My First Workshop
Awareness
Programme-Cum-Workshop on
Children
with Diverse Learning and their Educational Needs
School of Education, Faculty of Education
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
School of Education, Faculty of Education
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
(30th
– 31st October 2019)
About the Workshop
Inclusive
education means that all
students attend and are welcomed by their neighbourhood schools in
age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute and
participate in all aspects of the life of the school. Inclusive education is
about looking at the ways our schools, classrooms, programs and lessons are
designed so that all children can participate and learn. It also means finding
ways to develop friendships, relationships and mutual respect between all children,
and between children and teachers in the school.
The constitution of
India clearly articulates that it aims to uphold the dignity of every person in
the society and prevent any kind of discrimination. Thus, education of children
with diverse learning is one of the major responsibilities of the government of
India. Therefore, the need of hour is to prepare a teacher who can teach in
inclusive classroom following inclusive pedagogy and take care of diverse
learning needs. Inclusive pedagogy demands identification of special and
diverse learning needs, designing and implementing the needs based teaching
learning practices in such a manner that the entire class gets equal
opportunity to participate and learn. The same has also been acknowledged in
the NCFTE 2009 and also reiterated in the latest (2014) norms and standard
published by the NCTE for all pre-service teacher training degree
programmes.
The philosophy of
inclusion desires to include all students in the same class and create teams of
regular and special teachers working collaboratively and cooperatively to
combine their professional knowledge and skills. The role of principal is vital
in developing such team.
Therefore, teachers of
schools at each level must be aware of the needs of children with diverse
learning and their role and responsibilities so that he or she can cater the
need of such children. As your students enter the classroom, they bring with
them a unique background, set of skills and educational needs. Diversity in the
classroom does not just refer to cultural diversity but also refers to
diversity in skills, knowledge and needs. Teachers and parents place a high
priority on strengthening programs to improve outcomes for diverse learners in
attaining college and career readiness with teachers in high-poverty schools
and schools serving large populations of students of color being most likely to
state this as the highest priority. Every student has strengths and weaknesses.
Every student has her own way of learning. Most importantly, every student has
her own way of best expressing what she has learned.
At first, to engage
every student seems like an impossible task. Yet there are small changes every
teacher can make to help students become successful learners.
Hence the aim of this workshop
is to aware the teachers of primary and secondary schools with the children
with diverse learning and their educational needs. It will also throw light
upon Inclusive Classroom Strategies, Planning and Management of Inclusive
Classroom, Inclusive lesson plan preparation Activity, Inclusive Evaluation and
Some Issues and Challenges in inclusive education.
