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What is diversity and how does that relate to education?
Diversify - to make diverse; vary. To spread out activities or investments. Diversity - The fact or quality of being diverse; difference. Variety; multiformity. If we teach, like we learn best, then what will the outcome be for the students that learn differently from the way we do? The best lessons are generally the ones that have elements that meet each student's needs. Sound impossible? Not really. Read on. Variety is the spice of life! Ever heard that statement used before? One of the spicy ingredients used in effective teaching is creativity and multiformity. Multiformity requires innovation and knowledge, combined with creativity. Do you struggle sometime with teens that want so badly to "fit-in", yet feel the need to retain a defiance toward doing so, for fear they will lose their individuality? If so, let's begin a journey together. Our next step may be the very step that places us at the top of the hill, bringing into view those strategies we've been seeking to reach a struggling student. These sites below will be a good starting point for girding us as we march onward! Who is Howard Gardner? http://www.weac.org/aboutwea/conven97/ga... In 1983, he published his ground-breaking "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences." In this book, Gardner holds that every human possesses several distinct intellectual faculties (rather than a singe trait called "intelligence"), each with its own way of developing and operating. Exploring Multiple Intelligences Whether you are looking for M.I. training, resources to use in the classroom or background information on Multiple Intelligences, this site has some of each. Hawker Brownlow Education http://www.ekidna.com.au/hawker_brownlow... This folder provides a compendium of over 1,000 Internet sites. Each site has a content, presentation and age group rating as well as a description of the site and how it can be used in the classroom. Adult Learning Styles http://www2.nu.edu/nuri/llconf/conf1995/... Learning style is often defined in terms of conditions, content modes, expectations, stimuli, distinctive behaviors, dualities, conceptual level, past experience, environment, deep and shallow information processing, field dependence/independence, and other characteristic patterns of processing information that appear to have notable differences. For a list of helpful resources to expand your knowledge, this site offers a good foundation. The Learners Dimension http://www.learnersdimension.com/ An international staff development firm, directed by Dr. Kathleen A. Butler, dedicated to the design, development, and dissemination of the highest quality teaching, learning, and assessment approaches that honor individual differences in teachers and learners for the success of all. Go To Page: 1 2
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