Diversity

Diversity

I have a diverse classroom because I have a combination of special education students along with general education students. I also have students that come from poverty ridden homes and have no access to technology resources nor parental support. Of course there are also a variety of learners in my classroom just like there is in any classroom.

 I accommodate my special education students by providing them with extra one on one support during any math lesson. We have a special education para-professional that comes in during this time and works with these students. We also have a time period that is separate from our math time that is called Math Flex. This is when we work in centers and small groups on the skills that individual students need more assistance with. I focus on my special education students skills that they lack in order to be successful in math. For example, one of my main focuses with this PBL unit for these students is one to one correspondence and counting skills. If they cannot do these things, then they cannot measure items accurately.   I accommodate my students with no or little parental support and technology resources by providing them with extra time to work with technology resources and with me or more para-professional. This extra time allows them to have the one on one time that they need in particular areas. It also gives them the opportunity to work with technology resources and be able to use them for learning purposes.   I accommodate all my students with a variety of learning modalities by having each modality represented in every lesson that I teach.    