Assignment 5
For Assignment 5, you will be viewing a series of videos and reading articles on modifications to curriculum by several authors. The authors discuss the importance of inclusion and diversity in curriculum development. The videos and articles are located on your Blackboard account as well as most are also on Youtube.com.
Dr. James Stanfield provides vital information on the employment of inclusive strategies in the classroom. He describes the advantages of the inclusive model and how an educator can create an inclusive climate in the classroom. The link to his materials is: https://stanfield.com/11-strategies-promote-inclusion-in-the-classroom/
In addition, here are several useful articles regarding how teachers should deal with children of various backgrounds. These articles can be found in your Blackboard account and/or Youtube.com as indicated.
Castro, Q. “Twelve Tips All Educators Must Know about Educating African American and Latino Students,” The Huff Post, December 6, 2017.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twelve-tips-all-educators_b_4533419
Penna, R. “Understanding Your Community: The New Arab-American Student,” On-Target, New Jersey Association of School Administrators, February/March 2012.
Penna, R. “Understanding Your Community: The New Indian-American Student,” On-Target, New Jersey Association of School Administrators, December 2011/January 2012.
Penna, R. “Understanding Your Community: The New Chinese-American Student,” On-Target, New Jersey Association of School Administrators, October/November 2011.
“Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities” is a video which deals with the modifications and accommodations that students with special needs require to follow a district’s curriculum. For students with disabilities, the right teaching strategies and techniques can be as important to school success as appropriate IEP goals. The educational supports are similar, but they are not the same in all cases.
For Consideration:
After reading the above articles, how should educators insure that all children, regardless of ability level, race or national origin, are provided with the best opportunities to learn?
What steps, do you as a school administrator, take to insure the inclusion of all students into the fabric of your school?
What differences in instruction must be considered when dealing with children who come from different cultures?
As a building principal, how can you insure that student evaluations will insure that learning styles are taken into account?
As an educational leader, how do you involve the parents of children from foreign backgrounds into your school?
Describe the differences between accommodations and modifications.
