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Enhancing Inclusion in Education: Strategies and Insights from Diverse Classroom Dynamics

Join us for an engaging session on November 15th, where we explore effective educational strategies that promote inclusion in diverse populations. Featuring guest speaker Nick Capofari from Susan Wagner High School, we will delve into the causes of student dropout rates and how both schools and individual teachers can help prevent this issue. We’ll employ the “Workshop Method” through mini-lessons designed to motivate students and foster interest in learning. Be prepared for group presentations and discussions based on Baldwin and our collected experiences.

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Enhancing Inclusion in Education: Strategies and Insights from Diverse Classroom Dynamics

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  1. EDU 684: Including Diverse Populations Session 10

  2. Housekeeping • Questions • November 15th • School visit papers due • Group Presentation Dates • 3 stories

  3. Reasons Why I Invited Nick • Teaches high school • Teaches math • Is a career changer • Is a product of an alternative certification program • Will be here to answer questions the week after Mark (11/8).

  4. Agenda • Listen/talk with Nick. • Discuss Hamre & Oyler’s views on inclusion. • Watch/discuss issues involving dropout. • Teach/learn from our mini-lessons. • Planning time for book presentations.

  5. Guest Speaker • Nick Capofari • Susan Wagner High School

  6. Journal Discussion • Britt Hamre and Celia Oyler

  7. 70 % overall in the US graduate high school Closer to 50 % in urban areas Why do students drop out? How can schools prevent? How can individual teachers prevent? Dropout Concerns

  8. Mini-lessons • Mini-lesson, not maxi-lesson. • Popular structure: The “Workshop Method” • ~10 minute mini-lesson • ~25 minute independent work • ~10 minute share/review • Boredom = no learning. • Keep it simple.

  9. Mini-lessons (cont.) • Important components: • Aim/objective – What do we want the students to learn? • Motivation – How will we *spark* interest for our lesson? (less than 1 minute) • Materials – What supplies do we need? • Procedure – numbered list – What steps will we take to teach our lesson? • Questions – What are some key questions we will ask during the lesson to check for understanding?

  10. Mini-lessons (cont.) • Independent work – What will the class do to practice the new skill that you have taught them? • Student evaluation – How will you assess if the students learned the material? • Follow up – What will be your next lesson/homework assignment to build on this learning?

  11. Motivations! What we want them to know What they already know Education! • The most important part of the lesson! • Assumption: kids are hostile to learning. • The goal of education: • The clock is ticking! 60 seconds or less?

  12. Motivations! • Some ideas for motivations: • Pictures! (Look at this . . .) • Jokes • Stories • Topical issues

  13. Mini-lessons Grade Levels Subjects Topics

  14. Group Meeting Time • Book Presentation Groups

  15. For Next Time . . . • For November 22nd . . . • Read and be ready to discuss Baldwin (1963) • Read Ch. 3 in textbook. • Be thinking about your upcoming assignments (see syllabus). 11/29 – Group Presentations begin 12/13 – Researched Position Due 12/13 – Participation Reflection Due

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