Diverse Students
Meeting the needs of a variety of students can be extremely difficult; the reality is, however, that it is an inevitable hurdle that all teachers must overcome. The main strategies that I used to ensure students’ needs were being met include explicitly teaching vocabulary, using multiple forms of assessment, extensive group work, planning for student accommodations on testing and giving students choice in their projects. By integrating a lot of discussion during class, then asking the students to put to work their understanding in an artistic or written form, students get the chance to express themselves in a variety of ways. Through understanding that students communicate differently, then giving them access to varied communication …show more content…
It affects how we connect, play, socialize and, most importantly, learn. The “real world” is becoming increasingly technology-dependent; therefore being technologically literate is essential to becoming a successful, contributing member of society. It only makes sense to integrate technology into the classroom to give students the opportunity to gain a wide variety of knowledge and skills necessary to flourish in school and in life. Exposing students to the range of technology available – both basic uses like showing videos or having them conduct research online and more creative ones, like having them produce their own newscasts, films, or songs or setting up a pen pal exchange with a sister class across the country or the globe – gives them the chance to explore new approaches to learning and also potential career paths for the future. In this way, it is an excellent tool to diversify teaching, allowing teachers to address multiple learning styles and present information in a variety of formats. Another reason technology is important in the classroom is that it helps to engage students in what might otherwise be boring or dry content. Today’s students are simply drawn to technology, and by taking advantage of that instructors are able to provide them the opportunity to get much more individualized instruction and support in specific areas of weakness through various computer programs or …show more content…
One way to do this is through targeted and clear assessments aimed at gauging how students are meeting objectives set for the lesson, unit, or year. Successful assessments are not just for the teacher, they are extremely meaningful for the student because it allows them to get feedback on their work and understanding, which can be done in many different ways. Formative assessments in my unit are abundant due to the high number of discussions, both whole class and small group. This gives me the chance to gauge students’ understanding in real time and clear up confusions before the inaccurate information has time to take root in the students’ minds. I also incorporate exit tickets and short quizzes in multiple lessons with questions that mirror or strongly connect to the objectives for the lesson. The anticipatory sets in many of the lessons are also very beneficial since they can indicate where the class stands on their current understanding and better inform how I will approach the topic and what my focus will be. In my Social Studies lesson plan, if students already have a solid understanding of certain types of propaganda (like emotional appeals or glittering generalities), I would spend less time explaining those and more on aspects that they are unfamiliar with or unsure of. I incorporated summative assessments at the end of each lesson. Students
Meeting the needs of a variety of students can be extremely difficult; the reality is, however, that it is an inevitable hurdle that all teachers must overcome. The main strategies that I used to ensure students’ needs were being met include explicitly teaching vocabulary, using multiple forms of assessment, extensive group work, planning for student accommodations on testing and giving students choice in their projects. By integrating a lot of discussion during class, then asking the students to put to work their understanding in an artistic or written form, students get the chance to express themselves in a variety of ways. Through understanding that students communicate differently, then giving them access to varied communication …show more content…
It affects how we connect, play, socialize and, most importantly, learn. The “real world” is becoming increasingly technology-dependent; therefore being technologically literate is essential to becoming a successful, contributing member of society. It only makes sense to integrate technology into the classroom to give students the opportunity to gain a wide variety of knowledge and skills necessary to flourish in school and in life. Exposing students to the range of technology available – both basic uses like showing videos or having them conduct research online and more creative ones, like having them produce their own newscasts, films, or songs or setting up a pen pal exchange with a sister class across the country or the globe – gives them the chance to explore new approaches to learning and also potential career paths for the future. In this way, it is an excellent tool to diversify teaching, allowing teachers to address multiple learning styles and present information in a variety of formats. Another reason technology is important in the classroom is that it helps to engage students in what might otherwise be boring or dry content. Today’s students are simply drawn to technology, and by taking advantage of that instructors are able to provide them the opportunity to get much more individualized instruction and support in specific areas of weakness through various computer programs or …show more content…
One way to do this is through targeted and clear assessments aimed at gauging how students are meeting objectives set for the lesson, unit, or year. Successful assessments are not just for the teacher, they are extremely meaningful for the student because it allows them to get feedback on their work and understanding, which can be done in many different ways. Formative assessments in my unit are abundant due to the high number of discussions, both whole class and small group. This gives me the chance to gauge students’ understanding in real time and clear up confusions before the inaccurate information has time to take root in the students’ minds. I also incorporate exit tickets and short quizzes in multiple lessons with questions that mirror or strongly connect to the objectives for the lesson. The anticipatory sets in many of the lessons are also very beneficial since they can indicate where the class stands on their current understanding and better inform how I will approach the topic and what my focus will be. In my Social Studies lesson plan, if students already have a solid understanding of certain types of propaganda (like emotional appeals or glittering generalities), I would spend less time explaining those and more on aspects that they are unfamiliar with or unsure of. I incorporated summative assessments at the end of each lesson. Students