The All Belong Podcast

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The All Belong Podcast

At All Belong, we’re passionate about equipping Christ-centered schools to be places where every student is known, needed, and experiences belonging. The All Belong Podcast is where we share insights, stories, and practical strategies for inclusive education. Join our Teacher Consultants, thought leaders, and special guests as they discuss what’s working in classrooms today, the latest research, and how we can continue building communities of belonging. Whether you’re an educator, administrator, or advocate, this podcast is for you.

Episodes

  1. Fostering Social Inclusion: Building Authentic Relationships in the Classroom with Lisa Dekker

    4D AGO

    Fostering Social Inclusion: Building Authentic Relationships in the Classroom with Lisa Dekker

    In this episode of The All Belong Podcast, teacher consultant Lisa Dekker shares her passion for social inclusion and how schools can intentionally foster authentic relationships among students. Lisa discusses the shifting needs she’s seeing in schools—moving from academic interventions to a greater focus on behavior and social connection—and how tools like Circle of Friends help create spaces where every student belongs. She also addresses common concerns about discussing disabilities in the...

    31 min
  2. Seeing, Thinking, and Doing: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms with Tyler Harms

    FEB 28

    Seeing, Thinking, and Doing: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms with Tyler Harms

    In this episode of The All Belong Podcast—part of The Belonging Classroom Series—teacher consultant Tyler Harms shares his experiences working with schools to create spaces of true belonging. Tyler discusses practical strategies that help students with learning differences thrive, from memory-boosting classroom activities to schoolwide technology tools that level the playing field. He also walks through All Belong’s See, Think, Do approach, which helps educators move from observation to actio...

    22 min
  3. Cultivating Belonging: Inclusive Education in Action with Liz Fox

    FEB 21

    Cultivating Belonging: Inclusive Education in Action with Liz Fox

    Welcome to The All Belong Podcast! This season, we’re launching The Belonging Classroom Series, a special mini-series designed to equip and encourage educators in creating truly inclusive, Christ-centered classrooms. In this episode, host Janelle Sievert sits down with Liz Fox, a regional teacher consultant at All Belong, to explore what it truly means to create inclusive, Christ-centered classrooms. Liz shares her journey into inclusive education, insights from her work with member schools, ...

    23 min

  4. 05/31/2022

    The Administrator’s Perspective with Rick Kempton, Head of School.

    In this episode of the All Belong Podcast, Elizabeth Lucas Dombrowski interviews Rick Kempton, who is the Head of School at Annapolis Area Christian in the DC Metro area, digging a little deeper into his chapter of Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion. Rick has served Annapolis Area Christian for 10 years, and prior to serving there, he worked in both public and Christian education in Southern California for over two decades. He has also been a long-time board member of the...

    28 min

  5. 04/29/2022

    The Parent Perspective with Dr. Matthew H. Lee

    In this episode of The All Belong Podcast, we talk with Dr. Matthew H. Lee, who is the Director of Research for the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). Dr. Lee is another co-author of Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion, published by ACSI, and one chapter he wrote is entitled “The Parent Perspective.” His authentic, faith-filled story and his remarkable expertise brought us another thought-provoking, challenging, and encouraging conversation. Read more o...

    36 min

  6. 03/31/2022

    The Inclusion Journey: From Program to Identity, with Dr. Kate Strater and Elizabeth Lucas Dombrowski

    In this episode of The All Belong Podcast, we dive into the research and practice portions of Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion, that support the work of inclusive and special education in Christian schools. Dr. Kate Strater, researcher and assistant professor of special education at Calvin University, and Elizabeth Lucas Dombrowski, executive director of All Belong, discuss what it means to make inclusive education an identity marker of a Christian school, instead of on...

    24 min

  7. 02/28/2022

    Dr. Thomas Boehm on "Leading Insights" and a Theological Case for Inclusive Education

    In this episode of The All Belong Podcast, we begin to explore the first part of Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion: the theology, philosophy, and research that supports the work of inclusive and special education in Christian schools. Elizabeth Lucas Dombrowski, executive director of All Belong, and Samantha Gossard Dykstra, All Belong’s communications project manager, host guest, Dr. Thomas Boehm -- another contributing author of Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclus...

    38 min

  8. 01/31/2022

    Dr. Lynn Swaner discusses the new book "Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion"

    On this episode of The All Belong Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Lynn Swaner, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). In this conversation with Elizabeth Lucas Dombrowski, executive director at All Belong Center for Inclusive Education, Dr. Swaner shares how the book Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion came to be, and her hopes for the book's impact and the future of special and inclusive education in Christian sch...

    32 min

  9. 01/17/2022

    Welcome to the All Belong Podcast - Season 1, Episode 0

    On the first episode of the All Belong Podcast, join All Belong's Matt Cooke and Samantha Gossard Dykstra as they provide an introduction to the All Belong Podcast, laying out a roadmap to season 1. Make sure to subscribe to season 1 as we interview the authors of the recently published book Leading Insights: Special Education and Inclusion. This book, published by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), explores the history of special education and inclus...

    7 min
  • 9 Episodes

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About

At All Belong, we’re passionate about equipping Christ-centered schools to be places where every student is known, needed, and experiences belonging. The All Belong Podcast is where we share insights, stories, and practical strategies for inclusive education. Join our Teacher Consultants, thought leaders, and special guests as they discuss what’s working in classrooms today, the latest research, and how we can continue building communities of belonging. Whether you’re an educator, administrator, or advocate, this podcast is for you.

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  • Creator
    All Belong Center for Inclusive Education
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 All Belong Center for Inclusive Education
  • Show Website
    The All Belong Podcast

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