Learning Objectives

You will be challenged to

• Expand their understanding of “inclusive” classrooms and schools.
• Explore the ways in which inclusive education benefits all learners.
• Understand the relationship between democratic education and inclusion.
• Consider the ways in which inclusive schooling requires changes in curriculum, pedagogy, and school culture.

You will learn how to

• Build and sustain accepting, open, and humane classrooms that welcome all children.
• Help children learn to support one another’s learning.
• Respond to bullying and exclusion in classrooms in order to build a better community.
• Explore teaching strategies that promote engaged, interactive, and cooperative learning for all.
• Use children’s literature, music, and movement to promote positive social interaction and build community.