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Providing the opportunity
for diverse learners to succeed in my classes has always been important to
me. The beliefs that all children can learn and that children learn in
different ways are key to my philosophy. I included a variety of
instructional strategies and resources in my lessons to address the variety
of ability levels, learning styles, and diversity of students. In this
lesson the concepts of heat and temperature are presented using visual,
auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic methods. Students watch a video and use
an online simulation of the movement of molecules to reinforce the
concepts. The visual aspects of this are very helpful to our ESL students.
The students are actively involved throughout the lesson with the use of
hands-on activities, which promotes understanding for most students but is
especially important for students with learning disabilities. Technology is
used to present content (video), for simulation (Internet), and to collect
(science probes) and analyze data (graphing calculator). Suggestions are
given for considerations for special needs student. |