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5 Inclusive Classroom StrategiesGet to Know Your Students and Let Them Get to Know You. Establishing a bond with your students takes time. ... Create a Safe Space for Students to Share. ... Deliver Instruction in a Variety of Ways. ... Choose Relevant Literature. ... Invite Guest Speakers to Share Their Stories.

Inclusivity in the Classroom

Make it Personal

Include Various Perspectives

One of the benefits of teaching gifted children in a full-inclusion classroom is the ability to focus on their specific areas of giftedness

Unfortunately, when students are identified as gifted, they are often treated as if they are gifted in every area and therefore receive high-level instruction in every area, even if they are not ready for it.

nstead of pulling children out of the classroom to offer them specialized instruction, in an inclusive classroom special education teachers come into the classroom. This allows for general education teachers and specialists to work together in the same learning environment, benefiting all students, who are offered additional resources and support. This support often results in greater academic gains for students with disabilities as well as students without disabilities.

Using traditional teaching methods, educators may default to teaching literature by widely accepted classic authors: William Shakespeare, J.D. Salinger, and Charles Dickens, for example, adhering to widely accepted interpretations of the text. Culturally responsive teaching, on the other hand, acknowledges that there’s nothing wrong with traditional texts, Childers-McKee says, but strives to include literature from other cultures, parts of the world, and by diverse authors. It also focuses on finding a “hook and anchor” to help draw students into the content using their past experiences.

When integrated into classroom instruction, culturally responsive strategies can have important benefits such as: Strengthening students’ sense of identity  Promoting equity and inclusivity in the classroom Engaging students in the course material Supporting critical thinking

1. Activate students’ prior knowledge.

A strong preference for visual learning A natural inclination to technology Strong capacity for social understanding and empathy Stead vocabulary acquisition Strong short-term memory Age-appropriate self-help and daily living skills

Collaborate with special education teachers, related service providers, and paraprofessionals on a regular basis

at least once a week

Teachers alternate roles of presenting, reviewing, and monitoring instruction.

Complex trauma in the classroom: Considerations for building relationships with students impacted by complex trauma

The Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools (HEARTS) program is a whole-school, multi-level prevention and intervention program for creating trauma-informed, safe and supportive schools. In this webinar, Laura McArthur, PhD, the co-director of HEARTS in Colorado, reviews the topic of complex trauma in the classroom including considerations for building relationships with students impacted by complex trauma.

Laura McArthur, PhD, LP studied and trained at the University of Colorado, University of Utah, and University of San Francisco (UCSF) on her path to becoming a clinical psychologist.

tell their own stories and explore the stories of other Americans

A picture can be worth a thousand words, especially when students use this tool to draw them themselves!

Engaging students in storytelling activities about themselves, their families, and other Americans is an effective way to pique their interest in social studies.