Week 2!

·       Who are “diverse learners”?

o    Everyone is a diverse learner. Each person has specific needs, learning styles, academic strengths and weaknesses. Students respond independently to the teacher’s curriculum methadologies.

·       What types of support do diverse learners need to participate fully in the learning community?

o    Meaningful learning, practice, social interaction , and collaboration .Authentic activities will aid the student in connecting the material and its relevancy in their society. Most of all a teacher must scaffold their students in a positive meaningful manner that allows students to construct meaning and build upon knowledge.

·       To what extent is good teaching for ELLs good teaching for everyone?

o    Gibbons spoke a lot about collaboration, explicit instruction, and scaffolding. A teacher that acknowledges that students are not homogenous learners, provides authentic activites, and integrates language support (as well as academic) across the entire curriculum will contribute to good learning (as well as teaching)

·       What are ways to learn about students from multiple perspectives?

o    Authentic activities that incorporate individual contribution in regards to culture, personal  preferences (likes/ dislikes), and prompts that encourage multiple perspectives from reading and writing activities.


I would love to teach in an urban setting. A lot of future and current teachers want to avoid these settings for reasonable reasons but the student cannot control where they are raised. I do feel nervous about it but i feel that urban areas need the most care and meaningful  teaching for them to exceed expectations ( and opinions of others). I suppose you can say I want to give those students a fighting chance against districts that have more resources and prepared teachers. I prefer to work with younger students but i am open to teach any age  (as well as learn from them)