Does the social and structural system reward teachers for including all students? Unfortunately not. Does the social and structural system punish teachers for excluding certain students? Absolutely ...

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The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...

Rather than a one-off gesture, inclusion is an ongoing cycle that begins with course design, continues through delivery and comes full circle with assessments and feedback. Based on my experience, ...

While about the same percentage of Black students declare STEM majors as white students, Black students are significantly less likely to successfully earn a STEM degree. Yet despite an increased ...

For the past 25 years, U.S. policy has urged schools to keep students with disabilities in the same classrooms with their general education peers unless severe disabilities prevent it. It seems a ...

A key tenet of inclusive teaching asks faculty members to intentionally give up or share some of their power and authority in the classroom so that students can experience a greater sense of ownership ...

Here is a real situation: a Maths or Computer Science teacher standing in front of a 100 hearing-challenged students whose can communicate only through sign language. The teacher does not know sign ...

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