Can you help me to discuss the statement for an essay? what do you guys think a teacher would do to cater for the diversity of students in his/her classroom. Or to start off easily...what would the diversity be? Race? Culture? Disability?
2006-10-09 04:49:12 · 7 answers · asked by adastraperaspera 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Go to the (Education) library and get some books on "Differentiated Instruction" and "Inclusive Education". These are big buzzwords right now, and there is a wealth of resources available to teachers. For example, ON MY DESK AT THIS EXACT MOMENT, I have books called " Multicultural Education", "Teaching in a Multicultural Society", "Culturally Proficient Instruction", "Successful Inclusive Teaching" and "How to Reach and Teach Students in the Inclusive Classroom".
For some students, teachers will need to create individualized learning plans that allow the student to learn at his/her own pace while still taking part in the normal classroom activities. A sample form is linked to below. At some schools in my area, up to 35% of the students are working from these individual plans.
As for what constitutes diversity, think about age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, race, disability, language and socio-economic status. Those are just a few of the big ones.
2006-10-09 09:29:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jetgirly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diversity usually means the diversity of students' learning levels. How do you reach the lowest of your students will not leaving the highest students out and vice versa?
One way to do this is to work with small leveled groups while the other students do independent work. Another way is to give different assignments that hit on the same content. The questions for one group may be simplified.
Diversity with race, culture, disability, etc. should also be taken into account. I'm sure you'll get lots of great answers regarding that.
2006-10-09 13:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, diversity can include race, ethnicity, and special education needs, but it also includes gifted and talented, emotionally disturbed, english as a second language and many more that /i can't think of right off the top of my head. I work with most of these types of students, so I have to plan my lessons and my assignments to those needs. I may have three of these types of kids in my class at once.
So, in a sense, this statement tells you to meet the needs of your students by planning instruction and assessment around their acheivement levels. Not aptitude, but acheivement. This means a special ed. child may not have a high IQ, but they can learn better if you include objects they can use to learn a topic.
As for things to do to cater to your students needs, look back at mutliple intelligence studies by Howard Gardener. He has 9 domains in which children can be classified as being intelligent. Use your imagination and creativity. Also, if you look at posted lesson plans, they may include sections on modifications for diversified learners. Just think to yourself: If I was in this student's shows, what would I like my teacher to include to help me? How do I learn best?
You don't have to be specific, but it does help you understand your students better, and thus, you are a better teacher.
2006-10-09 06:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Samantha L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diversity in this case, I believe, is in learning styles, such as visual, kinesthetic, auditory, tactile. Not everyone learns the same way, so to be a truly effective eductor, you must find ways to 'differentiate' your instruction to meet the needs of every single child. Also, every student will not be at the same level and you need to find out ways to bring them up to where everyone else is, by teaching using the different 'modalities'. Not everyone is capable of learning the same way. Hope this helps-
2006-10-09 11:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by count scratchula 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 02:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The diversity could be of a number of different sorts: age, cultural background, learning ability, educational background, etc.
Here are some sites that may help.
2006-10-09 06:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a very good website that I know of. Read what is written there. It will help you with your question. http://wwwstatic.kern.org/filer/blogWrite44ManilaWebsite/paul/articles/A_Pedagogy_of_Multiliteracies_Designing_Social_Futures.htm
2006-10-09 09:53:19 · answer #7 · answered by Ikke 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋