Inclusiveness

Skill developer:

Orange Hill (Poland)

Inclusiveness:

The ability to include all learners and treating them all fairly and equally and making them feel welcome.

Objectives:

Applicant/educator

• is able to create supportive, collaborative and respectful environment that increases the participation and contribution of all learners
• is able to identify, describe and understand the conceptions and various perspectives of inclusiveness in education
• is able to distinguish and value learner difference
• is able to support all learners and take these into account when planning, guiding and assessing learning
• is able to identify and understand the importance of collaborative working approach in inclusive education
• is able to take responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing learning
• is able to guarantee equal opportunities for all of the learner

Criteria which are needed to show your skills and knowledge related to this soft skill:

Applicant/educator:

• creates supportive, collaborative and respectful environment that increases the participation and contribution of all learners
• identifies, describe and understand the conceptions and various perspectives of inclusiveness in education
• distinguishes and value learner difference
• supports all learners and take these into account when planning, guiding and assessing learning
• identifies and understand the importance of collaborative working approach in inclusive education
• stakes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing learning
• guarantees equal opportunities for all of the learners

How to improve this specific soft skill:

Listen to the SOSTRA podcast ( audio, 8:41 min)

or use other additional learning material listed here (when translating you may use national sources):

• Let’s Talk Diversity and Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9Oh3JtlJM
• How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace: https://www.ted.com/talks/janet_stovall_how_to_get_serious_about_diversity_and_inclusion_in_the_workplace
• Inclusion begins with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StKnycqjlUo

Show your skills:

Link your evidence to the badge application form

• Save some videos (max. 30 min) related to your teaching or guiding sessions which show how you´re able to include all learners and treating them all fairly and equally and making them feel welcome (synchronous or asynchronous situations)
• Or write a reflective essay (max length 1-2 pages) where you describe specific situations in which you were forced to undertake special activities / intentionally react appropriately to include all learners and treating them all fairly and equally and making them feel welcome.
• Or if you think some other evidence is relevant for this skill, please add the documentation to the application form or insert the link of your evidence into the application form.

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Applications will not be graded and it is not possible to apply for badges after the piloting period has ended 1.5.2020.