Learning as a Way of Teaching

11 03 2008

Introducing Inclusioncast

Posted by: Mr. James in 2.0, Inclusioncast, Personal Thoughts, podcasting

I have finally finished the first of hopefully will be many podcasts on inclusion. I love talking to teachers about inclusion practices and I love multimedia. It just seemed natural to me to create a podcast that combines those two loves.

Please indulge me and give me some feedback on this maiden voyage in the uncharted waters of podcasting. Well, uncharted for me.

Inclusioncast #1

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3 Responses to “Introducing Inclusioncast”

1.   miketemple123 Says:
   March 14th, 2008 at 11:32 am

   Hi David

   I loved you podcast and as someone who has worked in special needs I endorse your statement “Don’t treat all students equally, treat them fairly”. This is particularly important in the work I’m doing in Supportive Behaviour management with teachers and carers.
   There are many of us with “learning differences” that need to be taken into account so that we can succeed at our own level. I love Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk video, in particular, the story about Gillian Lynne, the choreographer and her apparent ADHD - do have a look if you haven’t already. I look forward to hearing more from you in the future - have you considered submitting your podcast to iTunes and adding a subscribe button to your blog?

   Keep on podcasting
   Mike Temple
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2.   Sue Palmer Says:
   March 15th, 2008 at 9:51 am

   I totally agree with your definition of inclusion. In our district,
   “inclusion” refers to blended classes containing a gen ed and special ed teacher for differentiation purposes. Other classes are blended, but not “inclusion” without the additional teacher support. All students can learn and it is the teachers’ responsibility to take reasonable steps to differentiate to facilitate learning for all. The goal of a teacher is not to “teach” i.e. deliver instruction, but to facilitate learning. That is a much bigger job. “Teaching” can be “delivering content”. Our focus should be “learning”. I enjoyed your podcast. Congratulations!

3.   anne marie Says:
   May 12th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

   CONGRATS- your maiden voyage was AWESOME!! I loved your comment that we don’t necessarily need to treat students equally, but fairly– right on! Can’t wait for Podcast #2 and 3 and 4 and ………

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