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share your big takeaways here

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Start here by sharing what you know about equitable and inclusive pedagogy.

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I know that equitable and inclusive pedagogy means giving each student what they need rather than giving everyone the same thing. I know that making sure each student feels like they belong in school is essential to their learning.

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...how teachers keep each student's individual needs in sight during every class period, because this seems like something that is easily lost sight of in the hustle and bustle of teaching a lesson. I am excited to learn how we can do this through art because I think art really engages children.

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...information is presented in multiple formats and when I am doing something, rather than simply listening. I realize listening is an important skill to have and it can be necessary for learning. It is just easier and more enjoyable to learn through activity and process.

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In previous classes, we explored “multiple intelligences,” a theory that highlights different ways students learn and process information, including "Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalist intelligences." As a teacher, understanding these varied learning styles can guide me in creating lessons that offer all students a fair opportunity to succeed by tapping into their unique strengths.

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I’d like to learn strategies to help students who may not feel confident in art or who think they don’t naturally excel in it. Specifically, I want to know how to engage them in a way that makes art class meaningful and helps them feel they’re gaining valuable skills.

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I consider myself a visual learner, so I retain information best through diagrams, images, and videos. Keeping notes also helps me process and remember material, and staying on top of my organization helps me learn best.

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I already know that culturally responsive teaching and connecting curriculum to one's background and interest is important in student comprehension and engagement. Students ask more question and learn skills better when they are taught with a real life connection. Learning should be fun and engaging.

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I really want to know how to keep the joy and culturally responsive teaching in the classroom when the mandated text, standard, or curriculum does not support it. Currently at my school are given less time to do these things (barely any science and social studies) and often when we are teaching literacy we have to follow a very scripted lesson. Also, how to I bring more music into the classroom when not musically talented?

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I learn best when information is present both by visually and auditory. Also, having organize process helps me and self reflection with real life practices/situations.

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I know that equitable and inclusive pedagogy revolves around student-centered learning and working to ensure that all student's feel their learning journey is not only supported but valued.

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I want to know more about strategies and ways we can begin to introduce and examine the vast influences of art across cultures for young elementary students. Especially since art is relied on as a form of self expression and connection for many of these young students as they continue to grow their reading/writing skills.

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I find that the process of taking notes and writing down the information helps me to remember the material. For this, I learn best when the information is presented visually and then discussed. But, I find learning most enjoyable when given an activity to complete and process the learning through.

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I know that everyone brings their own unique strengths, challenges, life experiences and cultural identity with them on their journey, and a learning journey is no exception. Equitable and inclusive pedagogy connects with students' identities, leverages their background knowledge and strengths while providing scaffolding to help them overcome their challenges.

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I think authenticity is something kids see and understand without ever being taught how. So, I want to know how to foster joy and be culturally responsive in a way that is authentic and meaningful to me as an educator, so that I can make authentic connections with students to positively impact their learning.

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I learn best through active discussion, I always enjoy hearing the perspectives and ideas of others and, especially personal experiences. I am motivated to learn when given broader opportunities for exploration rather than narrow ones. For instance, having choices about a topic to focus on rather than it being assigned, or having options about how to demonstrate that learning, like by writing a paper or making a slideshow or video. I always appreciate knowing what's expected with an assignment and how it will be graded.

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To my knowledge, it involves using various methods of teaching in order to give a student the kind of environment and learning types they need. Getting a student to understand something in a way that works for them can be crucial.

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I'd like to understand how others use the methods we're taught in practice and how efficient they are. I feel like I've learned and seen a lot from my time as a student and student teaching but still don't know what actually ends up working.

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I learn best when I have lots to look at including visual aids, videos and presentations. I'm a very visual learner and sometimes long strings of words make me go back and repeat sentences until I think I understand them.

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I know that equitable and inclusive pedagogy focuses on creating a learning environment for students where they have equal access to learning based on their support needs. This means being aware that student's have different backgrounds and cultures, which means students may require different instruction strategies or ways to include their background or culture into their learning.

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I would like to learn more strategies/methods that can be introduced in student learning that help foster a diverse learning environment. Currently, with the standards or a "predesigned" curriculum (like everyday math) learning is very linear, and I think it would be really nice to divert away from this, by including different ways to approach the material. Some students would benefit from learning math or reading skills through art, or music, or even through sports.

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I am a visual and kinesthetic learner, so I typically learn best with presentations and visual aides, plus being able to practice skills or using different hands-on approaches to learning new material. I also prefer knowing expectations for assignments early on and having the opportunity to go over expectations in class.

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I know that equitable and inclusive pedagogy means working to meet the needs and supports that each student need to be able to succeed in and out of the classroom.

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I would love to see more in classroom strategies being used and how successful they are. I would also love to hear from some students on what those strategies could look like for them .

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I believe I learn best through reading. I love to read and annotate and take notes so I think those are my preferred methods of taking in information. That being said, I am very excited to play with all of our art supplies in this class :)

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So, I have actually taken this class before. For some personal reasons, I was unable to finish the work for it, and am now needing to retake it. This is to say, I feel like I know a lot about this subject already. My first time taking this class, I learned a lot about culturally responsive pedagogy and how art can play an important role in making learning accessible to students of all backgrounds and abilities.

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I guess, having taken this class already, I am mostly eager to know how it will be different this time around. I think this is a really big, fascinating topic, that I imagine will probably look pretty different being taught by a different teacher with a different relationship to the arts and to teaching. I am eager to learn even more ways art can be utilized in the classroom, especially when we as teachers are often working within fairly rigid curricula.

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I want to be totally honest: the way I learn best is pretty much the opposite of these weekend Zoom intensives. I have ADHD and I find any class on Zoom to be an enormous struggle, but especially ones this long. I always do my best, but I wanted to be upfront about the fact that I don't really enjoy this format of class, and find it very very hard to learn within. I have also struggled somewhat at Lesley with many teachers having rather unclear expectations in their assignments, and having extremely flexible deadlines. I find I work best when expectations are clear and specific, and when there are real deadlines I need to work within.

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From what I have learned from previous classes, inclusivity is practiced by engaging with each and every student, making sure each need of the students is met. Students have different learning styles and different learning backgrounds and I assume that is broadly what inclusive pedagogy is.

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I would love to learn and fine-tune inclusive strategies for my future classroom. We never know what we dont know!

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I learn best when I throw myself 100% into my work, whether that is remote or in the classroom. I tend to network well with people and I learn well through direct experience and exposure. I would also consider myself a visual learner.

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I have learned how to be more comfortable teaching and including different forms of joy in the classroom as an objective. I have strong strategies and models to use, such as ideas for morning meetings, sliding glass door, drawing as response, strong ideas of different art mediums and how to connect them to standards, and including the 5 pursuits.

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One of my big takeaways from this class is that joy can be used as a way to foster community in the classroom and in bigger spaces. For my MLL/ELL students I think a lot of their success and happiness comes from feeling a part of something and using joy as one of the key frameworks in their learning puts a spotlight on their ability to learn and grow alongside their peers.

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I have learned how to begin to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into lessons that don't obviously lend themselves to such teaching. I have a better understanding of why focusing on identity is so important for students as well as myself as the teacher. I have also learned that it's not just okay to incorporate art into content areas like math or science but that it might actually be essential to do so.

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I’ve learned that teaching is a journey focused on growth, inclusivity, and recognizing each student’s unique identity. By fostering resilience, collaboration, and reflection, I can create supportive and empowering spaces with the goal for all learners to feel valued and included. This approach nurtures curiosity, joy, and a strong sense of belonging in the classroom.

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One of my big takeaways is that joy can mean many things beyond what I thought of it as, and that it is a critical component of effective and inclusive teaching. I have also learned that creativity and artistic practices are really valuable tools not just for creating different entry points and modes of communication and assessment for all types of learners, but also for creating an inclusive learning environment that celebrates and incorporates students’ diverse backgrounds and experiences into their learning while also giving them opportunities to learn and share about themselves alongside academic subjects.

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I have learned more teaching strategies and how to incorporate them into a classroom setting. These strategies/ideas span from morning meeting to lesson motivators, and creating a student-centered/led learning environment. Using joy and the five pursuits will help put an emphasis on student abilities, background, and creating a sense of belonging within the classroom.

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I have learned that it in order to have a successful school year, there has to be inclusive pedagogy where each student is given what they are required to learn. I already have learned about different types of assessments but this class has given me a deeper "toolkit" of approaches to take in order to increase engagement. Increased engagement leads to a better sense of community and that can enhance the ability to learn and retain information.

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I feel like I have learned better ways to engage and interact with a classroom, especially in fun and engaging ways. I also feel like my understanding of how to work with people that may have very different experiences from my own life.

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Some things I want to focus on moving forward are fun ways to integrating the five pursuits across the entire curriculum, with a special focus on unearthing and cultivating joy within learning. Another big takeaway I had was the importance of being aware of our own story and perspective shapes our approaches

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I have appreciated taking this time to think more deeply about how our identities color and influence how we create lessons and interact with students, and how we can interrupt harmful practices and include healing ones. The idea of infusing joy and harnessing the arts is so appealing to me and I have really enjoyed all of the art activities we've undertaken in class. I think the ways art was included even in our zoom classes has motivated me to include art in simple but meaningful ways. One key takeaway that really resonated with me is the idea that children learn when they feel safe and sharing parts of our own identity with students can help foster the authentic relationships needed for them to feel safe.