Genius Hour Project

Reflecting on My Genius Hour Experience What have I learned about my topic to this point? Through the exploration and research of my Genius Hour project topic on inclusion and inclusive classrooms I have learned many useful strategies and gained knowledge that I can use in my teaching practice. To fully understand my topic of inclusion, I learned that inclusion can be represented and explained in many ways but it can be simply defined as a sense of acceptance and belonging. Some main things that I learned were the importance of inclusive education and how it provides all students regardless of their abilities an opportunity to learn in the same environment with the use of accommodations and support from education workers. Furthermore, I learned what components are needed to make an inclusive classroom and strategies that can help you achieve it.  Through the exploration of inclusive education, I learned many instructional strategies on how to create inclusive lesso...

In this weeks Genius Hour blog post, my objective is to use the strategies that I have learned thus far on how to make an inclusive classroom and ways to adapt a lesson to adjust an ordinary lesson into an inclusive lesson. Within this lesson modification, I will also include technological resources that can be used in the classroom to support students with learning disabilities and exceptionalities. Adjusting an Ordinary Lesson into an Inclusive Lesson The lesson I chose to adjust was retrieved from  ReadWriteThink   and it is an English Language arts lesson in understanding point of view. This lesson is suitable for students within the grade level 6 to 8. I specifically chose this grade level because I am in the Junior/Intermediate Concurrent Education Program and could use this lesson plan in future placement experiences.  ReadWriteThink Lesson Outline Lesson Objectives: Students will discover the importance of viewpoint in a text. Students wi...

Educators Perspective of Inclusive Education Inclusive education and having an inclusive classroom is something that I strive to achieve as a future teacher. I believe that it is important for all students to feel accepted and a sense of belonging. Through the exploration of inclusive education and inclusive classrooms, I was interested to examine teachers perspectives on inclusive education.  The article Making it Work: Teachers Perspectives on Inclusion  highlights important themes that teachers from Prince Edward Island, Canada, brought forth in their perspective of implementing inclusion into the classroom. The themes were teacher training, support from students, parents, departments, lack of time, academic adjustment. Within the article, it was noted that the majority of teachers had a positive attitude towards inclusive education and implementing it into their classrooms. Teachers voiced that there needs to be more adequate training to ensure...

Welcome to My Genius Hour Welcome to my Genius Hour project, a s a future teacher, creating an inclusive environment is something that I aspire to create within my classroom. Therefore, this passion has led me to learn more about inclusive education. T he topic I have chosen to research for my Genius Hour is inclusion and specifically answering the question: How can lessons/activities be adapted to accommodate all students within the classroom to achieve an inclusive learning environment? What is Inclusion? Inclusion can be defined as a sense of belonging in which the differences, abilities, and disabilities of all individuals are accepted and valued in a community. Many words can be used to represent the meaning of inclusion. Above is WordArt image that I created that encompases the many words that can be used to represent what inclusion is. Sheena Sihvonen (2016). Inclusion. https://youtu.be/6SnXBKEfr2s What is Inclusive Education? Inclu...