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, ...

Feeling like you belong—in a classroom, in a major, at an institution—is one of the most important factors in whether you persist and succeed in college. When students sense that their backgrounds, ...

An inclusive classroom means that all students are engaged in the learning process, and this engagement can lead to better retention and better engineers. What better way to engage students than with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mrs. Alvarez starts her day at 7:30 a.m. with the usual bustle: backpacks thump onto the floor, lunch boxes are unpacked, and a stack of folders marked IEP—short for Individualized Education Program, ...

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In Nebraska, with the second-highest inclusion rate in the nation for that age group, 88 percent of kids are included in general education classrooms the vast majority of their day. High exclusion ...