The Education Table Blog

Many of you may not know this, but I was non-renewed from my first teaching job.

"Some people say the life that I've lived and the performances I gave... I should be proud of that. I am. But when do you stop being proud?”

Now, about those stairs... Look at the picture above. You may think - what a beautiful building with a stunning entrance. But if you look closer, you’ll see that this entrance has ...

Now more than ever, educators are being asked to speak up, take action, and educate themselves, their colleagues, and their students. I have learned so much over the past day how ...

If you’ve heard me present, you’ll hear me say, “It is not our learners who are disabled. It is our systems, our curriculum.” This is not to say that our learners don’t have ...

Fun and Culturally Responsive Seasonal Ideas “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” You’ve likely heard this before – in song or otherwise – but what does it mean to you? For ...

As educators, we have committed our lives and careers to schools, colleagues, and students. Despite the obstacles the past few years have left in its wake, we have seen bright ...

…If you aren’t naming barriers. If anything is true about this year, it is that the inequities of our systems have demanded our collective attention. This is not to say that ...

“Come the glorious day when all barriers went… y’know…. We’d just be people with impairments; we wouldn’t be disabled people anymore.” ~Laurence Clark

The first organization to address the personalization of instruction for all students was the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). CAST is still going strong today. Their ...