A Special Education Teacher, Administrator and Lawyer walk into a bar....all you ever wanted to know about special education

This September, Robin joined two amazing colleagues, Elizabeth Hamblet and Kelley Challen, as they wrote an article about key Transition (14 -22) skill development. The article is featured in the September 2026 journal of Teaching Exceptional Children the leading journal of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Robin's article focuses on misconceptions about transition skill instruction and important strategies to increase student independence. Listen in to hear more about the a...

Welcome to Season 7! We are so glad to be back and to share information about communication and ways to access support as we kick off the school year. Facilitated IEP's are a great way to support parents and school based team members in completing the process to generate a complete IEP for a student if the process has begun to fray. Multiple states offer this add on to the required types of dispute resolution and we break down the who/what/when/and WHY for how it might support you...

Thanks for listening to our summer pod!! If you want to read the legal brief directly from Perry Z. - here is a link: Perry Zirkel's July 2026 legal update Here are the book's Robin is reading this summer.... Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good Peopleby Mahzarin R. Banaji (Author), Anthony G. Greenwald (Author) The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life by Arthur C. Brooks Take care and see you all in September! Robin, Angela and Abby Please tell us how you found us by completing this surve...

Thank you for listening in this year! This week if our final week of Season 6. LIsten in as Robin, Angela and Abby look back and ahead to key topics in the world of inclusive public schools. Have a great summer all! Please tell us how you found us by completing this survey Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @astalpodcast

Listen in as Robin, Angela and Abby interview Brian Harrigan and Deb Westaway from the Parker Charter School in Harvard, MA about their experience with the provision of special education in charter schools. Learn more about Parker and their mission here. Www.theparkerschool.org Please tell us how you found us by completing this survey Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @astalpodcast