Inclusive Classroom Specialization
Contents
[hide]- 1 Description
- 2 Learning Path Outline
- 2.1 Empower every student with an inclusive classroom
- 2.2 The Inclusive Educator
- 2.3 Introduction to Inclusive Digital Literacy
- 2.4 Developing a Digitally Literate Learner
- 2.5 Developing a Digitally Literate Pedagogy
- 2.6 Developing a Digitally Literate Curriculum
- 2.7 Assistive Technologies
- 2.8 Accessibility tools: Meeting the needs of diverse learners
- 2.9 Training teachers to author accessible content
- 3 Source
- 4 See also
- 5 What links here
Description
It is important to build and provide accessible content, to empower students to access the content in the way that best meets their needs and to provide personalized learning experiences. The courses in this specialization will prepare teachers to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.
Learning Path Outline
Empower every student with an inclusive classroom
This course is designed for educators of all subject areas who want to empower students to utilize tools to unlock their full potential by addressing a diversity of needs.
The Inclusive Educator
In partnership with the AFA, an introduction to the Achievement for All Employability Framework, which includes Digital Literacy, which is entirely focused on providing an inclusive education for all students from SEN, to the bottom 20% to the most able learners.
Introduction to Inclusive Digital Literacy
How can we equip every young person (especially those with special education needs and disabilities) to be digitally literate in a world where government, banking, insurance, shopping is all on-line... as well as much of our social and leisure lives too? This course attempts to set the scene for your education setting's development of digital literacy, ...
Developing a Digitally Literate Learner
Digital Literacy is a set of fundamental life skills as well as a body of knowledge. This course gives you an opportunity to reflect on a young person’s learning journey: the progressive growth of digital competency, from pre-school to adulthood.
Developing a Digitally Literate Pedagogy
Before developing a rich digitally literate classroom, we must ensure that we are digitally literate ourselves! Teachers can easily be left behind as technology takes massive leaps forward. Learn to embrace change and look for opportunities to exploit the available digital resources to the max.
Developing a Digitally Literate Curriculum
Rather than ‘rush to innovate’, this course encourages you to pause for a moment, consider the needs of individual or groups of learners, then align curriculum delivery and development to meet their needs: child-centred innovation.
Assistive Technologies
This course brings together the thinking promoted within the "Creating a Digitally Inclusive Learning Community" pathway.
Accessibility tools: Meeting the needs of diverse learners
After concluding the "inclusive classroom foundation" learning path, you will continue your road to understanding what an inclusive classroom and inclusive educator are, how to develop digitally literate learners, pedagogy and curriculum and how assistive technologies and accessibility tools can help you meet the needs of all of the learners
Training teachers to author accessible content
Microsoft Teams is a digital hub that brings conversations, content, and apps together in one place. Educators can create collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, and communicate with school staff all from a single experience in Office 365 for Education.
