ADAPTING
UNSTOPPABLE
LEARNING
YAZMIN PINEDA ZAPATA REBECCA BROOKS
Edited by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Copyright © 2017 by Solution Tree Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Zapata, Yazmin Pineda, author. | Brooks, Rebecca, 1974- author. | Fisher, Douglas, editor. | Frey, Nancy, 1959- editor. | Fisher, Douglas, 1965- related work. Unstoppable learning,
Title: Adapting Unstoppable learning / Yazmin Pineda Zapata and Rebecca Brooks ; editors, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey.
Description: Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017002724 | ISBN 9781943874217 (perfect bound)
Subjects: LCSH: Children with disabilities--Education. | Individualized instruction. | Learning strategies.
Classification: LCC LC4015 .Z27 2017 | DDC 371.9--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017002724
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Acknowledgments
This book is dedicated to all of the inspiring students and dedicated staff who have embarked with us on this journey to support and advocate for inclusive schooling to ensure equitable education for all students.
The authors would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of:
Broc Arnaiz, general educator
Joseph Assof, mathematics teacher
Danielle Carlin, English teacher
Elizabeth Castagnera, special educator
Arturo Cuevas, mathematics teacher
Kim Elliot, biology teacher
Susana Jimenez, paraprofessional
Ashlee Montferret, special educator
Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:
Sari Fensterheim
IEP Coordinator, Testing Coordinator, and Reading Recovery Teacher
PS 58 The Carroll School
Brooklyn, New York
Samantha McMasters
Director of Special Education
Bexley City School District
Bexley, Ohio
Jessica Murphy
Director of Special Education
Concord Public Schools
Concord, Massachusetts
Tracy Tamillo
Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
West Central Education District
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Cynthia Trinidad
IEP Coordinator East Bridgewater
East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
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Table of Contents
By Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
About This Book’s Underpinnings
About This Book’s Student Beneficiaries
About Using This Book as a Resource
1 Creating an Adaptation-Friendly Systems Thinking Classroom
Triangle of Support
Universal Design for Learning
The Takeaways