Special Needs Classes!

Dr. Anya Evmenova, opened my eyes to the world of the children with various abilities and needs. I had always found some students in my classes were slow learners and they needed special attention. As our school cannot have specialised teachers with training to help these kids, I always felt that I was lacking in my abilities when I was dealing with these students. Through the various techniques Dr. Anya showed us and the discussions we had in class I am now confident of helping these kids better. I can now identify kids with special needs in my classes and take proper measures so that they are keeping up with the rest of the class. This training is going to help me immensely in class and also my school as I will share this knowledge with my fellow teachers. 

Individualised Education Program (IEP), the individual school program developed for each kid with disabilities is an amazing way to enable each kid to be integrated in the classroom. In my school experience I saw this being done in each American classroom---wonderful!

Being introduced to the Mason Life program, I felt that the university is doing a fantastic job of inclusion and every university around the world should have a program like this---something that changes the life of the person with special needs. 

Dr. Kristine Neuber told us about the various kinds of assistive technology available to help make life easier for anyone with disabilities. She showed us so many amazing gadgets available to assist various needs of people. 

I got to know how "Differentiated Instruction" can help not only the students with special needs but all the students in class. This class has been truly amazing and has helped me learn to be an inclusive and effective teacher for the whole class.