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Tanya Sheckley is Founder and President of UP Academy, an elementary lab school that values innovation, empathy, and strength and incorporates a unique neuro-development program for children with physical disabilities. Tanya\u2019s vision and mission show it\u2019s possible to celebrate differences, change what\u2019s broken in the American education system and that all children can receive a rigorous, well-rounded education. She is the host of the Rebel Educator podcast, an Edpreneur, an International Speaker, and the author of her new book, Rebel Educator: Create Classrooms of Imagination and Impact.\n\xa0\nAs soon as I learned about what inspired Tanya to build her own school, I knew I wanted to have her as a guest on the show.\xa0She has a powerful and important story about education and how she will forever honor her daughter, Eliza.\xa0\xa0\n\nListen in to hear Tanya share:\n\nHow and why she intentionally build a school around her daughter Eliza\u2019s legacy\n\nEliza\u2019s story of living with Cerebral Palsy\n\nHer journey of building international medical support around Eliza\n\nHow she navigated advocating for Eliza\u2019s needs when Eliza was able to meet grade level expectations but was not expected to\xa0\n\nWhat it looks like and feels like and smells like inside UP Academy\n\nThe benefits of mixed age and mixed ability classrooms\n\nExamples of what accessible learning looks like\n\nThe importance of having children with disabilities and children without disabilities learning alongside one another\n\nWhat she wants parents to know about parenting a child with disabilities\n\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nLearn more about UP Academy: upacademysf.com\n\n\nResources for Rebel Educators: rebeleducator.com\n\n\nConnect with Tanya: Tanyasheckley.com\n\n\nBook: Rebel Educator\n\n\nTanya on LinkedIn\n\nUP Academy on FB\n\nUP Academy on IG\n\nEliza\u2019s story: https://www.upacademysf.com/elizas-story\n\n\n\n\nSponsor info and promo codes:\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\n\n\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices