Teaching Without Borders

The ACE way of teaching says that everyone and their experiences carry value and will be included in every aspect of the learning environment and lessons. Teaching Without Borders with Active Centralized Empowerment means to address and remove walls that are counterproductive to achieving a fully inclusive environment. This critical pedagogy is used to bring out the best in students, teachers, as well as learning spaces! Unlike the traditional way of teaching, this critical pedagogy is specifically designed to empower and include all students as well as enhance the learning environment. Constructs such as race, gender, sex, physically special, economic backgrounds that can be used as borders that deter and block conversations, oppress students’ voices, existence, and experiences, are transformed into value aspects. The ACE classroom becomes a flowing, learning space of self-value, self-agency and empowerment and inclusionary practices of power within a collective. It is learning in an environment of diverse people, opinions and voices without being marginalized and where the authentic Self is appreciated, welcomed, included and respected.  It is teaching the Human Being who happens to be a Student and learning and succeeding together. Tested, used and developed over 15 years, Dr. Janice Marie Collins says it is a fun and involved way to teach subjects while learning and practicing the true meaning of inclusion.