Review of Be the Architect of Your Inclusive Classroom: Building Communities for Learning, by Celia Oyler, Erika H. Hooper & Britt Hamre
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In a world full of diversity, the classroom can be a place where all the students feel safe with their learning struggles. To build an inclusive classroom, teachers must reflect on their own practices and how they are informed by racial position, ethical perspective, linguistic identities, socio-economic status, current/previous traumas, cultural situation, social media influences, and other factors. This book encourages readers to think deeply about this process and ways to help make their own classroom inclusive for all.
Author Biography
Mussarath Mehedi, Illinois State University
Mussarath Mehedi is a promoter of inclusive learning environments that honor and sustain the cultural and linguistic diversity of all students. Her focus centers on culturally sustaining pedagogy and culturally responsive teaching as frameworks for equity and belonging in education. She has worked as an assistant teacher of English at Cambrian School and College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, for about six years. She is currently a doctoral student at the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University, IL, USA. She also serves as a graduate research assistant at the same institution.
References
[Book reviewed] Oyler, C., Hooper, E. H., & Hamre, B. (2025). Be the architect of your inclusive classroom: Building communities for learning. Teachers College Press.
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Stubbs, S. (2008). Inclusive education: Where there are few resources. Atlas Alliance. https://www.eenet.org.uk/resources/docs/ie%20few%20resources%202008.pdf
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