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Inclusion: �a belief system for all
QuesnelDistrictStaffJune6,2016
FayeBrownlie
Learning Intentions • Ihaveadeeperunderstandingofinclusion.• Iunderstandhowaclassreviewcanhelpusworktogetherasacommunityintheschool,providingenhancedlearningopportuniEesforall.
• IhaveabeGerunderstandingofasupportmodelthatfocusesonco-teaching.
• Ihaveaplantosupportclassreviewsandachangingsupportmodelthroughmyrole.
A Street Corner Scene
• Howisthisstreetcrossingametaphorforinclusion?
Inclusion • Sharedgoals• Everyoneisincluded,expectstosucceed,andbelongs
• MulEplepathways
• Differentrates• Variouslevelsofsupport
• MovefromCONFUSIONandFEARtoPOSSIBLITIESandPOSITIVEEXPECTATIONS.
• InclusionrequiresTRUSTandCOLLABORATION.Youcan’tdoitalone!
• InclusionisnotaspecialeducaEoniniEaEve,ratheritbelongstogeneraleducaEonandisareflecEonofthesocietywewant.
• Diversityisstrengthandweareenrichedaslearnersandcommunitymemberswhenweworktogethertowardsharedgoalsthatbenefitallstudents.
• WedoknowenoughcollecEvelytoteachallstudents.
Thingshavechangedinthelast25years.
Leadership Roles: as district staff
-keepingthevisionalive
-workingwithstructuresandsupportstohelpmodelandcollaboratewithinrichlearningenvironments
-maintainingastrengths-basedperspecEve:language,language,language
• Lowgroup• ChildrenidenEfiedbylabelorreadinglevel• MyIEPs
• Specialneeds• …
ProfessionalCollaboraEon
• InteracEveandon-goingprocess• Mutuallyagreeduponchallenges
• CapitalizesondifferentexperEse,knowledgeandexperience
• Rolesareblurred• Mutualtrustandrespect
• CreateanddelivertargetedinstrucEon• GOAL:beGermeettheneedsofdiverselearners
Structures and Supports • Classreviews• Achangingroleforsupportstaff• CollaboraEonEme
• Afocusonco-teaching• Walkingthetalk
-What’sworking?
-Whatdoweneedtopolish?
The Class Review Process
LearninginSafeSchools–Brownlie&King,2nded.PembrokePress
• Meetasaschool-basedteam,withtheadministrator
• Eachclassroomteacher(CT)joinstheteamfor45minutestospeakofherclass
• TOC’sprovidecoverageforCTs• Followtheorderofstrengths,needs,goals,individuals
• TheCTdoesnotdotherecordingorthechairing
ImplementingClassReviews
Whatarethestrengthsoftheclass?
Whataretheneedsoftheclassasawhole?
Whatareyourmaingoalsfortheclassthisyear?
Whataretheindividualneedsinyourclass?
Class Review Learning in Safe Schools, 2nd ed.
(Brownlie & King, 2011)
Teacher: Class:
Classroom Strengths Classroom Needs
Other Socio-Emotional Learning Language Medical
Goals Decisions
Individual Concerns
Class Review Recording Form
Schools as communities where everyone ‘owns’ all students
Chap.1-4
LearninginSafeSchools,2nded–
Brownlie&King
Goal:
tosupportstudentsinworkingeffecEvelyintheclassroomenvironment
Rationale:
BysharingourcollecEveknowledgeaboutourclassesofstudentsanddevelopingaplanofacEonbasedonthis,wecanbeGermeettheneedsofallstudents.
A Key Belief
IntervenEonisfocusedonclassroomsupport.Classroom-basedintervenEondoesNOTmeanthatallspecialistshavetobeintheclassroomalltheEme.Instead,theRESULTSoftheirworkhavetoshowupintheclassroom.
Shifting or reaffirming resource/support models
Chap.9
LearninginSafeSchools,2nded–
Brownlie&King
SampleElementaryDayLearninginSafeSchools,2nded.
8:15-8:45 School-basedteammee4ng8:45-9:30 Gr.6/7LiteratureCircles9:30-10:15 Gr.2/3Reading:LiteracyCentres,1:110:15–10:30 Recess10:30-11:15 Gr.2/3Math11:15-12:00 Gr.3/4WriEng12:00-12:50 Lunch12:50-1:35 KWriEng–co-teaching1:35-2:20 Gr.6/7Individualsupport2:20-3:00 DPA–orpaperwork
Co-Teaching Models�(Teaching in Tandem – Effective Co-Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom – Wilson
& Blednick, 2011, ASCD)
• 1teach,1support• Parallelgroups• Sta4onteaching• 1largegroup;1smallgroup
• Teaming
Resources• Assessment&Instruc:onofESLLearners–Brownlie,Feniak,
&McCarthy,2004• GrandConversa:ons,Though@ulResponses–aunique
approachtoliteraturecircles–Brownlie,2005• StudentDiversity,2nded.–Brownlie,Feniak&Schnellert,
2006• ReadingandResponding,gr.4,5,&6–Brownlie&Jeroski,
2006• It’sAllaboutThinking–collabora:ngtosupportalllearners
(inEnglish,SocialStudiesandHumani:es)–Brownlie&Schnellert,2009
• It’sAllaboutThinking–collabora:ngtosupportalllearners(inMathandScience)-Brownlie,Fullerton&Schnellert,2011
• LearninginSafeSchools,2nded–Brownlie&King,Oct.,2011