Student Diversity For Students With Diverse Backgrounds,...

Since beginning this class, how has your definition of â€Å"student diversity† changed? Since beginning this class my definition of â€Å"student diversity† has change throughout the summer. The topics we covered were unique to the class and engaged my interests. These topics were not discussed in my previous Master’s courses and most of the topics were considered not important to teaching. When I was told I had to take a student diversity class I was tentative. The definition I had before the class didn’t include many of the topics we discussed during the forums. My thought process has changed a lot and I can’t wait to incorporate many of the strategies I have learned throughout the course. I’m more prepared and confident when it comes to†¦show more content†¦When I think of differentiated instruction I think of student’s readiness levels in all the subjects in the curriculum. I have also used many strategies to help students to be successful during lesson objectives. I’m going to incorporate six differenti ated strategies into my classroom next year. First, I will be using equity sticks to allow all of the students in my room to participate in the classroom discussion. If I asked a question and knew the person didn’t know the answer I would have the class partner talk until I knew everyone had the correct response. Then I would pull a stick and call on that student. This give students the ability to participate without fear of being wrong. Second, I will be using sentence frames to help differentiate instruction. Sentence frames help students to get started in the right direction. The frames structure the lesson plan to make students successful at the lesson objective. This makes sure that the students in the classroom achieve the objective set forth by the teacher. The third strategy I will be implementing into my classroom next year will be multiple ways to express understanding. I have used this in the past with great outcomes. I will be trying to use it across the curriculum to enhance the learning of a specific subject and objective. Letting students express themselves gives them confidence for the future. The more confidence a student has the more risks