5. Conclusion
In this set of notes, you looked at how you, as a teacher, can create and maintain inclusive teaching and learning environments. As you discovered, this can be done through utilizing the inclusive teaching approach, applying the universal design for learning (UDL) framework to your teaching context, and meeting students where they are.
Put simply, the notion of inclusive teaching means ensuring that none of your students are (or feel) excluded from the culture, curricula, and communities of the learning environment. The notion is facilitated and supported by the universal design for learning framework, which is characterized by the three principles of multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement. Through these principles, UDL ensures that all students have access to learning materials and pedagogy. This notion of inclusive teaching encourages teachers to meet students where they are, by allowing them to draw on their prior knowledge and individual contexts in their learning journeys.
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