Module 3:

Diverse Learners - Inclusive Education

Focus:

a) To deepen understanding of our teacher actions to meet the needs of diverse learners

b) To experiment with a different mode of representing learning

SUCCESS CRITERIA:
a) I can identify key actions I should take as a teacher to support learners with a specific need using the Inclusive Education Website

b) I can create and share an online infographic in Google Classroom

Introduction

Inclusive education is where all children and young people are engaged and achieve through being present, participating, learning and belonging, (Ministry of Education).

These infographics show how three teachers have summarised key points that are relevant to them as educators. Your task this week is to create an infographic to summarise how an aspect of inclusive education might impact your practice. More on this below.....

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

hcsp.school.nz/category/atawhai/page/12/

Success for all has a whakatauki, Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere, which references the feathers woven inside a whatu pōkeka or baby blanket. The metaphor is that whānau, educators and schools wrap their feathers around each individual so they can thrive.

Feathers also make up a korowai and a good activity to do with children of any age when you are establishing an inclusive classroom culture is to have all the members of the classroom construct a korowai. Suggested instructions for this activity are provided here

Universal design for Learning (UDL)

UDL is a great starting place when you are thinking about how to meet the needs of all your learners. Watch the video to learn about the 3 principles of UDL and consider the implications for your planning if you were to apply these principles.

Reflective questions:

What do I do that aligns with the principles
What might I do differently?

There are some useful resources to explore relating to UDL on the new NCEA website.

Module 3: Date for submission is on google classroom

The inclusive education website has a wealth of resources to help teachers meet the needs of diverse learners.

Your task this week is to

select a learning need from the list below that you are interested in.

Acquired Brain injury
ADHD and learning
ASD and learning
Deaf and hard of hearing
Low Vision

Downs Syndrome and learning
Dyslexia OR Dyspraxia
LGBTIQA+

Use the inclusive education website to explore the guides to learn more about your chosen learning need and how to support students with this learning need in the classroom
Construct an infographic that summarises your personal learning as a teacher about your chosen learning need/area of interest . (this is not a summary of the learning need but you identifying deliberate actions you might take as a teacher to be inclusive of the learner with the learning need)

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

What we are looking for in your infographic is what your learning means for you personally as a teacher. This could include new ways of thinking, actions you can take, questions you might ask yourself as a teacher and so on.

Using statements containing I will ....can help frame your statements

Before uploading your infographic to Google Classroom please make sure you have set share settings so others can view.

There are a number of online platforms that allow you to create infographics.

Canva is a good place to start your infographic journey

You will need to sign up for a free account, (using your google account makes this easy).

Once your account is set up you are ready to create.

Click Create New & choose Infographic to start

If you are comfortable with this sort of activity you can create your own infographic from scratch or you might like to use one of the preset templates templates. Be sure to use colour text and images in your infographic

Canva: share instructions

From Canva, Click share
2. Change the share setting to Anyone with the link
Copy link
Back in classroom : paste the link and hand in

If you would rather you can download your infographic and then upload it as a file to Classroom to submit.