“My professional mission is to promote education and services that advance
the status of people with diverse support needs. This will enable individuals to
successfully be engaged, find meaning and be respected members of their
learning, working and living communities.”
-Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D.
the status of people with diverse support needs. This will enable individuals to
successfully be engaged, find meaning and be respected members of their
learning, working and living communities.”
-Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D.
See Dr. Schwarz's "Graffiti" activity. At each one of his sessions, the conference
attendees brainstorm ideas that can help children with special needs adapt to
curriculum.
attendees brainstorm ideas that can help children with special needs adapt to
curriculum.
Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D. is a Professor of Special Education, and Chair of the Diversity in
Learning & Development Department at the National-Louis University in Chicago. He
received his doctorate in Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and
instructs a number of different subjects such as: individualized curriculum and instruction;
transition; socio-emotional supports; differentiated instruction; introduction to children and
adolescents with exceptional educational needs; and collaborative and consultative
teaming and teaching.
Dr. Schwarz is a Director for Infinitec Chicago, an agency that assists self-advocates with
making their dreams come true. For Illinois public schools, he is an educational
consultant, specializing in inclusion. He is the author of From Disability to Possibility: The
Power of Inclusive Classrooms, and the co-author of the following books with Paula Kluth:
You're Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for the Inclusive Classroom and Just Give Him the
Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support
Students with Autism. We are eagerly awaiting Dr. Schwarz's forthcoming book: We’re
Turning Around Now: 101 Non-Medication Supports for People with ADHD.
Learning & Development Department at the National-Louis University in Chicago. He
received his doctorate in Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and
instructs a number of different subjects such as: individualized curriculum and instruction;
transition; socio-emotional supports; differentiated instruction; introduction to children and
adolescents with exceptional educational needs; and collaborative and consultative
teaming and teaching.
Dr. Schwarz is a Director for Infinitec Chicago, an agency that assists self-advocates with
making their dreams come true. For Illinois public schools, he is an educational
consultant, specializing in inclusion. He is the author of From Disability to Possibility: The
Power of Inclusive Classrooms, and the co-author of the following books with Paula Kluth:
You're Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for the Inclusive Classroom and Just Give Him the
Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support
Students with Autism. We are eagerly awaiting Dr. Schwarz's forthcoming book: We’re
Turning Around Now: 101 Non-Medication Supports for People with ADHD.
From Disability to Possibility: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms
By Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D.
View book online
By Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D.
View book online
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You're Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for the Inclusive Classroom
By Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D. and Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
View book online
By Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D. and Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
View book online
Just Give Him the Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas
of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism
By Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D. and Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
View book online
of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism
By Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D. and Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
View book online