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Inmyopinion,connectingwitheachstudentdevelopsasenseofinclusion.ThefollowingscenariosareexamplesofhowIconnectwithallstudents.

1/ClassroomManagementAclassroommanagementsystemisthebeginningtoafunctioningclassroomwhereallstudentsareengagedsocially,
emotionally,physically,andacademically.
IdonothaverulesinmyclassroomIhaveexpectations.Iaskstudentswhatkindoflearningenvironmentworksbestforthem.Theycreatealist
thatisnearlyidenticaltotheschoolscodeofconductofkind,caring,andrespect.Studentsappreciatethestructuretheseexpectationscreate
aroundwhatrespectlookslike,feelslike,andsoundslike.Inaddition,theexpectationsnaturallysetupaskeletonforbehaviourinallschool
settings.Weeklyclassmeetingsaswellasdealingwithissuesonthespotreinforceexpectations.
Withintheseexpectations,aclearandfairprocessisidentifiedandagreedupontosolveproblems.Naturalconsequencesfollowwithoftenvery
littleextradisciplineotherthanlettingparentsknow.
Usingmanners,Istatements,andyournamewhenbeingaddressedareincluded.
Iusethewordexpectations,asitisapositiveterm,unlikerulesthataremeanttobebroken.

OneexampleIaddresseachyearisthecloakroom.Iaskstudentsiftheywantanassignedspotfortheyearorafirstcomefirstserveprocedure.The
result?Studentswanttobeabletopickouttheirownspotandhaveitfortheyear.Thisgivesstudentsthepowertochoose.
Asecondexampleisliningup.Studentstendtojumpthelinetojoinafriendinsteadofgoingtothebackoftheline.Italkaboutbullyingandthe
perceptionofthispersonfeelingsuperiortoeveryoneelsebygoingaheadofothers,andhowthatmakesotherstudentsfeelawful.Liningupattheback
ofthelinewithyourfriendsolvesallproblemsandmakeseveryonefeeltheyareequallyimportant.
Assigningclassroomjobsandrotatingthrougheverytwoweeksisoneothermethodoffosteringinclusion.

2/GettingtoknowyourstudentsForstudenttofeelgenuinelyincluded,theyneedtobefamiliarwiththeirsurroundings.Inaroomwith30strangers,
childrentendtowithdraw.Discoveringinterestsofeachchildandpairingstudentsbasedonsharedinterestsisveryvaluabletomaintainengagement.
Forinstance,mystudentsaregroupedtogetherinfours.Atthebeginningofthemonth,Itellthestudentstheyneedtositwithatleasttwoother
studentsoftheirchoice.Thisstrategyprovidesanopportunityforstudentstoworkwithmostoftheclass,yetkeepagoodfriendnear.
AnotherroutineisMusicalMornings.EachmorningwegreeteachotherinFrench,andIgivethem5minutestosharewhateverisontheirmind.I
circulate,joininconversations,andaskaboutfamilymembers.Inthebackground,IputonasongandcallitMusicalMornings.Oncethesongis
over,soisthetalking.Ashortsharingsessionwrapsupthemusicalmorning.WhatIlearnfromthesestudents,Iapplyasmotivatorsthroughout
theyear.
OnelastexampleIwillmentionisthejokeoftheday.Iaskstudentstobringajokeorriddletosharewiththegroupbeforesilentreading.Adding
humourtothedayisapowerfulstrategytokeepeveryonelaughing.Inaddition,studentswanttovisitthelibraryandtakeouthumorousbooks.
Theseexamplesassistwithsocialandemotionalengagement.

3/Utilizingunstructuredtimesduringrecessandorlunch,especiallyatthebeginningoftheyear,Iwillspendtimeoutsideobservingstudents.
Sometimes,Iwillengageinplay,butmygoalistoobserveandofferencouragementwhennecessary.Viewingchildrenindifferentenvironmentsisvery
helpfultounderstandthewholechild.Thestudentpopulation,notjustexceptionalchildren,alsoseesmeinadifferentroleandideally,theirperceptionof
mebecomesmorefavourable.Inmyexperiences,childrenwhoseeyouadvocatingforthemwillinreturn,trytheirbestforyou.

4/BodyLanguageNonverbalcommunicationsisanareaIhaveconsciouslydeveloped.Theuseofbodylanguageisverytellingandchildrenareable
topickuphowIfeelveryquickly.IhavehadtobecomemoreawareofhowIstand,andwhatIdowithmyhandsandeyes.Movingclosertostudents
whentheyaretalkingdemonstrateswhattheyhavetosayisimportant.Talkingtoyoungerchildren,Igetdowntotheirlevelandlookthemintheeye.
WhenImodelbodylanguagethatshowsIcarewhatisbeingsaid,therestoftheclassfollows.Modelingappropriatebodylanguageassistschildrenwith
autismandaspergerstocopymeandpracticeimprovedsocialskills.

5/Communication
Communicationtoparents,supportworkers,schoolbasedteammembers,andstudentsisconsistentandfair.
Commentingonsuccessprovidestheexceptionallearnerwithconfidenceandboostsselfesteem.
KeepingtheIEPdocumentaliveiskeytoinclusion.
Withexceptionalstudents,communicationbetweenhomeandschoolmaylookdifferentasmorethanlikelyspecificinformationwillberequired.
Listeningandapplyingwhatparentscommunicateisalsoimportant.Ultimately,praiseandfocussingonthepositiveswillmotivateanddevelop
inclusion.

Inmypractice,Istressstrongverbalcommunicationskillsthroughmanypublicspeakingactivities.

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TheTalkJarStudentsgenerateatopictheyarefamiliarwithandwriteitdownonaslipofpaper.Allpaperiscollectedinajar.Twostudentsaday
selectapieceofpaperandhavetopresentaoneminutespeechtotheclassthefollowingdayontheselectedtopic.Ifthetopicselectedisonea
studentknowsnothingabout,theychoosetheirowntopic.Ihavefoundexceptionalstudentslovesharingtheirideasandreceiveplentyof
encouragementfromtheirpeers.
Iusedebatesthroughouttheyear.Eachpersonhasaroleaspartofateam.Ihavefoundexceptionalstudentsembraceteamwork.

6/ProblemSolvingWhenaproblemarises,Ihavetorememberthatthereisoftenmoretotheactionsthantheissue.Hearingbothsidesoftheissue
andidentifyingthecauseofthebehaviour,whetheritisattentionseeking,seekingpower,seekingrevenge,orbuildingselfconfidenceiskey.Revealing
theneedthatislackingforthestudentsinvolvedandattemptingtoaddressitshowscompassionandcaring.

7/ShapeoftheDayToenhanceinclusion,everychildparticipatesinsomeofthesameactivitiesthroughouttheday.
Avisualscheduleisonthechalkboardforthedayandtheweek.Specialeventsarelistedintheweeklyschedule.
Inmyroom,musicalmornings,morningannouncements,silentreading,libraryvisits,computerroomtime,drawing,art,dailyPE,chantingtimes
tablesbeforemathbegins,and5minutegamesfortheclassroomareexampleswhereeverychildisengagedinthesamelowriskactivity.

8/EvaluationIfindevaluationthequickestwaytodestroyclasscohesionandlabelstudentsfortheworst.Mypracticewithevaluationismoreabout
assessmentforlearning,notassessmentoflearning.Asateacher,providingthetoolsforeachchildtolearnandthetimetodevelopskillsarecrucialfor
inclusionofallstudents.Qualityoverquantityisimportanttoremember.
Forinstance,wecreatedatrailerwithiMovieforafantasystory.Trailerswerecomplete,butnotverywelldone.Asaclass,weviewedthemand
pointedoutwhatworkedandwhatshouldbechangedfornexttime.Ihadthemdoasecondtrailerforanygenre,andthesecondattemptwasmuch
improved.Afterthesecondattempt,thestudentsrealizedtheycouldimproveontheireffortswithsound,font,pictures,andpace.Providingtime
andsharingwhatworkswaskeytoheighteningthelevelofengagementforallstudents.Ievaluatedthedifferencebetweenthetwotrailersandhad
studentsexplaintomehowtheymadechanges.
Duringcertainlessons,Itellstudentstheyarepracticingskills,sotheirworkwillnotbeevaluatedtoday(orthisweek),butwillbenexttime.
Inmyexperience,assessmentoflearningcreatesanxietyandnegativeselftalk.Itrytoensuretestingissolelyonthematerialcoveredandthat
thepracticeworkismorechallengingthantheactualtest.

9/AcademicsTocreateagenuineinclusiveenvironmentteachersneedtolistenandunderstandtheneedsofexceptionalstudents.
IneedtoprovidewhatisrequiredforthestudenttolearnbyimplementingtheIEP.
Utilizingtheschoolteamandfamilytoassistingrowth
Ineedtoacceptdifferencesandbeflexibleenoughtochangedirectionwhennecessary.
Dependingonthestudent,lessonswillbeadaptedandormodifiedinvariouswaystoworktowardsmeetingthegoalsoftheIEP.
ApracticeIapplyisthe3beforemerule.Studentsask3peersforhelpbeforetheyaskme.
Utilizingthescaffoldingmethodofteachingshowandtell,thinkoutloud,accesspriorknowledge,providetalkingtime,preteachvocabulary,
includevisualaids,andaskquestions.
Whengroupworkisassigned,specificrolesareprovidedsoeachchildmustparticipateandcontributesomethingdifferentthantheothers.
Utilizingtechnologyhashelpedwithinclusionasallstudentsareabletoengageinameaningfulway

Overall,Ibelievetocreategenuineinclusion,achildmustbeputinapositiontosucceed,andtheirprogressfosteredbyalladults.Connectingwithall
children,notjustexceptionalones,isthekeytogenuineinclusion.

QuestionsIstillstrugglewithare
1/Lifeskillsbecomesalargerpartofupperintermediatecurriculumwithsomeexceptionalstudents.Whoisexpectedtoaddressthisissue?
2/HowdoIgetparentswhoarenotwillingtoengageinaproactiveway,supportiveofwhattheschoolistryingtoaccomplish?
3/Iwishforguidelinestomoveexceptionalstudentsforwardintheirlearning.Whatisacceptableprogressinaterm?ayear?
5/Evaluationconnectedtothenewcurriculumwillbeinterestingtolearn.Imhopingformorerubrics.

Resources:
Hutchinson,N.(2014).InclusionofExceptionalLearnersinCanadianSchools,4thed.Toronto,ON:PearsonCanadaInc.

"InclusionOutreachStrategies."ProvincialInclusionOutreachProgram
RetrievedJuly25,2016fromhttp://www.pisp.ca/

SetBC
RetrievedJuly25,2016fromhttp://www.setbc.org/
"SpecialEducationIntroduction"BCTF
RetrievedJuly25,2016fromhttp://www.bctf.ca/issues/resources.aspx?id=10808

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ParminderGhag
PostedJul25,201611:23PM
HiShelley,
GreatStrategies.Iwilldefinitelytrysomeofthem.
Thenewcurriculumisanexcitingchangethatwillopenopportunitiestocreatestudentdriveneducationalexperiences.Usinginquirybasedand
personalizedframeworksforlearningwillprovidestudentswithanopportunitytodevelopthecorecompetenciesoutlinedintheredesigned
curriculum.
ForQ.5
OneofmyfriendssharedthesesamplerubricswithmeonanewcurriculumrelatedProDDay.Theyareforelementaryandhighschoolscience.
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ParminderGhag
PostedJul25,201611:27PM
Mightbeuseful:LessonPlanTemplates
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HarpreetNahal
PostedJul29,20164:47PM
ThankyouParminderforsharingSamplerubricsbasedonNewcurriculum.
Harpreet

HarjitNagra
PostedJul25,201611:57PM
YounaileditShelley!Ireallyenjoyedreadingyourinclusionstrategies...thanksforsharing!

DaljitSanghera
PostedJul27,201610:14PM
HiShelley,
Ireallylikethestrategiesinyourpost,TalkJarisveryinteresting.Thanksforsharing!
Daljit

KadieBogardi
PostedJul27,201611:50PM
Shelley,
Ireallyenjoyedreadingyourstrategies,andlovehowgenuinetheyare,thesearethingsthatweallneedtoremembertodoastheyaresovaluablefor
allstudents.

NegarPuye
PostedJul29,20163:58PM
Thanksforthestrategies.

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