Your teaching methods are being questioned by students. How can you ensure inclusivity in your lesson plans?

When I was teaching, I have done a few things to "flip" the dynamics in the classroom. For example, I have provided them with a syllabus that only includes a description of the course and then had them populate it with questions and topics they are interested in. I usually review these and then organized my content around these questions. If I begin to notice and significant student changes in terms of engagement, activity, or discontent, I am likely to take a pause and ask them what do they believe is working well and what is not working or more challenging. Taking a quick "pulse" of you students is vital from time-to-time so you can adjust accordingly

Teaching has evolved into group learning and flipped learning. The need for the hour is being a co explorer with the students to kindle the joy of learning in them.

I faced this challenge as a visiting faculty. The college had a rule of teaching via presentations. After a couple of lectures, I noticed that students weren't paying attention and they felt sleepy in class. When I inquired about it they mentioned that the dark classroom environment makes them sleepy. We switched to old school blackboard teaching and they aced the subject. It improved their focus as well as enthusiasm to learn new concepts. Taking feedback from students is always a great tool to improve skills.

To ensure inclusivity on your classroom, there need for proper feedback from your students. To start with, as a teacher with high sense of personal development, you ought to be the one sourcing for their feedbacks. And when they give it, ensure to take it to heart. Listen carefully to their complaints, pain points, and preferred solution. It may not be the the methodology but your own approach to it. It may also be the problem with your teaching methods. In this case, sit back to devise other fun filled, collaborative, gamified , role playing or project based methods based on their feedback. Make every effort to understand your kind of learners: cultural backgrounds, age, etc these will help you tailor your methods to suit their needs.

Al escuchar a los estudiantes me permite impartir la clase desde un punto de vista general , tomando en cuenta el punto de vista de todo el grupo. Tengo que hacer una ajuste por decirlo de alguna forma. donde todos sientan que su aporte importante.

Claro, esto es muy importante ya que de esta manera se asegura que el contenido sea enriquecedor y útil para los alumnos y todos se sientan parte.

To take inclusion a step further, every semester student teams taught one course outcome, one chapter of the textbook and one of Stephen Covey’s 8 habits for a collaborative midterm. The team presentation was worth 20% of the midterm grade with the remaining 80% split 60/20 for an essay (80%) on the process, contributions and suggestions for the next collaboration and 20% using the same grading rubric I used to evaluate another team’s presentation. They were encouraged to include ways for all learning styles to engage and personal artifacts of their cultural heritage and legacies. This made for deep learning, accelerated community-building, and greater agency as individuals. Everyone enjoyed receiving from the wealth of lived experiences.

I’ve found students to be more willing to follow my lead when I shared the “stage” and made frequent opportunities to follow theirs. For several semesters we started with Strength Finding, read Tom Mycoskie’s Start Something That Matters and built businesses to respond to one social issue in teams. Each team decided which issue their presentation would address, who would be responsible for research, fact checking, formatting citations, actions individuals, communities or nations could take and how to make the presentation interactive. Not everyone spoke before the class, not everyone conducted research but everyone got to expand their confidence and competence and submit an essay and evaluation worth 80% of their midterm grade.

It is important to provide specifications and Course outlines to students .Suppose a teacher is not able to follow the course outline as per the plan then it is also important to notify the students. Always make it clear to the learners any changes you bring in class room which will help to gain the confidence between the learner and the teacher.

Ensuring inclusivity in your lesson plan, especially when students question your teaching methods, is crucial for creating a supportive learning environment. 1. Foster Open Communication 2. Incorporate Diverse Perspectives 3. Differentiate Instruction 4. Solicit Student Feedback 5. Promote Collaborative Learning 6. Set Clear Learning Objectives 7. Be Adaptable 8. Model Inclusivity 9. Provide Support 10. Reflect on Your Practice