Diverse Learners and Culturally Relevant Teaching

1. Being Professional

1.1. Staying up to date on culturally relevant and appropriate teaching practices.

2. Getting to know your students

2.1. What makes each student unique and how can you help them succeed?

2.2. Cultural, social, and emotional backgrounds.

2.3. Never assume.

3. ELL, ESL students, immigrants, different SES backgrounds

4. Differentiation

4.1. Equity

4.2. Using resources to facilitate the optimal learning experience for all learners.

5. Accommodation

5.1. Working with a team.

5.2. Using best practices to ensure success.

6. Technology

6.1. Never assume what they know about using technology.

6.2. Can help students that need extra practice, or a different way of taking in and applying information.

7. Special needs, gifted and talented, physical and developmental differences, learning disabilities