Elements:

1. Challenge: There are many challenges which one can face as a teacher. The basic job of a

teacher is to teach the young minds and inspire them, and this job is best done when the first  student from your class to the last student is benefited from what you teach. Even if one  student is left out the task a teacher is assigned to do is not accomplished. This challenge  came to me when I had 2 students in my class who were differently able. These 2 students  were a part of inclusive education program of my college and they both were sponsored by a  big financial company, as a part of their CSR activity. Now let me tell you about the  background of these 2 students. One was visually impaired up to 98% and the other was  suffering from cerebral Palsy and could not walk and always needed a wheel chair. Both the  students came from a poor economic background and were the first ones in their family to go  to such a reputed expensive college. The challenge I faced was that both of them were not  accepted well in the class. I observed that both are sitting in the first bench alone and no one  is talking to them. These 2 students were also scared as they were from a regional language  background and English was not their forte. The other regular students came from effluent  families and were impeccably dressed just like their English, no one bothered to talk to these  2 differently abled students, forget about helping them in their studies. I as a teacher was  deeply troubled as I felt that not intelligent students but the weaker section of students need  a teacher more. Another challenge was that in future more such students will be joining and  so the college students should accept and understand inclusive education. My college had a  tie up with this financial giant and there were more students with special abilities expected in  the coming years. Now I had this great challenge of making the regular students not only to  accept the specially challenged students but also to help them in the education process.

2. Selection: The tool I selected is Visualisation tool. This is a tool which allows you to think and

visualize in your mind all the possibilities. The usage of this tool allows one to think in a non  verbal way . The usage of his tool gets better by practice. This tools helps to visualise all the  possible outcomes and solutions which are associated with a particular challenge.  Refrence  https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-design-thinking-

innovation/lecture/ras21/visualization-tool

3. Application:

First I sat alone with chart papers and pencils and started to find out the aspects of my  challenge. There were 2 aspects I got visualise, one how to involve the regular students in  my inclusive education and secondly how to help the specially abled students come out of  their shell. I visualized that I can ask the class representatives to help me. I also visualised  the challenges of the specially abled student which included difficulty in learning and speaking  English, hard subjects, peer pressure, form filling, writing exams, scribe etc. Now I spoke to  the class rep and the class spoke to other students in groups and all were convinced to  support. It was decided that every week one new student will sit with the differently abled  student in the class and helping them in the studies, this  student will clarify their doubts, so  this was weekly buddy. We made buddies for every task . English buddy helped them with  coping up for English related issues. Exam buddy helped with problems of finding scribe and  filling forms.There was a lunch buddy who would facilitate their movement to washroom during  lunch time and also help in getting food This way these 2 students became the responsibility  of the entire class. And I am planning to continue this pattern. These students are now  comfortable, not scared at all and the entire class has owned the responsibility.

4. Insight:

The insight I got is that how visualisation can be done. I had to step into the shoes of the  specially able students and understand the problems as they would face it.

5. Approach:

Next time also I would follow it the same way , maybe I will add another tool to it say story  telling. This story of my current class has become a winning story which could be told to the  future student s to come. Also my visualisation Pattern will differ If the students under  consideration are different. Say for example if I get a student who is hearing impaired I may  need another sets of visulisation


Elements : 1 . Challenge : There are many challenges which one can face as a teacher . The basic job of a teacher is to teach the young minds and inspire them , and this job is best done when the first student from your class to the last student is benefited from what you teach . Even if one student is left out the task a teacher is assigned to do is not accomplished . This challenge came to me when I had 2 students in my class who were differently able . These 2 students were a part of inclusive education program of my college and they both were sponsored by a big financial company , as a part of their CSR activity . Now let me tell you about the background of these 2 students . One was visually impaired up to 98 % and the other was suffering from cerebral Palsy and could not walk and always needed a wheel chair . Both the students came from a poor economic background and were the first ones in their family to go to such a reputed expensive college . The challenge I faced was that both of them were not accepted well in the class . I observed that both are sitting in the first bench alone and no one is talking to them . These 2 students were also scared as they were from a regional language background and English was not their forte . The other regular students came from effluent families and were impeccably dressed just like their English , no one bothered to talk to these 2 differently abled students , forget about helping them in their studies . I as a teacher was deeply troubled as I felt that not intelligent students but the weaker section of students need a teacher more . Another challenge was that in future more such students will be joining and so the college students should accept and understand inclusive education . My college had a tie up with this financial giant and there were more students with special abilities expected in the coming years . Now I had this great challenge of making the regular students not only to accept the specially challenged students but also to help them in the education process . 2 . Selection : The tool I selected is Visualisation tool . This is a tool which allows you to think and visualize in your mind all the possibilities . The usage of this tool allows one to think in a non verbal way . The usage of his tool gets better by practice . This tools helps to visualise all the possible outcomes and solutions which are associated with a particular challenge . Refrence https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-design-thinking- innovation / lecture / ras21 / visualization - tool 3 . Application : First I sat alone with chart papers and pencils and started to find out the aspects of my challenge . There were 2 aspects I got visualise , one how to involve the regular students in my inclusive education and secondly how to help the specially abled students come out of their shell . I visualized that I can ask the class representatives to help me . I also visualised the challenges of the specially abled student which included difficulty in learning and speaking English , hard subjects , peer pressure , form filling , writing exams , scribe etc . Now I spoke to the class rep and the class spoke to other students in groups and all were convinced to support . It was decided that every week one new student will sit with the differently abled student in the class and helping them in the studies , this student will clarify their doubts , so this was weekly buddy . We made buddies for every task . English buddy helped them with coping up for English related issues . Exam buddy helped with problems of finding scribe and filling forms . There was a lunch buddy who would facilitate their movement to washroom during lunch time and also help in getting food This way these 2 students became the responsibility of the entire class . And I am planning to continue this pattern . These students are now comfortable , not scared at all and the entire class has owned the responsibility . 4 . Insight : The insight I got is that how visualisation can be done . I had to step into the shoes of the specially able students and understand the problems as they would face it . 5 . Approach : Next time also I would follow it the same way , maybe I will add another tool to it say story telling . This story of my current class has become a winning story which could be told to the future student s to come . Also my visualisation Pattern will differ If the students under consideration are different . Say for example if I get a student who is hearing impaired I may need another sets of visulisation