Overview
The activities on this website are designed for instructors to supplement course material and offer students interactive ways to review concepts being taught in courses on disabled children’s childhoods. These activities are designed for upper-level courses in Early Childhood Studies, Bachelor’s of Education, Disability Studies, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Psychology, Human Development, and professional development programs focused on building skills in Inclusion, Disability Services, and Resource Consultation.
The topics will support instructors to lead students’ learning about experiences of disabled children and their families in education, health, and social care settings, with the goal of influencing legislation, policy and professional practice to recognize that disabled children are present and important in these settings.
These interactive activities and videos can aid in students’ understanding of disability in education, inclusion, and the role of consultants in early childhood and school settings. The activities are not asynchronous. Instructors are encouraged to go through the material and use the references and resources to develop a deeper understanding of each topic and to facilitate active engagement with students using the learning objectives of each topic. The material covered in these topics is not meant to stand-alone, but to enhance deeper understanding of learning objectives that are taught by the instructor.
The core activities of each topic will take instructors approximately 1 hour to facilitate with their students. These activities provide opportunities to review previously covered foundational material, along with links to additional resources and activities (for those who wish to explore the material at a deeper level). Each of the topics has learning objectives, a warm up activity and an interactive activity. Some of the activities have student facing content, which is attached in downloadable formats. Discussion questions for each activity support the instructor to facilitate critical thinking.
Following an inclusive model of teaching, instructors are encouraged to make adaptations to better respond to the specific students and context in which the material is being taught.
