Introduction to Inclusive Education Module 2
Before completing the assignments, please read the readings and instructional lessons for this module. Please complete these items at the beginning of the module as they are the basis for your discussions and assignments.
1. Snow, K. (2010). People first language. http://nebula.wsimg.
2. Longmore and Piastro: Un-handicapping our Language: Unhandicapping Our Language.pdf
3. I prefer that you called me disabled: https://www.
Recommended (Optional)
1. Teen Vogue: How to Use Gender Neutral Words https://www.teenvogue.
2. Disability is Natural https://www.
3. American Psychological Association (APA) – APA Manual Unbiased language supplemental materials.pdf Download APA Manual Unbiased language supplemental materials.pdf
You do not need to purchase a textbook for this course. All Reading/Podcast/Webinars will be posted in each weekly Module.
Assignment 1, Discussion 1: Weekly Text Summary and Reflection:
About this Week’s Readings: Module 2: Weekly Text Summaries and Reflection Posts (by Thursday at midnight) & Response to Two Classmates (by Sunday at midnight)
Format is as follows:
Reading/Watching/Listening Summaries: First, complete your reading/watching/listening assignments and answer to the prompts on the Text Summaries and Reflections for the Required texts. Recommended/Optional are not required, but recommended. If you read/watch/listen to them include the in the Text Summaries and Reflection form. You will submit one Text Summaries and Reflections per unit. That is, on the same Text Summaries and Reflections you will complete the Text Citation and Summary for each reading/video/podcast. Responses to Questions #3 and #4, what did you learn and would do differently, will be an integration of all the texts. That is one citation and summary for each Text, and an integrated Reflection of the three texts.
o Format
Please complete one summary for each of the assigned readings:
1. Text 1(Article/Resource/Media) Citation (APA Style):
2. Text 1 Summary: (Make direct connections to the text)
3. Text 2 (Article/Resource/Media) Citation (APA Style):
4. Text 2 Summary: (Make direct connections to the text) – if there are more required texts for that unit you will add an APA citation and a Summary, and combine the reflection responses for all three texts.
· 5. What three things did you learn from these texts (article/resource/media)? (make direct connections to text)
· 6. What three things would you do differently as an educator/leader/therapist based on your new knowledge and understandings as a result of these texts (article/resource/media)?
Assignment 1 is due Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12noon. I will pay you $10.00 only for the assignment. I will use PayPal only for payment. Please verify that you received this email. Late assignments will not be paid for.
Assignment 2, Discussion 2: Personal and Professional Experiences with People of Diverse Identities and Lived Experiences:
Personal and Professional Experiences with people of diverse abilities/disabilities, race/ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, language, country of origin, social class. Assignment link: Module 2: Personal and Professional Experiences with People of Diverse Identities
· Question 1. Educational Experience: Reflect on your K-12 experiences as a student and describe what you remember from that time regarding student and teacher population. Who were the individuals in your school community? Did it feel like a community? Was your school a diverse environment in terms of abilities, race, class, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation of students, families, and educators? Was it a welcoming school? How can you tell? What did “Special Education” look like? What school environments looked like: cafeteria, classrooms, recess, clubs, etc.? In addition, provide some more detailed information on where students with disabilities received their special education services, were they in your classroom, in a separate classroom, separate part of the building, did you have an opportunity to interact with them?
· Question 2. Personal/Professional Experience: Also, please come prepared to discuss your personal and/or professional experiences with people of diverse abilities/disabilities, race/ethnicity, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation in your personal or professional life and how they inform your perspectives in life. If you work in a school or another organization, what difference and similarities can you draw from you as a student, and you as the professional?
· Question 3. Special Teacher: Do you have a teacher who was special to you? If so, why? What do you remember? Did your teacher know?
