Jones 1 Diversity and Classroom Management

Diversity Teaching in diverse classrooms can be difficult. I think teachers need to understand that every student has their own background, beliefs, and customs. Therefore, each student learns differently because each student is an individual. Stereotypes should be stripped away so each student has an equal opportunity to succeed. However, the teacher needs to understand that students come from different cultures, and teachers need to conduct a multicultural environment to help students enhance their learning. Positive teacher expectations form a powerful foundation for learning, influencing how teachers instruct and how much students learn. Culture classrooms need to implement culturally responsive teaching, which includes understanding the cultures of the students they teach, communicating positive attitudes about cultural diversity. Numerous approaches are used to teach English as a second language. English language learners (ELL) are students who are learning English as a second language. Teachers need to understand the importance of the English Language Development Programs: Transitional bilingual programs use the native language as an instructional aid until English is proficient. English as a second language programs (ESL) emphasize on teaching students English and mainstreaming them into regular classrooms (Eggen and Kauchak). Classroom Management Effective classroom management is the key to being an effective teacher, as well as in making sure learning is taking place. Teachers need to conduct a productive learning environment, which is a classroom that is orderly and focuses on learning. In this type of environment students feel safe, both physically and emotionally, and the day-to-day routines are

Jones 2 all designed to help students learn. As a teacher, it is important to set classroom rules for your students. However, these classroom rules can help prevent misbehavior and can eliminate problems occurring in the classroom. Teachers need to construct new knowledge in the classroom for their students (constructivism). To facilitate the process, teachers need to design learning activities in which learners can work with others on meaningful learning tasks. However, an effective teacher also needs to know how to represent this information in ways that learners will understand. The ability to do this is called pedagogical content knowledge. Learning to teach not only involves understanding content and how to translate the subject matter into an understandable form, but it also requires knowledge about the processes of teaching and learning themselves (Eggen and Kauchak).

Jones 3 Work Cited Eggen, Paul, and Don Kauchak. Learning and teaching: research-based methods. Boston MA, 2012.