A discussion of equality and diversity issues in a teaching situation-CTLLS

Equality and diversity is treating everyone equally regardless of colour, gender, age and race. Its respecting service users individual rights allowing them as much control over their own lives as possible.

In my setting I display respect for each individual, namely with the children I seek to understand before being understood. It is incredibly important to gather all the background information about the children in the setting as well as the current relevant information to incorporate this knowledge before planning for the individual needs of each child i.e. A child with poor language abilities may need different types of communication tactics to ensure inclusive learning such as visual stimulation in the form of demonstrations, videos, pictures or hand gestures.

Once this knowledge has been gained, further knowledge is needed to suit their needs. What is their preferred learning style, is it part of a group or on a one to one basis. You will need to find out their strengths and weaknesses to get the most out of their abilities but also to work around and improve on different

Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably specific to their needs. Including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. Promoting equality should remove discrimination in all of the areas described. Bullying, harassment or victimisation are also considered forms of equality and diversity issues. Also making sure

As a teacher when delivering any lessons planned we have to make sure that each students individual needs are met, so they will feel included in the lesson. “Inclusion is about creating interesting, varied and inspiring learning opportunities for all learners, ensuring all learners contribute and are never disadvantaged by methods, language or resources” Wilson (2008).

I also believe that a key element of inclusion is maintaining a close relationship between me and the special education teachers and paraprofessionals that I will be working with. If it is at all possible to work together in one classroom, I believe that this will benefit all my students.

Throughout this class, I have learned valuable information that I will one day use in my classroom. Over the course, I have gained conclusions and insights related to the effectiveness of including students with diverse needs. I have learned through and from readings, observations, and course activities that have synthesized my learning. As a future educator, I have established and maintained a comprehensive classroom management plan. I have a basis for a variety of teaching strategies, skills, and approaches that will develop how my classroom runs in the future.

Equality is about rights of students to have access to, attend, and participate in their chosen learning experience. This should be regardless of ability and/or circumstances. Diversity is about valuing and respecting the differences in students, regardless of ability and/or circumstances, or any other individual characteristics they may have.(Gravells

The follow assessment will have a brief description of the importance of inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people. And it also contains an exploration of how our own attitudes, values and behaviour may lead to that inclusive practice, how to challenge discrimination and how to promote some important anti-discriminatory and inclusive practices.

When setting up an inclusive learning environment we need to focus on individual differences. Francis and Gould (2013: p65) explain, that “it is important to recognise the differences in the learners we teach, as these influence how we interact with them.” Francis and Gould (2013) list few typical differences, like age, physical disability, mental health issues, ethnicity, etc.

Producing resources in different ways i.e DVDs, watching and listening and then going through questions as a group, giving them the opportunity to share their views and discuss anserws, comparing how they challenge these things whilst out working in the community. Ensuring that resources are suitable for all learners regardless of age, culture, gender, and to suit all abilities to ensure everyone feels equal and that learners take into consideration that other learners abilities may not to the same as their own, giving everyone equal rights to learn. Ensuring that any material used to teach does not discriminate in any way, and learners are being taught in a way that is easier for them to understand. Ensuring that extra support and guidance is given when

Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race, disability, age, gender, religion, beliefs ,culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities, to be treated fairly and respectfully, have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential. Diversity is to value that we are all unique and yet similar. We have different needs, interests, learning styles, language and personality etc.

United States is a very diverse country, which means that our classroom will full of students from different ethnicity, race, religion, etc. This diversity affects teachers in their classrooms because they need to learn the students cultural background to use this to motivated his/her students to learn, in this case to motivate students to

Diversity is treating everyone fairly and respecting cultures, sex, religion, race and views. Diversity is also about recognizing the differences and embracing the differences,also recognizes values . Equality is everyone being equal, treated fairly, having the same rights and opportunities despite their race, gender, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation and

Providing an education that is accessible to all is to recognize that all students’ are unique individuals. Which means to understand that their emotional, educational, social and physical needs are diverse and will require differentiated approaches. Educators need to be aware of the many barriers that may affect learning. Curriculum is said to one of the main barriers to creating an inclusive learning environment. For example, if a teacher expects all students to demonstrate their knowledge of decimals and exponents through lecture only, they are essentially creating missed opportunities and potential barriers for individual students. Students that encounter poor mathematical understanding, will not benefit from being just told about decimals and exponents. Mathematics is a subject that requires hands on learning and manipulatives. A teacher who is unaware of this, may lose her students during the lesson due to the lack of prior knowledge of