TASN-ATBS Webinar: Inclusion

Webinar Description:

This webinar will be presented live on Zoom. All of TASN-ATBS webinars are recorded and then archived on the KSDETASN website and the TASN-ATBS Moodle site.

In a recent interview with NPR, Dr. Kurth said, "Study after study is showing that there's no harm to being included, but there's great risks of harm to being segregated. Kids [with disabilities] who are included develop better academic skills, better communication skills, better social skills, just kind of everything we try to measure." 

Join Dr. Jennifer Kurth, for an engaging webinar on the “Why?” and “how?” of inclusion.

Presenter Information:

Dr. Jennifer Kurth is Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas, and affiliated faculty at the University of Kansas Center on Disabilities. Her academic interests include methods of implementing inclusive education, including methods of embedding critical instruction within the context and routines of general education while providing appropriate supports and services for individual learners.  She also studies how teacher candidates develop their dispositions and skills in inclusive practices. Jennifer’s research interests in inclusive education also include examining outcomes of inclusion in terms of skill development and quality of life indicators for students with disabilities. Prior to coming to the university, Jennifer was an inclusion facilitator for students with mild to severe disabilities at both the elementary and secondary levels.