Thursday, April 3, 2014

MEETING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS

Last week I had the opportunity to Present at the Leadership Summit. My topic was meeting the Needs of the Diverse Learners that we all find in our classroom. Below you will a copy of my slide presentation.

I just wanted to highlight a few bullet points from my presentation:


  • ALL STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM AN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM
  • DIVERSITY REQUIRES A DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH 
  • DIFFERENTIATION ISN'T A NEW IDEA OF BUZZ WORD 
  • WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE TEACH STUDETNS AND NOT SUBJECTS 
  • ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL
  • WE MUST HAVE A GROWYH MINDET AND UNDERSTAND THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN GROW AND BE SUCCESSFUL 
  • CREATIVITY IS ESSENTIAL 
  • ALL STUDETNS HAVE POTENTIAL WE NEED TO FIND IT