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Adapting to students needsHow to teach English efficiently and with fun
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16.03.2016
Presenter: Voula Papadimitriou, Greece
Every teacher’s question…
Classrooms are more diverse nowadays than in previous years
Classroom
Various backgrounds
Learning styles
Different
abilities
Different preferences and needs
A typical classroom
• pupils bored and ready to move on
• others struggling to figure it out
• pupils who are far behind
What can teachers do to manage the complex needs of many different students?
How can we make our classrooms more flexible — and turn the diversity into an
asset?
Differentiated Instruction
Need for emotional safety
Need for appropriate challenges
Need for self-constructed meaning
Principles of Differentiated Instruction
Teachers can differentiate
Content Process Product Learning Environment
according to students’
ReadinessInterest
sLearning profile
Examples Content
Matching activities Reading & questions Reading in varied levels Auditory/visual
presentation Spelling-vocabulary lists
- Information / material
given to students
Examples Process
Varied textbooks
Audio books
Online interactive
assignments
Tiered activities
Interest centers
Varied length of time
- When students work
on the given information
Examples Product
Different learning style ->
different kind of report
Options on expression
Rubrics
Students work alone or in
groups
Students create their own
assignments
-What students create
at the end of the lesson
Examples Learning environment
Reading in groups or
individually
Give students more options
Quiet spots & co-working
spots
Multicultural materials
Clear guidelines
Develop routines
-Conditions for
optimal learning
Enough with the theory now….
Let’s move on to the more practical stuff…
Strategies for effective and fun
learning
Who said learning has to be boring…?
The key is…
Get to know as much as possible for each
student!!
• Role play
https://en.islcollective.com
• Creative teaching
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creativity-in-classroom-trisha-riche
• Using songs
http://www.tuneintoenglish.comSee also:
• Technology in the classroom
Online tools for the classroom
https://onceateacher.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/20-online-tools-to-make-learning-fun/
• Real World Learning
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
You can take the test here:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm
References and links
http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-is-differentiated-instruction/
http://study.com/academy/lesson/differentiated-instruction-adapting-the-learning-environment-for-students.html
https://www.google.gr/imgres?imgurl=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/56/9b/cb/569bcb4b0dae38ba980542b7c5fbc515.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.pinterest.com/LPFlannigan/differentiated-instruction/&h=309&w=236&tbnid=AqKoHH27jcBbxM:&docid=tnzbdQ2kBr5nEM&ei=rILiVsAb5aDoBKbCvIAP&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjAoZSznLjLAhVlEJoKHSYhD_AQMwhxKE4wTg
http://ht.ly/ZhjUT
References and linkshttp://www.ascd.org/publications/books/100216/chapters/Under
standing-Differentiated-Instruction@-Building-a-Foundation-for-Leadership.aspx
http://pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/documentlibrary/differentiatedinstruction.aspx
http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/teaching-strategies/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/
http://busyteacher.org/7372-teacher-tested-ways-keep-class-interesting.html
http://www.securedgenetworks.com/blog/10-Reasons-Today-s-Students-NEED-Technology-in-the-Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-research
