CHAPTERCHAPTER Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIETY EIGHTH EDITION DAVID MILLER SADKER MYRA POLLACK SADKER KAREN R. ZITTLEMAN 2 Different Ways of Learning

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LEARNING STYLES Figure

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. CREATING A PRODUCTIVE LEARNING CLIMATE: MYTHS AND FACTS SELECTED MYTHS: Students learn best in quiet surroundings. FACTS: Students learn best in well-lighted areas. STUDENT GENERATED MYTHS:FACTS: 2.2

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. COST OF SEXISM IN SCHOOLS 2.3 FemalesMales Academic Psychological and Physical Career and Family Student Generated Responses

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS OF GARDNER'S THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Student Generated Responses 1. Logical-Mathematical 2. Linguistic 3. Bodily-Kinesthetic 4. Musical 5. Spatial 6. Interpersonal 7. Intrapersonal 8. Naturalist 9. Other(s)? DESIGN ACTIVITIES THAT EMPHASIZE EACH INTELLIGENCE 2.4

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTEDNESS Figure

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. APPROACHES TO TEACHING GIFTED STUDENTS AdvantagesDisadvantages Enriched curricular offerings Acceleration Other(s) Student Generated Responses 2.6

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. CRITICAL PRINCIPLES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 1.Zero Reject 2.Nondiscriminatory Education 3.Appropriate Education 4.Least-Restrictive Environment 5.Procedural Due Process Student Generated Definitions and Examples 2.7

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS SERVED UNDER IDEA Figure Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, 24 TH Annual Report to Congress (2003), Table 1-5.

Sadker/Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Eighth Edition. © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS KEY POINTS: 1.Use group work. 2.Use hands-on and activity-based learning. 3.Adjust the type and length of assignments. 4.Individualize instruction (use support staff). 5.Carefully select materials or create your own. 6.Present information orally and visually. 7.Use technology. 8.Examine the classroom environment. 9.Use various forms of assessment. 2.9