Differentiated Education Strategies
As the population is increasing all over the United States so is the number of English language learners in classrooms. Educators are trying to figure out effective ways to help ELL students and other students acquire knowledge and skills they need to succeed academically and in the future. Many educators have begun to implement the shelter instruction observation protocol or SIOP into their classrooms as a way to support learning as well as develop English language proficiency in all students. As education is changing all around us, so is the instruction implemented in the classroom as a result a wider range of students are able to learn more effectively. Educators are able to effectively teach students through the use of strategies
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Educators are continently attending workshops or meetings to improve their teaching techniques and skills in the classroom. Incorporating strategies in the classroom can sometimes be a difficult task, but in the end witnessing successful students is more important. One of my main goals as an educator it to make sure I am teaching the content correctly, so it will stick with each and every student. I can achieve this through the use of differentiated instruction. Using a variety of techniques such as visuals, auditory, and kinesthetic learning will help all students to be successful. If an educator presents materials in a variety of ways then it will be more likely that students will be able to catch on to one of the strategies to learn the content better. It is known that an ELL student will be more successful if they are able to learn through visuals. If an educator only teaches through verbal cues then the ELL students will have a harder time interpreting and processing the materials in various lessons. Using all three learning styles will help all my students to learn more effectively, in turn, being more successful. Student collaboration is a great tool to help students learn and to make sure students become comfortable with one another. Students can learn cultural differences through graphic organizers, cooperative learning techniques, and group work. Cooperative learning is essential for students to be successful in a classroom setting. It allows students to collaborate as a group, allows students to be responsible for their own tasks, and allows students to discuss various topics openly. Some other strategies that can be used in the classroom are think alouds, asking higher order thinking questions and learning, and building from things they already know. These strategies are very important because it helps students to feel comfortable,
Educators are continently attending workshops or meetings to improve their teaching techniques and skills in the classroom. Incorporating strategies in the classroom can sometimes be a difficult task, but in the end witnessing successful students is more important. One of my main goals as an educator it to make sure I am teaching the content correctly, so it will stick with each and every student. I can achieve this through the use of differentiated instruction. Using a variety of techniques such as visuals, auditory, and kinesthetic learning will help all students to be successful. If an educator presents materials in a variety of ways then it will be more likely that students will be able to catch on to one of the strategies to learn the content better. It is known that an ELL student will be more successful if they are able to learn through visuals. If an educator only teaches through verbal cues then the ELL students will have a harder time interpreting and processing the materials in various lessons. Using all three learning styles will help all my students to learn more effectively, in turn, being more successful. Student collaboration is a great tool to help students learn and to make sure students become comfortable with one another. Students can learn cultural differences through graphic organizers, cooperative learning techniques, and group work. Cooperative learning is essential for students to be successful in a classroom setting. It allows students to collaborate as a group, allows students to be responsible for their own tasks, and allows students to discuss various topics openly. Some other strategies that can be used in the classroom are think alouds, asking higher order thinking questions and learning, and building from things they already know. These strategies are very important because it helps students to feel comfortable,