Diversity


 * During the planning of any lesson, there are several factors in which you must consider. You must take into account these factors in order to ensure the proper and effective distribution of knowledge to all of your students in your classroom. Therefore, while preparing my PBL, below are factors in whcih I attempted to modify in the proper accomodating for each of my students in my classroom. **


 * __Students with disabilities?__ **
 * When it comes to students with disabilities, I try to cater my lessons to meet all learners, including theirs. In my classroom, I have several students with disabilities. I have those with hearing impairments, students in wheelchairs, and students with IEP’s. I have designed my PBL to meet all of these learners. I have included in my PBL visual aids, collaboration, lectures, and guided notes to aid in engaging and accommodating each of my students with disabilities. **


 * __Second-language learners?__ **
 * This is a very difficult question to answer. I have yet to have the pleasure of accommodating and teaching a second language learner. In my district, we do not encounter much of these students. In addition, for the 8 years in which I have been teaching there, there is not a record of one student who has entered into our school as a second language learner. Therefore, my PBL does not accommodate a second language learner. **


 * __Different learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)?__ **
 * As apart of my daily lessons, my PBL is designed to meet the needs of each of my various learning styles. I have included visual aids and video clippings to cater to my visual learners. I have lectures to accommodate my auditory learners. I have cooperative learning, collaborative exercises, and assignments where my students have to create and produce in an attempt to cater to my kinesthetic learners. **


 * __Different intelligences (Gardner’s multiple intelligences)?__ **
 * My PBL climbs the ladder of learning. I have included opportunities for recall. In addition, analyzing, creating, producing, comparing and contrasting, relating ideas to real life situations, as well as various other opportunities for my students to critically think. This PBL allows my students to build upon their thinking skills. **


 * __Students without access to technology in the home?__ **
 * Coming from a district that is poverty stricken, it is reality that the vast majority of my students do not have access to technology outside of the classroom. Therefore, I have allotted class time during my PBL to accommodate these students. Responses to blogs and the creating of blogs will be done in the classroom. **


 * __Gifted students?__ **
 * My PBL caters to my gifted students in many ways. Theses students have key parts in the collaboration and cooperative learning segment of my lesson. They will head the groups by serving as leaders. They will ensure that the assignments and exercises are being done correctly. In addition, they will peer tutor their peers. Therefore, responsibilities such as these will keep them effectively engaged when they have completed their individual tasks. **


 * __Cultural differences?__ **
 * My PBL focuses on a topic that would offend some people of various cultures. With the topic of slavery, I conducted a survey and asked a series of questions where my students had to confidentially tell me the answers. The students did this without revealing their names. This survey served as a means of gathering my students feelings about the topic before we started the unit. This is how I ensured that each of my students were willing and mentally prepared for the topic at hand. In addition, there is not a plethora of cultural diversity in my school. My school is 99% African American. Out of 1500 students, we have 3 students who are of another cultural. The results of the survey were unanimous. Therefore, I continued on with preparing this PBL. **