Practical Tips & Accommodations

Resources in this section focus on concrete tools and strategies to support teaching and learning in inclusion settings. Some resources will focus on very specific accommodations for students’ needs based on noticed behaviors, while others are more general practical tips, promising practices, and tools for inclusive teaching and learning.

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  • Audio Description for Dance

    Liberated Learning Environments, Practical Tips & Accommodations

    There are many aspects of dance performance to consider as well as opportunities when it comes to integrating audio description into your performance. This is …

  • Celebrating Residency Endings and Creating Healthy Closure

    Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Approaching the end of your residency? Plan multiple ways to celebrate and reflect—not only at the culminating event, but also within the classroom community.

  • Checklist: Creating an Accessible Culminating Event

    Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Explore ways to make your residency’s culminating event accessible to students, families, and staff.

  • Culminating Events: Options for Sharing and Student Roles

    Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Provide opportunities for everyone to shine at the end of a residency by creating culminating events or products that are co-designed with students.

  • Final Program Reflections With Students

    Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Get tips and suggested questions to reflect with students and get their feedback at the end of a program.

  • Ongoing In-Class Reflection Strategies

    Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Build in multiple opportunities and modes for reflection throughout the lesson to support student learning, engagement, and growth.

  • Relaxed Performances: Supporting Performers and Audience Members

    Liberated Learning Environments, Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Make your performance welcoming for performers and audience members with a range of needs with these ideas for an inclusive event.

  • Residency and Culminating Event Documentation

    Practical Tips & Accommodations

    Find ideas and tips for documenting your residency for your students and school community as well as for yourself and your organization.