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The video addressed sex Ed for preteens. The video approached tricky or uncomfortable topics in ways that youth would resonate with. The video is educational however it’s not overwhelming with terms and facts. This allows the kids to feel more comfortable with what they’re learning. If it’s less foreign it’s easier to relate to the content. An activity I would want them to do after watching the video would be them to privately without sharing Write down information or concepts they found helpful or interesting. Students could then anonymously submit a question to the teacher that they don’t understand and the class could discuss together and break out into small groups. In small groups they could draw and write for a hands-on approach, it could become a project where they research and find the answers to their questions. The work is manageable and worthwhile and easily scaled to any size class. They could also use computers to make a presentation. They could be marked on creativity and execution of information

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I love how your proposal encourages the use of critical thinking, collababoation, and digital skills! How might educators help with the transition from passive viewing to more hands on engagement?

Our interactive learning resource will specifically ensure that the needs of all learners are met by inclusive design. Understanding the importance that everyone learns differently, everyone is at a different level of prior knowledge, and everyone has different experiences. In the context of our group project, which is about sex Ed, we created a fun interactive board game for students to play. In the class reading under inclusive learning design, I appreciated the use of the selective attention test. As mentioned, they included this to show how easy it is to overlook something we are not aware of. I think the best way to make something accessible for all is to get feedback. An example would be if you were making a curriculum with access for the blind talk to people who are blind to find out what works best for them. As stated, an inclusive design means every learner has the right to succeed. It’s our job to give them those tools so that everyone has the same chance at success. Just because somebody is sick and not able to be in class doesn’t mean we should let them fall behind we must give them an online version because they deserve the ability to keep up with their classmates. 

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I really admire and resonate with your journey of self advocacy! Its inspiring how you turn challenges into opportunities to support you and your peers! what advice would you give to teachers in order to help them better understand how to support kids with different learning styles?

In Chapter 11 it asks how instruction should be structured. A story about how I overcame a learning challenge was my lifelong struggle with math, in high school math just never clicked. I was an amazing writer and loved doing art and “hands-on” creative projects. I had freedom, there was not just one right or wrong answer. In math, there was only one answer and the numbers confused me, I thought I would never be able to do well in this subject. This was until my parents hired a private math tutor to help kids like me whose brain works differently when it comes to numbers. I found out I was number dyslexic which made it much easier to figure out a way for me to understand math. The behaviourist approach did not work for me repetition of numbers like timetables wasn’t helping. The cognitivist approach helps me understand the why and the how of the math formulas. We used whiteboards in my tutor session as I am a visual learner and I got to see step by step of the concepts. The approach that worked best for me when it came to math was the constructivist approach. My teacher used examples from real life like shopping or ordering food at a restaurant this helped me conceptualize the different math formulas I was using.

Understanding how my brain worked and gaining tools to help me thrive in school really helped my academic confidence.

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Amelia, thats amazing how that class experience shifted your perspective for learning! It sounds like the freedom to explore something your interested in helped the learning be more meaningful and engaging! sounds like the constructivist approach! if you got to choose to implement one aspect of this course into all your future courses what would it be and why?