Inclusion

Inclusion is the involvement in an evolved community

“Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists; it is making a new space, a better space for everyone.” (Dei et al., 2000)

These inclusion communities:

• Do not have to be confined to a single classroom
• Assist all different sensory modalities
• Evolve based on the individual student population

Successful Models of Inclusion include:

• the rights for all students
• fluidity of the school enivornment
• benefits all types of learning
• informal support for everyone
• the expertise of classroom teachers

Inclusion is a often used, but often misused term

Responsibilities of inclusive Education

• Student feeling of engagement and empowerment from their learning
• Reflect the diverse needs of all students regardless what learning pathways they pursue
• Must provide students and staff with authentic and relevant opportunities to learn

Inclusionary Best Practices

• Plan lessons that engage multiple learning types
• Incorporate student prior knowledge and inquiry into curriculum deployment
• Practice a student lead classroom where the teacher role is the facilitator

Inclusionary Planning Experience

• A classroom with two students with colour-vision defiency
• Teaching strategies evolve on a student-teacher-class learning basis around the identification of colours
• Math and Social Studies lessons include colours that range far apart from one another on the colour wheel

"Inclusive Education is based on the acceptance and inclusion of all."
- Ontario Ministry of Education