Skills and Strategies in Focus: ???
Age and Level: High school, B2
Length of Lesson: 90 minutes
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Skills and Strategies in Focus: ???
Age and Level: High school, B2
Length of Lesson: 90 minutes
Materials Needed:
Lesson introduction:
This lesson aims to better prepare the students for talking openly about Neurodiversity and topics that are tied to it.
In this lesson, students will:
Learn the differences and similarities of three key words.
Labels
Diagnosis
Name-calling
Be able to use these definitions and knowledge to better navigate conversations.
Watch a video by ... about the stigma and hesitancy surrounding getting a label/diagnosis.
...
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Understand what a label, diagnosis and name-calling are.
Implement their learning to the real-world when talking about Neurodiversity.
Use
Teachers should familiarize themselves with the concept of neurodiversity as well as be able to identify neurodiverse conditions like tourette's, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), dyslexia, and others.
Teachers should also familiarize themselves with the stigmas, misnomers, and offensive terminology surrounding neurodiversity (e.g., calling someone with ASD "high" or "low functioning").
Teachers must also understand that this subject may be upsetting for some students. Bullying is a real issue, and neurodiverse students should not be put on the spot or "outted."
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**The focus of this part should really be on having the students try to understand people who are neurally diverse and step into their shoes, as well as to build tolerance and compassion towards individuals who are different from them and who process things differently.
Students, peers, friends, family etc. who express neurodiversity should not be victimized, shamed, or exiled. They should have a seat at the “table” too
Diversity, in any form, should be celebrated!
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**The focus of this section is to make sure the students know the basic concept of neurodiversity as well as to clear any confusion that may have arisen. Furthermore, the Kahoot quiz results for each question will give the teacher a better understanding of where the group is as a whole in terms of understanding the material.
**The focus of this section is to make sure the students know the basic concept of neurodiversity as well as to clear any confusion that may have arisen. Furthermore, the Kahoot quiz results for each question will give the teacher a better understanding of where the group is as a whole in terms of understanding the material.
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