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Markis’ Edwards

EDU 695: Supporting Diversity through 21st Century Teaching and Learning

Dr. Sherry Leialoha-Waipa

March 19, 2018

For the lesson plan to support the 21st-century learning, the students will be divided into a group of three each and be instructed to complete the “I soy numbers” by drawing animals using pencils and then write odd and even numbers in different place values within the picture they will have drawn. This will help in identifying the student who can identify the most numbers in any given group. The main aim of this lesson plan is to help pupils to think critically and analytically to identify and interpret the place values and position of numbers. However, there is a need for differentiation of instructions because the students in the class have diverse abilities and level of understanding thus it will be unfair to administer the tasks with the same instructions to all pupils (Fisher & Frey, 2008). Therefore, when the students complete the lesson and are assessed for comprehension, they will have a differentiated instructional administration. For the students with the special learning disability, they will have to study from an altered module and be given a one-on-one assistance by the teacher. This will be important especially in identifying the real problem that they have and the difficulties they encounter when learning. For the pupils with English learning difficulties, they will be helped in downloading the translator apps like the Google translate that will be helping in translating some English concept into their mother tongue and thus fasten their level of understanding English. For the pupils with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, they will be administered with instructions that are more simplified instructions and they will have to complete one step before being introduced to the next step.

Mr. Edwards needs to elucidate the objectives of the common core aligned lesson plan to aid the pupils in grade 2 to comprehend the place values by enabling them to work independently and within divided groups. This will be showing their understanding of the numbers round off and the place values. In this regard, the pupils will have gained experience in comprehending and performing academic analysis in accordance with the needs expected of them and thus meeting the objectives of the lesson. This lesson needs some form of technology like the use of iPads, computers and computerized games that mainly aim at meeting the instruction assessment objective and at the same time providing feedback to the teacher on the performance of the student so that he can assist with the learning process. As Hackett & Hasty (2012) assert, owing to the fact that the class has diversified students, there is need to use a concise and technical approach in teaching these students so that at the end of the day, all of them will have learned what was taught in class. There is also need to accommodate all these students in class since they all need to learn the same concept yet they have diversified learning capabilities. For this goal to be achieved, the teacher must conduct a special accommodation for each of the special need students just from the strategies employed like the groupings and the individual assignments. In this regard, the teacher will know the capability of the student when they work with groups and their specific performance when they work individually and thus develop the best approach to teach the entire class the same concept without leaving others behind.

According to Lefrançois (2013), after having known the tactics of accommodating thee students in the class, definitely, there will be students who will need a one-on-one assistance from the teacher. However, this cannot continue forever, there is the need for a gradual release by the teacher so that the students will definitely learn to work by themselves. This needs proper identification of the modeling content, collaborative learning, and guided instructions from several independent activities. The teacher has to utilize all the teaching methods, tools, and strategies to educate the pupils so that they develop the capacity of completing tasks on their own. In this regard, the pupils should highly engage in the classroom and all activities because the teachers provide them with the experience of learning in different activities. After all these activities are achieved, the student needs to gradually release the pupils in such a way that they will find themselves doing all the classroom work independently. The teacher needs to put in practice the depths of knowledge and rigor so that the pupils get a proper education by use of different but comprehensive skills, tools, methods and strategies (Mississippi Department of Education, 2009). This calls for best mechanisms of self-assessment and teacher-student observations to make sure that the pupils have developed analytical thinking and learning through the various activities that help them to meet their needs. In this regard, the instructor needs to understand what the pupils struggle to understand the prior knowledge that they possess and this is one of the effective ways of assessing the pupils. After the assessment is complete, the teacher will then employ methods of helping these students so that they improve their academic performance. Lefrançois (2013), after having known the tactics of accommodating thee students in the class, definitely there will be students who will need a one-on-one assistance by the teacher. However, this cannot continue forever, there is need for a gradual release by the teacher so that the students will definitely learn to work by themselves. This needs proper identification of the modeling content, collaborative learning and guided instructions from several independent activities. The teacher has to utilize all the teaching methods, tools and strategies to educate the pupils so that they develop the capacity of completing tasks on their own. In this regard, the pupils should highly engage in the classroom and all activities because the teachers provide them with the experience of learning in different activities. After all these activities are achieved, the student needs to gradually release the pupils in such a way that they will find themselves doing all the classroom work independently. The teacher needs to put in practice the depths of knowledge and rigor so that the pupils get proper education by use of different but comprehensive skills, tools, methods and strategies (Mississippi Department of Education, 2009). This calls for best mechanisms of self-assessment and teacher-student observations to make sure that the pupils have developed analytical thinking and learning through the various activities that helps them to meet their needs. In this regard, the instructor needs to understand what the pupils struggle to understand with the prior knowledge that they possess and this is one of the effective way of assessing the pupils. After the assessment is complete, the teacher will then employ methods of helping these students so that they improve their academic performance.

References

Fisher D. & Frey, N. (2008). Releasing responsibility. Educational Leadership, 66 (3), 32-37.

Hackett, N., & Hasty, E. (2012). Differentiated instruction: How to ensure success for all students. Retrieved from http://irvington.k12.nj.us/depts/sdv/post_sub/12- 13_Diff_Instr_Handbook.p

Lefrançois, G. R. (2013). Of learning and assessment. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.

Mississippi Department of Education. (2009). Webb’s depth of knowledge guidance.

http://www.aps.edu/rda/documents/resources/Webbs_DOK_Guide.pdf