Delopmental oriented teachers:

approach classroom groups & individual students with a respect  for their emerging  capabilities

- students grow common patterns but different rates & teach accordingly

- clear understanding of developmental appropriateness of  activities

Multiple Intelligence Theory:

-Howard Gardner

students learn in at least 7 different ways, verbal/linguistic, quantitative, musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, & spatial.

Cognitive theory:

Metacognition- study of how  to help the learner gain understanding about how knowledge is constructed

Cognitive Approach:

1st helps learner gain understanding about knowledge is constructed, & 2ndly arms that the learner w/ conscious tools for constructing that knowledge

- learner is active participant and teacher facilitates

Designing a classroom:

create safe environment to construct knowledge in engaging, focused & positive climate

- use a variety of instructional practices to meet a wide range of needs

Student's development in any one domain may affect other domains

 Learning often spills over into other areas

Objective driven Learning activities

- tool to reinforce the teacher's lesson presentation

-aligned with state standards, district educational goals, & strengths & weakness of class

Differentiated instruction:

students have different ways of learning, teachers must utilize differnent methods

-done every day

-develop broad & thorough understanding of students

implementation:

connect through multiple techniques, student by his abilities will relate to one or more techniques & excel

Content: what should students learn?

Process:dynamic, flexible grouping activities as whole class, teacher led, peer learning &teaching in small groups/pairs

Product: expectations & requirements placed to demonstrate knowledge of understanding, should reflect student's capabilities

Recognize individual factors play into learning: home, school, community

-challenge to educate w/ equality, fairness & success

-Diversity defined as:

-diffenences in learners, classroom settings, acedemic outcomes

-Biological, sociological, ethnic, socioeconomic, psychological, & learning preferences & styles  in learners

- differences in classroom settings promote opportunities; collaborative, participatory, & individual learning

-expected learning outcomes; theoretical,affective, cognitive

Teachers show appreciation for diversity in relationships & w/in  school communities

- Be good models, be in charge, students will imitaite  genuine behavior

- Effective teachers establish rules and expectations from 1st. day of school