Teaching to All Learners

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Diverse Learners Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 4

Types of Diverse Learners  Cultural backgrounds  Educational backgrounds  Family support systems  Languages  Learning styles 5 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.

Learning Styles 6

Constructivism A learning theory created by:  John Dewey  Jean Piaget  Lev Vygotsky Children develop their understanding by building on what they already know… They “construct” knowledge. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 7

Multiple Intelligences  A learning theory created by Howard Gardner  People can be smart in many ways Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 8

9 Cognitive Development Bloom’s Taxonomy Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering

Multiple Learning Modalities 10 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Image source: Texas A & M Career and Technical Special Populations (click on picture)

Cultural Backgrounds Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 11

Cultural Backgrounds  Ethnicity  Gender  Language  Race  Religion  Socioeconomic status Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 12

Educational Backgrounds C opyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 13

Educational Needs  Abused and neglected  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)  Autism Spectrum Disorders  Gifted and talented  Homelessness  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 14 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.

Languages 15 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.

Overview of TEKS for LOTE 16 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. (Click on picture)

Tips for Working with LEP Students Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 17

Family Support Systems 18 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.

Family Structures  Students whose parents are married make up about two thirds of all families  Seven out of ten mothers work  The divorce rate rose four times from  One in four children live with only mom, 5% with only dad and 4% with neither Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 19

Accommodating Diverse Learners Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 20

Accommodating Diverse Learners Get to know your students Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 21 (click on picture)

Accommodating Diverse Learners Identify areas of your curriculum that could be adapted to differentiated instruction Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 22

Accommodating Diverse Learners Examine your role as teacher in the differentiated classroom Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 23

Instructional Strategies Online Strategies to Help Students with Various Learning Styles (click on link) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 24

Appropriate Technology Applications Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 25

Technology  Providing more realistic and relevant learning with digital simulations and models and virtual activities  Exposing students to the world around them  Providing digital multimedia for creating presentations and projects  Presenting e-books  Making class web pages and web classrooms  Using video-making technology  Developing digital learning games  Providing digital data storage Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 26

Technology in Education  Instructional tool  Assistive technology Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 27 (click on picture)

Examples of Technology in the Classroom  iPads  Digital cameras  Smart board  Student response systems Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 28

Benefits of Technology  Students are engaged  Learning takes place Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 29

Questions? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 30

References and Resources Images: Microsoft Clip Art: Used with permission from Microsoft. Books:  Kauchak, D. & Eggen, P. (2014). Introduction to teaching: Becoming a professional. (Fifth ed.). Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.  Morrison, G. (2012). Early childhood education today. (Twelfth ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.  Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. (2005). Differentiating instruction: Meeting students where they are. Retrieved from meeting.phtml Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 31

References and Resources Websites:  Inclusive Schools Network This page includes a variety of instructional strategies that are effective for diverse learners such as activities, lesson plans, technologies, websites, projects and more.  Michigan’s Assistive Technology Resource Debbie Spring, a technology consultant, comprised a list of resources to help teachers incorporate technology into the classroom to meet the needs of diverse learners. Needs_of_Diverse_Learners.pdf Needs_of_Diverse_Learners.pdf  The Four Modalities of Learning Implementing and developing differentiated instruction is possibly the most important and effective thing we can do as educators in order to reach more of our students. Videos:  Overview of TEKS for LOTE In this video, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) gives teachers an example for how to implement TEKS into the classroom, specifically Languages Other Than English classrooms.  Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners An elementary teacher describes her approach to teaching diverse learners.  Teaching Diverse Learners Elementary teacher, Jessica Wallace, teaches a lesson about the seasons using technology to reach a variety of learners in her classroom. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 32