Supporting One, Supporting All: Collaborative classroom support models for inclusive classrooms

The goals of inclusion are continuing to shift and evolve as we learn more about diversity and identity. The Inclusive planning process is aiming to situate Disability as an identity, not a deficit, and so to determine what supports and strategies students require, teams are shifting to look at needs, instead of disabilities, as a reference point. In this way, planning for inclusive classes can be universal, and anticipate needs of everyone in a community. In this session we will start by looking at what inclusion means and why it is important in classrooms and schools today. Then we will connect to Universal Design for Learning principles and look at how we can plan for a student with a disability, in ways that can support many students in a classroom.