Creating Accepting Classroom Communities: How are Positive Attitudes Formed?
As classes become more diverse, negative attitudes towards those who are different persist, and bullying behaviors are on the rise. Self-reflection activities that teachers can use to understand how attitudes are formed will be shared, along with research-based strategies from the Making Friends Program. Together, these foster a sense of belonging for all children.
Presenters: Michaelene M. Ostrosky, PhD, and Paddy C. Favazza, EdD.
Michaelene M. Ostrosky, PhD, is a Professor of Special Education and the Head of the Special Education Department in the College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Paddy C. Favazza, EdD., is a Professor of Early Childhood Special Education and a Center for Social Development and Education Senior Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Boston.