{"id":251,"date":"2019-09-03T13:12:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/chapter\/patricia-cantor\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T12:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:45:54","slug":"patricia-cantor","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/cluster-learning-at-plymouth-state\/chapter\/patricia-cantor\/","title":{"raw":"Inclusion &amp; Belonging","rendered":"Inclusion &amp; Belonging"},"content":{"raw":"<h4>Summer 2019<\/h4>\nThroughout this summer of CPLC, I\u2019ve spent hours talking with colleagues about teaching and learning and done lots of reflecting on my own\u2014most of it during the commute to and from Concord. Unfortunately, I haven\u2019t been organized enough to record my car-ride reflections or immediately jot down my thoughts upon arriving home or on campus. What I have done is make a lot of lists of what I want to remember, investigate, act on, and come back to. So, in recognition of my highly developed capacity for creating detailed and ambitious To-Do lists, this synthesis and reflection is in the form of such a list, organized around some takeaway messages that that I want to keep in mind as I tackle Tackling a Wicked Problem this fall.\n<h5>Be inclusive<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Interpret \u201cinclusion\u201d in the broadest possible sense of the word.<\/li>\n \t<li>Continue to think about and strive for accessibility.<\/li>\n \t<li>Start with accessibility, but don\u2019t stop there. Think about how to promote participation and engagement.<\/li>\n \t<li>Try to apply the Universal Design for Learning principles\u2014offer students multiple means of engagement,\nrepresentation, and action and expression.<\/li>\n \t<li>Exercise empathy! Consider any possible barriers to students\u2019 access and participation and work to eliminate or get around those barriers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Learn from and with others.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Be open to others\u2019 perspectives.<\/li>\n \t<li>Remember the value (and the joy) of collaborating, exchanging ideas, sharing questions, being challenged, and being confused together.<\/li>\n \t<li>Rely on the support of others to make it easier and more exciting to take risks, try out ideas, and even fail\u2014and support others in the same way.<\/li>\n \t<li>Give the students space and time to pursue their interests and determine the direction of their own learning.<\/li>\n \t<li>Reflect, alone and with others.<\/li>\n \t<li>Acknowledge and appreciate what I\u2019m learning from others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Cultivate the students\u2019 sense of belonging.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Focus on building and sustaining a welcoming, encouraging, respectful community of learners.<\/li>\n \t<li>Be explicit, in my words and actions, about the value of community and how it supports our learning.<\/li>\n \t<li>Be positive in my interactions with students.<\/li>\n \t<li>Remember that trust is essential. Always err on the side of trust\u2014believe the students. Be worthy of their trust.<\/li>\n \t<li>Exercise empathy! Consider what it\u2019s like to be a first-year student\u2014how scary it can be to make a mistake, try\nnew things, do something you\u2019re not good at. Create a safe environment so learners feel supported and able to take risks.<\/li>\n \t<li>Remember that co-regulation supports the development of self-regulation*\u2014 which is why trust is essential.<\/li>\n \t<li>Notice and name when students are practicing the Habits of Mind\u2014draw their attention to their own efforts and\nachievements.<\/li>\n \t<li>Get to know and appreciate each student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n* See Rosanbalm, K.D., &amp; Murray, D.W. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/fpg.unc.edu\/sites\/fpg.unc.edu\/files\/resources\/reports-and-policy-briefs\/Co-RegulationFromBirthThroughYoungAdulthood.pdf\">Caregiver Co-regulation Across Development: A Practice Brief<\/a>. OPRE Brief #2017-80. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US. Department of Health and Human Services.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/chapter\/patricia-cantor\/attachment\/0014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-490\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-490 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/clusterlearningatplymouthstate\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/60\/files\/2019\/09\/0014-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"zine collage page of the chapter\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"><\/a>","rendered":"<h4>Summer 2019<\/h4>\n<p>Throughout this summer of CPLC, I\u2019ve spent hours talking with colleagues about teaching and learning and done lots of reflecting on my own\u2014most of it during the commute to and from Concord. Unfortunately, I haven\u2019t been organized enough to record my car-ride reflections or immediately jot down my thoughts upon arriving home or on campus. What I have done is make a lot of lists of what I want to remember, investigate, act on, and come back to. So, in recognition of my highly developed capacity for creating detailed and ambitious To-Do lists, this synthesis and reflection is in the form of such a list, organized around some takeaway messages that that I want to keep in mind as I tackle Tackling a Wicked Problem this fall.<\/p>\n<h5>Be inclusive<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpret \u201cinclusion\u201d in the broadest possible sense of the word.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to think about and strive for accessibility.<\/li>\n<li>Start with accessibility, but don\u2019t stop there. Think about how to promote participation and engagement.<\/li>\n<li>Try to apply the Universal Design for Learning principles\u2014offer students multiple means of engagement,<br \/>\nrepresentation, and action and expression.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise empathy! Consider any possible barriers to students\u2019 access and participation and work to eliminate or get around those barriers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Learn from and with others.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Be open to others\u2019 perspectives.<\/li>\n<li>Remember the value (and the joy) of collaborating, exchanging ideas, sharing questions, being challenged, and being confused together.<\/li>\n<li>Rely on the support of others to make it easier and more exciting to take risks, try out ideas, and even fail\u2014and support others in the same way.<\/li>\n<li>Give the students space and time to pursue their interests and determine the direction of their own learning.<\/li>\n<li>Reflect, alone and with others.<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledge and appreciate what I\u2019m learning from others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Cultivate the students\u2019 sense of belonging.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on building and sustaining a welcoming, encouraging, respectful community of learners.<\/li>\n<li>Be explicit, in my words and actions, about the value of community and how it supports our learning.<\/li>\n<li>Be positive in my interactions with students.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that trust is essential. Always err on the side of trust\u2014believe the students. Be worthy of their trust.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise empathy! Consider what it\u2019s like to be a first-year student\u2014how scary it can be to make a mistake, try<br \/>\nnew things, do something you\u2019re not good at. Create a safe environment so learners feel supported and able to take risks.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that co-regulation supports the development of self-regulation*\u2014 which is why trust is essential.<\/li>\n<li>Notice and name when students are practicing the Habits of Mind\u2014draw their attention to their own efforts and<br \/>\nachievements.<\/li>\n<li>Get to know and appreciate each student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* See Rosanbalm, K.D., &amp; Murray, D.W. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/fpg.unc.edu\/sites\/fpg.unc.edu\/files\/resources\/reports-and-policy-briefs\/Co-RegulationFromBirthThroughYoungAdulthood.pdf\">Caregiver Co-regulation Across Development: A Practice Brief<\/a>. OPRE Brief #2017-80. 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