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schoolhousedoor.com is the web site for AGH Associates, Inc. Its purpose is to be a resource of ideas and inspiration to educators, administrators, child care personnel, paraprofessionals, parents, and all those who provide related services to children. Join in! schoolhousedoor.com is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Education as a dissemination strategy for grant numbers H024B930060 and HO24D970044. We appreciate this support.
schoolhousedoor.com will not overwhelm you with information. We will, however, give you variety. Any documents on our site are for personal use and can be downloaded, unless otherwise noted. On a regular basis the documents available will change, so visit us often, and be sure to let us know how we can make schoolhousedoor.com better by sending us a message in the "suggestion box". schoolhousedoor.com is grateful to our "teachers" who are donating their time and expertise to this site.
Founded and managed by educators with experience teaching and administrating in public schools, AGH Associates, Inc. develops training and training materials for those who work with children. In addition, AGH provides occupational, physical, and speech and language services to students in public school settings, educational program development, implementation, and evaluation.
We believe that all children should have access to a typical environment. We believe that administrators play a vital role in opening up their schools and child care centers to all children. We believe that rather than 'watering down' the curriculum for typical children, the inclusion of children with disabilities and those whose native language is other than English, requires a higher standard of consistency in teaching for all students. It requires teachers to utilize 'best practices'. We believe that rather than diminishing the classroom experience for typical children, children who are different enhance that experience by providing opportunities for building a classroom environment filled with compassion, empathy, cooperation, and an acceptance of difference. We believe that teachers, parents, paraprofessionals, related service personnel, and administrators need and deserve support and training in order to achieve the goal of opening up all classrooms to all children. We believe that systemic change needs to occur in our public schools. |
