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Meet the Changing Perspectives Board of Directors
Chris Ward, Ph.D - (Board President) Chris is the Graduate Studies Coordinator and faculty member at the Upper Valley Educators Institute in Lebanon, NH. After teaching elementary school, he has worked as a teacher educator for more than 15 years. Chris was drawn to...
To Raise Resilient Kids, Be a Resilient Parent
As parents, we want our children to be emotionally resilient — able to handle life’s ups and downs. But parents’ ability to foster resilience in our children hinges a great deal on our own emotional resilience. “A parent’s resilience serves as a template for a child...
3 Reasons to Say “Disability” Instead of “Special Needs”
I had posted a question about “special needs” and “disability”, wondering if anyone would participate in a pro/con series I was thinking of running on this blog about the words. What emerged instead was a huge discussion between my disabled activist friends (and to be...
An End of Year Message
Happy Holidays, friends! It feels like in the blink of an eye the beautiful foliage has been replaced by snow covered trees. While this season can be busy spending time with friends and family, I'm pleased to take a minute to pause and to share with you some of the...
An Inclusion Collaboration
Changing Perspectives is excited to announce a collaborative project with our friends at Kids Included Together (KIT)! This year, to celebrate Inclusive Schools Week, happening nationwide December 3-7, we have worked with KIT to produce an Inclusive Schools Week...
Changing Perspectives Needs Your Support
I often describe Changing Perspectives as being at the center of a ripple effect, spreading outward from individuals into classrooms, schools, families, and communities. This past year, it’s been thrilling to see just how far our ripples can reach. I write today to...
How—and—Why to Listen Until Someone Feels Heard
Many people who choose careers in medicine or at nonprofits are intrinsically motivated to serve others. And yet most of us haven’t received any training to hone our ability to empathize; we just do our best. If we expect every healthcare professional to empathize...
Virtual World Provides Haven For Those With Special Needs
University of California, Irvine anthropology professor Tom Boellstorff studied LaScala and hundreds of other players with disabilities in his research into how they use Second Life for social interaction that often escapes them in non-virtual settings. Boellstorff...
Back-to-School Videos
It's back to school season! From all of us at Changing Perspectives, we wish you a positive, successful and inclusive start to the new school year. We're thrilled to be working with past partner schools and also welcome new schools. As we continue to expand our...
‘Social Robots’ Show Promise As Autism Intervention
Children with autism could see meaningful social skills gains from working with an interactive robot at home, researchers say. A study published this month in the journal Science Robotics found that kids on the spectrum who spent just 30 minutes a day with the...
When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline
If you know anything about New Orleans public schools, you probably know this: Hurricane Katrina wiped them out and almost all the schools became privately run charters. Many of those schools subscribed to the no excuses discipline model — the idea that if you crack...
Announcing New Offerings!
As we approach the 2018 - 2019 school year, we're excited to share some exciting updates about what Changing Perspectives has to offer your school. Our Pre-K units feature 50 new teacher resources including original lessons and picture book discussion questions. Our...
