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Starting with the Learner: Inclusive Instruction as Teaching with Social Justice

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Every Learner Everywhere® January 2022

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Topic: Effective Teaching Practices Equity in Higher Education Evidence-based Teaching Practices Inclusive Course Design

Role: Faculty

Institution: 2-Year Institutions 4-Year Institutions

In this interactive webinar, participants will consider how to make simple proactive instructional design decisions that will provide inclusive instruction and equitable learning environment, which will be framed as teaching with social justice. In addition, resources for additional learning will be both solicited and shared among those in attendance.

Presenter: Joel Amidon, Associate Professor of Secondary Education at the University of Mississippi and host of Amidon Planet teaching podcast

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Recommended citation:

Amidon, J. (2022, January 14) Starting with the Learner: Inclusive Instruction as Teaching with Social Justice [Webinar] Every Learner Everywhere®. https://www.everylearnereverywhere.org/resources/starting-with-the-learner-inclusive-instruction-as-teaching-with-social-justice/

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