Inclusive, Differentiated and Special Education

What this page covers

The page brings together classroom-focused material on inclusion, differentiation and learner diversity. Most of it is mind maps, with a smaller set of quizzes, flashcard decks, notes, flowcharts and slide sets. Topics include Universal Design for Learning, culturally responsive teaching, English language learners, gifted learners, and teaching maths to students with learning disabilities.

Where to start

Begin with the mind map Universal Design for Learning Principles with Descriptions. It sets out multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement, including guidelines such as recruiting interest. Then move to the flashcard deck on Chapter 2 of Universal Design for Learning, which covers terms such as metacognition, affective systems and the Zone of Proximal Development.

1. Read the UDL principles map.
2. Review the Chapter 2 flashcards.
3. Take the quiz CPACC Master List Part II, which asks you to match examples to the Universal Design for Learning 2.0 principles.

Widening out

Next, read the Inclusive education map, which looks at what inclusion avoids, such as exclusion and segregation, and who applies it. Diversity and Equity covers gender and gifted students, with ideas such as extension and enrichment activities. Pupils at the Centre challenges myths about culture and poverty.

For practice, try Engaging the Struggling Learner: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, which asks why we differentiate and has a matching note made from the map. Other maps look at grouping gifted learners, dyslexia and ELT, and ethics in inclusive education.

Using maps and quizzes together

Read a map first to see the shape of a topic. Then take a quiz without looking, and note what you missed. Go back to the map branch that covers it, and turn the gaps into flashcards. Quizzes such as Differentiated Instruction and ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY suit this approach.

Where it sits

This unit belongs to the strand Inclusion, Diversity and Learner Contexts, within Education and pedagogy. All resources were made by GoConqr users, so check them against your own course materials. Choose one map today and see how far it takes you.