to illustrate concepts in order to provide multiple contexts that are relevant to students from diverse backgrounds • Have students complete personal information cards during the first week of class and use this information to select examples or illustrations that are relevant to their personal interests and life experiences. • Use ideas, comments and questions that students raise in class, or which they choose to write about to help you think of examples and illustrations to use. • Ask students to provide their own examples of concepts based on experiences drawn from their personal lives. • Have students apply concepts by placing them in a situation or context that is relevant to their lives 7. Adapt to the student’s diverse backgrounds and learning styles by allowing them personal choice and decision-making opportunities concerning what they will learn and how they will learn it. a. Promotes positive student attitudes toward the subject matter.
a. fosters more positive interactions
among students.
b. results in students working more
consistently will lesser teacher invention. 8. Diversify your methods of assessing and evaluating student learning. a.Individually-delivered oral reports b. panel presentations c. group projects d. visual presentations 9. Purposely, form small- discussion groups of students from diverse backgrounds. You can form groups of students with different learning styles, different cultural background, etc. a. The instructor is removed from center stage, thereby reducing the likelihood that the teacher is perceived as the ultimate or absolute authority. b. Students are exposed to the perspectives of other students, thus increasing their appreciation of multiple viewpoints and different approaches to learning.