Our world is a changing world and requires that we change
with it. This means not only the
way we teach, but also what we teach.
Learners are diverse and our teaching should be diverse. The technology available in the real
world is diverse and the technology we use in our classrooms should be
diverse.
Students are not only diverse in their socioeconomic status,
but in learning styles as well.
Socioeconomic diversity affects what exposure and experience students
have coming into your classroom. Students
with diverse learning styles need different interaction to be successful: text,
hands-on, project based, oral, visual, etc. All of these need to be considered when planning so that the
needs of all students are met.
Teachers need to let go in the classroom and allow students
to drive their own learning and in a way mimic the real world. In the real world students drive their
own work ethic, their own learning and development. They need to be allowed to do this in the classroom as well. They need to be able to have input into
setting their own goals and learning objectives. If students are allowed ownership in their learning then
they become more invested and more motivated.
Reference
Pitler, Howard,
and Elizabeth Ross Hubbell. Using technology with classroom instruction
that works. 2nd ed. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, 2012. Print.
M. S. (2002).
Technology-enriched classrooms: Effects on students of low socioeconomic status. Journal
of Research on Technology in Education, 34(4), 389–409. Retrieved from
the International Society of Education at http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Number_4_Summer_20021&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&ContentFileID=830
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