Today Kaori Lau and Neesha B came to speak to us today about Inclusion within the classroom. We stared by talking about identity through an activity that highlighted a personal trait you have and how it connects back to teaching. I had talked about my struggle with claiming my own identity when I am incredibly white passing before to classmates and friends but today I decided to keep it to myself.
I really enjoyed their talk and points about access, I often think having access to everything as able-bodied persons is overlooked and often taken for granted. Something I am always thinking about when planning a lesson is “how can I make this the most accessible for everyone” and most of the time technology is excluded from this talk because of cost or logistics or simplicity. Kaori and Neesha helped me see that it is a way for students to connect better, and for students with certain disadvantages it can be crucial.
Below I want to share a medically reviewed article for children with cerebral palsy and tips for inclusive classrooms. Many of the tips in the article align with what our talk was about.
https://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/living/teacher-tips-inclusive-classrooms/