Double Entry Journal #1

Quote:
"The classroom, not the trench, is the frontier of freedom, now and forevermore." -Lyndon Baines Johnson

Research Review for Inclusive Practices
Inclusive Education is simply the process of including all the different types of learning styles, beliefs, and attitudes in the classroom. Everyone contributes and has an important role in the success of the classroom and its community.

Three examples of students Inclusive Education is meant to serve are special education students, bilingual, and minority students, along with the general education students. This shows that the inclusive process enhances service to all students and families in the community.

Two important characteristics of Inclusive schools are creating a sense of community and students as problem solvers. Creating a sense of community is important because each and every student needs to feel that they belong. Through my experiences, I observed that students learn to respect others when they receive respect and learn how to properly give respect.

Problem solving is something that we have been learning about immensely in our Education courses at Fairmont State. Not only should problem solving be used in the classroom, but in the community as well. Outside the classroom, students can and should be used as peer mediators, peer tutors, cooperative learners, and in buddy systems (to name a few). This strategy also helps students become more responsible and effective in the inclusive process.

**The video above is a video of teachers talking about using the inclusion process in the classroom. I liked this video because it gave multiple examples of inclusion being used. It was also nice hearing opinions about inclusion from teachers who use the process every day.


References:
Inos, R. (n.d.). Research review for inclusive practices. Retrieved from http://www.prel.org/products/Products/Inclusive-practices.htm


McCullagh, S. (Videographer) (2008). The inclusive classroom [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5WCX-998vs