Vision AND General Education with Rachel Will and Meggan Heady

About this episode

Jenny interviews Rachel Will and Meggan Heady about enhancing educational experiences through collaboration and inclusive practices.

Jenny interviews Rachel Will and Meggan Heady, two experienced public school teachers who once taught her daughter. The conversation is about how educational experiences are strengthened through collaboration between families, general education teachers and teachers of the visually impaired or other specialties. Cathy shares insights on Universal Design for Learning and how educators can create learning environments that meet the needs of all students. She explains how thoughtful lesson design, multiple ways for students to engage with content and varied options for demonstrating learning can help make classrooms more inclusive and accessible. Later in the conversation, Jenny and Paige talk about the anxiety many families feel about how their child will do in school, especially during important transitions. From starting school for the first time to moving between grades or classrooms, they share insights into why these moments can feel overwhelming for both children and parents. We love voicemail! Please leave us a message: https://www.speakpipe.com/FeelingThisLife Children who are blind and low “Vision AND” have additional needs may receive early intervention services from…

People in this episode

Host: Jenny

Guests: Rachel Will, Meggan Heady

Topics covered

• education
• collaboration
• inclusion
• Universal Design for Learning
• anxiety in families
• transitions in school

Keywords

• education
• collaboration
• inclusion
• Universal Design for Learning
• anxiety
• transitions
• visual impairment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VIPS

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