education. With Mary Rice, Joaquin Arguello, and Richard Carter Jr., I…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Is Section 504 Under Threat? Diving into the State of Texas Vs Becerra Case
In this episode, I discuss with David DeMatthews the Texas Vs. Becerra court case- a case that threatens the existence of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
DiveIn Trailer
This is the trailer for DiveIn.
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Dismantling de Department of Education: Implications for Students with Disabilities
This is a clip from episode four in which Mitch Yell and David Bateman talk about the implications of dismantling the Department of Education. Transcript
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
School Vouchers and Students with Disabilities: A Conversation with Kevin Welner
In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Welner to unpack the complexities of school voucher programs and their impact on special education. We explore the…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
What does a Trump Administration Mean for Special Education? A Conversation with Mitchell Yell and David Bateman
In this episode of DiveIn we discuss with Mitchell Yell and David Bateman what a Trump administration means for special education. Is the IDEA or the…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
What Are Technical Assistance Centers? A Conversation with Seena Skelton
Do you know that there are various federally funded technical assistance (TA) centers around the US that offer free services to states, districts, and schools?…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
The Unique Experience of Black Students with Autism and their Families: A Conversation with Jamie Pearson
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jamie Pearson to explore the unique experiences of Black students with autism and their families. We discuss the systemic…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Tackling the Special Education Teacher Shortage: A conversation with Elizabeth Bettini
In this episode of DiveIn, I talked to Dr. Elizabeth Bettini about the persistent challenges in special education teacher recruitment and retention. Dr…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Dismantling the School Discipline Gap: A Conversation with Dan Losen
In this episode, I interview Dan Losen, the senior director of the education team at the National Center for Youth Law. We discuss pressing issues regarding…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Navigating the Landscape of Anti-Woke Culture in Special Education Research
This episode explores the challenges, perspectives, and implications of scholars engaging with the evolving issue of anti-woke culture in special education…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Speaking of the Global South: A conversation with Maya Kalyanpur
In this episode of DiveIn, host Federico Waitoller interviews Dr. Maya Kalyanpur about the term 'the Global South' and its importance for understanding…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students with Disabilities: A conversation with Patricia Martínez Álvarez
In this episode, we talked to Dr. Martínez Álvarez about how to best teach emergent bilingual students with disabilities so that their linguistic…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
A conversation with Dr. Nathan Jones, the new commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research
In this episode, we talk to the new National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) commissioner, Dr. Nathan Jones. We ask about how NCSER addresses…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Publishing in Exceptional Children: A Conversation with Endia Lindo and Kathleen King Thorius
In this episode, I talk to Endia Lindo and Kathleen King Thorius, two of the new editors of one of the most important journals in special education research…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Centering BIPOC mothers' narratives in special education research: A conversation with María Cioè-Peña
In this episode of DiveIn, we converse with María Cioè-Peña about her research with BIPOC mothers of students with disabilities. We…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
S1. E5. Using Hip-hop pedagogy in special education research: A conversation with LaRon Scott, William Hunter, and Jonte' C Taylor
In this episode of DiveIn, I talk to LaRon Scott, William Hunter, and Jonte' C Taylor about their edited volume The Mixtape Volume 1: Culturally Sustaining…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Ep. 4: Back to the future: An interview with Beth Harry about the past, present, and future of diversity, equity, and inclusion in special education research
In this episode, Beth Harry talks about the evolution of how special education research has addressed, over time, issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Ep. 3: Positioning ourselves beyond listing identity markers: An interview with Mildred Boveda and Subini Annamma
In this episode, we discuss a topic much ignored in special education research: positionality. Who we are in relation to others, where we come from, how we see…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Ep. 2: It's not just about numbers! Diversifying the special education teaching force: An Interview with Christopher Cormier
While special education students encompass a wide range of racial, cultural, linguistic, and gender backgrounds, the special education teacher force continue…
- DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Ep. 1: The Future of Education Research at IES, an interview with Alfredo Artiles
In this inaugural episode of DiveIn, we discuss the latest report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine providing guidance on the…