Engaging Diverse Learners

The following essay will highlight and discuss the importance of recognizing the range of diverse learners groups, using updated instructional strategies to engage this diverse population, and recognizing how conducting and understanding research can help educators with professional goals. Additionally, there will be a discussion of the presence and importance of multicultural education in the multicultural classroom, diverse learner characteristics and differentiated instruction, as well as ways in which these themes may help educators become more fluid in meeting the needs of a diverse learner population. Included are ways in which teachers as well as students are able to progress through learner based curriculum adjustments, tailored instructional methods to engage learners, acknowledgement of prejudice, and implementation of developmentally appropriate …show more content…
In many classrooms there is a discrepancy between those students who are engaged and immersed in the learning process and those who appear disinterested in learning. Successful teachers are those who are able to engage students. Also, it must be noted that there is a general time scale indicating periods of heightened engagement. Although teachers have a large role in creating engaged learners, they do not possess sole responsibility to ensure the engagement of student learners. Schools and school leaders as a whole must also work together with teachers to successfully thwart disengagement. According to the text, teachers who have success with engaging students, demonstrate mastery of eight essential skills or teaching standards. These skills, in part, include being able to link content to students prior knowledge and experiences, allowing students to initiate and adapt learning activities, and having a well structure teaching style (Black, 2003,