have all kinds of students work together in the same classroom. The practice of inclusion was started because educators felt that special needs students would achieve more in traditional classrooms with non-learning disabled students than they would in special education classes. However, research findings suggest that there really is no difference in academic achievement levels for special needs students when they are placed in regular classrooms. Inclusion can be defined as a term,
together is in the classroom. In order to effectively teach all students, an educator must embrace the chaos of changing cultures in the classroom. With different cultures having varying beliefs about simple aspects of everyday life (eye contact, speaking, etc.), an educator must become knowledgeable about all of his or her student’s cultures in order to best serve the students. This can be done through several different methods. In order to create a culturally inclusive classroom, an educator must
are placed in segregated classrooms in order to protect them. However, recent controversy details the existence of increased negative impacts on classroom segregation. The importance of classroom inclusion falls under three main categories: mutual acceptance and equal treatment of students with disabilities in society, increased personality development in disabled students, and quicker development of crucial skills (Soponaru, Camelia, et al. 1). Overall, integrated classrooms appear to be effective
York with the teacher Mrs. O’Connor. The classroom was predominately white with two Spanish students, and one Indian student. There were eighteen students total in the classroom with eight girls and ten boys. During this time here, I was able to get the opportunity to observe her during her interaction with her class and see how the students responded with her and how she ran her classroom. It was very interesting to me to be back in an elementary classroom and see how things have changed over the
My observation was done in a Kindergarten classroom for 3 hour when the children were eating lunch and playing. What I observed a child sit down at the lunch table and, points across at some of the children at the table, loudly saying, “You are not my friend, you are not my friend, to another child. I also saw this child then direct particular children where they are a post to sit according to who is a “friend and who is not a friend”. I watched the children change seats as told by this child
The overall functioning of a classroom is impacted by trust, safety, and consistency. When a student does not feel safe he or she will reflect this through his or her behavior. Trust is important for students to take risks and allow learning to occur in the classroom. Trust, safety, and consistency are beneficial in the learning environment. A classroom where students feel safe, realize the teacher is consistent, and trust is developed, will allow students to grow and change socially, emotionally
Shelly Fryer is a teacher who is innovative, caring, and concerned about her student's futures. Mrs. Fryer is teaching in an area that has a large homeless population. This means that she will often have students enter her classroom throughout the year, and many students who will leave throughout it as well. When Mrs. Fryer began to notice the types of students she had in her classroom she realized that she needed to make sure to cater to those student's needs. In Mrs. Fryer's blog post Preparing
support the academic and social success of the students with disabilities who are included in the general education curricula? Inclusion is when a student with individual learning and behavioral needs is educated full time in the general education classroom. Basically, what this means is that the student with special needs is attending the general school program, enrolled in age-appropriate classes 100% of the school day. Mainstreaming is different from inclusion because mainstreaming is when students
building a classroom community is a challenge most teachers face with hesitation. With so many personalities and intelligence levels, it can be taxing to get all students to respect one another and work together to solve goals and problems. Researchers have suggested that implementing a classroom meeting during the school day will increase community in a classroom, and can benefit students throughout their school years and the rest of their
Assignment 3- Draft 2 As I spend more time in the classroom each week, I find myself realizing more and more about my personal feelings on classroom management. When I compare my opinions and feelings on classroom management, I see connections between my beliefs and those represented by all three of the behavioral theorists we have been studying; Lee Canter, Linda Albert, and Alfie Kohn. While each of these theorists have varying opinions on how to manage students, I feel that they all have important