How Does Learning Occur? EDU 490-Interdisciplinary Capstone January 24‚ 2011 Overview In ensuring that genuine learning transpires in the classroom‚ there are various issues that educators must concern their selves with. Understanding and responding to these issues require extensive knowledge of various theories in education as well as in the application of such theories. One such issue which is the focus of this paper is that on how learning occurs. Student learning is the primary goal of any
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Is the Inclusive Classroom Model Workable? One of the most rewarding years in my seventeen year teaching career was the year I had a full inclusion class. The amazing part was that my students didn’t even know that I was their special education teacher. They viewed me as just one of their teachers. The regular education students also had no idea that I was there especially for the ten students that had Individual Education Plans. After having a year like that you would think that my answer
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An inclusive society is one which sees past differences in race‚ gender‚ and class and provides an equal opportunity for every member in society. Prosperous societies are based upon tolerance and knowledge. Whether that knowledge be learned or practiced‚ it needs to be present in order for the ignorance to die off. “Not ignorance‚ but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge”- Alfred North Whitehead. Ignorance is not understanding. Ignorance is fear. Our nation right now is full of it. The
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A culturally inclusive classroom is one where the school community‚ including students and staff alike recognize‚ appreciate‚ and take advantage of diversity to enrich the overall learning experience. Moreover‚ a Culturally responsive teacher acknowledges the presence of culturally diverse students in the classroom by helping these students find relevant connections among themselves and with the subject matter their study and with the tasks they are asked to perform in order to promote students’
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Optional Unit 1 Inclusive Practice “Inclusion applies to an arrangement where every student’s (including disabled learners) entitlements have been designed in from the outset‚ as opposed to integration which applies to the assimilation of students into a pre-existing arrangement.” (www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk accessed 19/12/10) The term ‘Inclusive learning’ was first defined in 1996 with the release of the ‘Tomlinson Report’. Inclusive practice enables us to recognise and accommodate the
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1.1 Background: Unfolding the concept of Inclusive Education The field of special educational has undergone a tremendous transformation with the initiation of the inclusive movement and is characterised by the constant changes‚ controversies in terms of policy and practice as noted by Polat & Kisanji (2009). The Salamanca Statement and Framework for action on Special Educational Needs’ (1994‚ UNESCO) brought about a significant move towards inclusive education. It was designed as a part of the
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How inclusive is Frederick Bird Primary School as a learning community? ‘Inclusive education is an unabashed announcement‚ a public and political declaration and celebration of difference.’ (Corbett‚ J. 2001:134) The principles of inclusion and their implications on school practice have been fiercely debated by leading educational experts for many years. In 1994‚ delegates from 92 governments met at the world conference on special needs education‚ to consider policy changes that would enable educators
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The Concept of Inclusive Growth India’s economic growth after 1990s has made it one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the world. Its GDP growth rates of up to about nine per cent in the last few years are historically unparalleled except by neighbouring China. This is particularly relevant considering the large size of the country’s population. With the rapid growth rates‚ however‚ come new challenges and new questions One such challenging question concerns the spread of the benefits of
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Short Paper 2 “How would Aristotle respond to Utilitarianism?” How would Aristotle respond to Utilitarianism? The Definition of “Utilitarianism” is an ethical theory holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall "good" of the greatest number of individuals. It is thus a form of consequentialism‚ meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its resulting outcome. The most influential contributors to this theory are considered to be Jeremy Bentham
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Who would you be if you have never experienced sadness? Would you be who you are today? I don’t believe you would. You see‚ emotional balance plays a big role in enhancing your experiences. You must have equal parts of joy and sorrow in order to live a balanced life. Without it‚ you would have no way to learn from your mistakes. Having an ebullient attitude will always lead you to a better life. However‚ in order to know what ebullience is‚ we must be capable of learning from our bad experiences
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