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Paula Kluth / Inclusion Rules
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Educator, advocate, and author. Love to chat about #UDL, #coteaching, and #inclusion. I also love rescue dogs (a lot)! Visit me at inclusionrules.com 💙✏️🐶.
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NEW NEWSLETTER-- an animated short focused on evaluations/deficit paradigm, SEL stickers, and more! Lots of resources-- check it out: inclusionrules.com/sendy/w/RJeh...
A glimpse of the newsletter-- shows NEWSLETTER 41 and a snapshot of the featured animation (a mom dreaming of a gift that represents her dream of a positive eval)
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.
August 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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WE KICK OFF AUG 1st!!!

I do a lot of co-teaching PD & really enjoy that work. However, 1-2 days of PD can only go so far in helping teams build skills/answer ?s. Therefore, I've developed an event w/ 2 dozen sessions (e.g., duet teaching, AI, planning). Join us? inclusionrules.com/membership-2...
5th Annual Co-Teaching Kickoff: inclusionrules.com A lack of training is one of the most significant barriers to the successful implementation of co-teaching.
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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This week, I'll be sharing some resources for back-to-school. Today, that resource is a printable download "Inclusion Inventory" that can be shared with families re: their understanding and ideas about inclusive education (e.g., priorities): inclusionrules.com/wp-content/u...
A graphic that shows a happy smiling family of four-- 2 kids and 2 parents
July 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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This week, I'll be sharing some resources for back-to-school. The second in the series is this article on 4 transition tips for students on the spectrum: inclusionrules.com/wp-content/u...
picture of a green school bus with a heading that says "It's back to school time"
July 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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This week, I'll be sharing some resources for back-to-school. The first is a "Comfortable Classroom Checklist" from the 3rd edition of "You're Going to Love This Kid": Teaching Autistic Students in the Inclusive Classroom: inclusionrules.com/wp-content/u...
It's back to school time (from paula kluth/inclusionrules.com) and a drawing of 6 desks
July 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Seeking an inclusive summer? ☀️ Try these 31 ideas! inclusionrules.com/31-ways-to-e...
June 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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New DOWNLOADS available on my site-- useful for communication, collaboration and problem solving. Many can also be used for in-house informal PD (e.g., co-teaching check ins, book club ?s). Take what you need and pass on to anyone who is supporting inclusive classrooms: inclusionrules.com/downloads/
A worksheet with a checklist of ideas for UDL and the title is: UDL: WHERE DO I START? The first item is "give choices"
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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March on.
Inclusion protest sign
June 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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She doesn’t like me to do work at night 😂
Dog with eyeglasses in mouth
May 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth. Rev Jesse Jackson
May 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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A big list of brain breaks: free download inclusionrules.com/wp-content/u...
Bain breaks list with 40 options listed like rock, paper, scissors & Somon Says
May 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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NEW NEWSLETTER: FREE DOWNLOAD--101 Ways to Inspire #Inclusion booklet, a story about closed caption updates & new shoes for athletes with #DownSyndrome
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A graphic reads 101 Ways to Inspire Inclusion and shows 4 fanned pages of a booklet
May 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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A highlight of spring was visiting the inclusive supports celebration at William & Mary—an easy PD to replicate: a range of stations with DIY supports to create & use immediately. This one was based on my book— From Text Maps to Memory Caps & included fidget bags, adapted books & brain break cards
May 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Keeping it simple at this week’s protests! #inclusion
A sign says “inclusion” and underlined in bright colors
May 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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All students can benefit from flexible seating options--even if only offered now and then. Seating options can help students learn about learning itself. It prompts them to consider, "What do I need to be productive and comfortable?" #UDLDaily #UDL #FlexibleSeating #inclusion
May 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Day #358 from #UDLDaily "Add Analogies & Metaphors" Representation (UDL Principle)/Building Knowledge (UDL Guideline)/Maximize Transfer & Generalization (UDL Consideration) #UDL
DNA is a blueprint. A blank page is your canvas. The Civil War was a house divided. Metaphors and analogies help students tackle unfamiliar content by prompting them to make connections between something they know or understand and something that is new to them. Teachers use these devices because they are vivid and tend to be “sticky.” That is, they are easy to remember and understand. Search for metaphors to use in lessons when the concepts you are teaching are challenging, hard to grasp, or a bit abstract. Telling students that a cell is a factory isn’t the whole picture, but it’s a scaffold that can be used to build understanding and make connections (e.g., the nucleus is the management office). Metaphors can also serve as motivators, as comparisons can be linked to something students both know and like. For instance, you might ask students to consider how elections are like reality shows, how a cell is like The Millennium Falcon, or how jazz is like Snapchat. Consider asking your learners to use this strategy as well. Creating metaphors can be fun for students and can inspire creativity, foster critical thinking, and support recall.
May 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Day #154 from #UDLDaily "Add Identity Activities" Engagement (UDL Principle)/Sustaining Effort & Persistence (UDL Guideline)/Foster Belonging & Community (UDL Consideration) #UDL
Teachers create identity-safe classrooms because they recognize that a learner’s social identities impact their success. In these spaces, students can learn about themselves and fully be themselves. Teachers wanting to honor student identities in the classroom can engage in many different activities to do so. For example, they can model identity-focused reflection and talk about how they see themselves. They can also incorporate identity-related activities. Ideas that work well across age groups include the following: > Bio bags. This idea is featured in Liz Kleinrock’s book, Start Here Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community. Each student is given a paper bag. On the outside of the bag, students draw or write about VISIBLE parts of their identity (e.g., clothing). On the inside of the bag, students place objects related to their internal lives; these items represent the INVISIBLE aspects of that person. Students then share these projects. Kleinrock suggests that teachers use this activity to remind students not to make assumptions about one another and to, instead, focus on relationship building. > Identity webs or wheels. Ask students to create a graphic to illustrate their identities. This exercise can help students understand that their identities matter and that identifying them can be a tool for self-assessment and making connections. > Self-portraits. Invite students to create an image of themselves. Provide tools like crayons in different skin tones, markers, paper, and fabric. Visit Edutopia’s YouTube channel to see an excellent tutorial on this activity from educator Shana V. White: tinyurl. com/UDDaily-Day154.
May 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Day #255 from #UDLDaily "Plot Paths & Make Wishes" Action & Expression (UDL Principle)/Set Strategy Development (UDL Guideline)/Set Meaningful Goals (UDL Consideration) #UDL
Setting goals can be daunting for many people, but especially for children and teens who have limited experience with the process. To give students ideas and inspiration, engage them in goal-setting games, exercises & activities: > Brainstorm. Give your group time to discuss goals and share ideas with one another. Take notes during the discussion or have a “board meeting” to give students this responsibility. > Try 20/20 lists. Invite students to make a list of 20 things they want to do & 20 things they want to be. > Design mind maps. A mind map is a nice introduction to goal exploration because a) there are no rules and b) the open-ended nature of the tool tends to boost creativity. To make maps, students simply need to write a few goals in bubbles or squares and fill in additional bubbles or squares with related content, such as resources or “notes to self.” As they find relationships between the bubbles, they can draw lines and use color to make those connections. > Ask “dream questions.” To help students consider what they value most, pose questions every now and then. You could ask, “What job would you love to have?” or “If you had $1,000 to donate to your community, how would you spend it?” > Plot paths. Have students draw a path to represent a period of time. The path could illustrate a few years, a few months, or the first few weeks of a school year. Have them draw milestones, achievements, and highlights along the part of the path that is in the past. Have them draw future goals and hopes on the part of the path that moves into the future. > Create strengths and wishes. Ask students to generate three strengths. They can represent these visually with circles. Then, ask them to generate three wishes. These can be represented with stars. This activity will not only help students come up with goals, but give them some confidence as they pursue those goals.
May 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Need an inclusion-themed playlist that is safe for classrooms? I have you covered-- 50 songs with themes like connection, collaboration, and support: open.spotify.com/playlist/1N1...
SPOTIFY list screen shot: THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM is the name of the list with songs like ONE LOVE & WHO SAYS
May 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Want to expand the modes of representation you are using in the classroom? Try tactile elements for young students and for those with sensory differences #UDL #inclusion
5 popsicle sticks- each with a number on it and with a corresponding tactile element (2 buttons on the "2" stick and 5 sugar cubes on the "5" stick)
May 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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#inclusion
Happiness is being one of the gang with 6 children standing together and smiling
May 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
May 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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New DOWNLOADS available on my site-- useful for communication, collaboration and problem solving. Many can also be used for in-house informal PD (e.g., co-teaching check ins, book club ?s). Take what you need and pass on to anyone who is supporting inclusive classrooms: inclusionrules.com/downloads/
IEP MATRIX: heading says-- Inclusive Education Planning tool and shows a grid with boxes that can be checked where the activities for the person intersect with the listing of their IEP goals
May 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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So many ways to write without a pencil #UDL #ExpressiveOptions
Lego stack with one word written on each block
May 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM