6. Talk about how it went
Meet to talk about how the strategy from Step 4 went. Discuss and plan how you might adapt or modify your practice.
Questions to guide reflection
- What did we try?
- What happened when we did this? How did the students respond to the strategy? How did the adults experience and respond to the strategy?
- How might we change our practice next time?
- In what ways are we more aware of our views and assumptions about disability? Have our views changed in any way?
- To what extent do we see all students in our class as active, capable learners? How do we show this?
- How would our students know that we see them as active, capable learners?
Next steps
When thinking about what you might do next, consider the other topics in this series:
- Teachers and Teacher Aides: Who Does What?
- Keeping Our Work Confidential, Professional and Safe
- Supporting Students with Complex Needs
- Identifying Students’ Strengths
- Students Participating in their Individual Education Plans (IEP)
- Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum
- Fostering Peer Relationships
- Creating Inclusive Classrooms
- Supporting Student Learning in the Whole Class
- Teacher Aide Interaction that Supports Student Learning
- Being an Effective Reader-Writer
Visit Teachers and Teacher Aides Working Together to access these modules.