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HOW TO WORK WITH DIVERSE LEARNERS

WITH DAVID M. GRIMES

Generations

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GENERATIONSSTUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS

Baby Boomers (1940 - 1964)

Generation X (1965 - 1979)

Millennials (1980 - 2004)

Generation Z (2004 - current)

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Prefer choice

Want relevance

Desire rationale

Prefer informal learning

Want rapport

Can multitask, or not?

Millennials (1980 - 2004)

GENERATIONSMILLENNIALS IN OUR CLASSROOMS

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Older students may resist

technology more

Older students may ask instructor

technical questions

Older students may prefer teacher-

centric video

Younger students may prefer video content more

Younger students want no errors, issues

Younger students may find quickest answer

GENERATIONSONLINE AND HYBRID COURSES

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Feel pressured to get early career

Preferences is to be more entrepreneurial

GENERATIONSGENERATION Z

Generation Z (2004 - current)

• What generational population do you see?

• Do you see any trends?

• Is there strategies you can adopt?

QUESTIONGENERATIONS IN YOUR CLASSROOM

Multi-levels

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Product

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Content

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Teacher Responsibility

MULTI-LEVELSDIVERSE LEARNING LEVELS

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Content

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MULTI-LEVELSCONTENT

Knowledge

Skills

Concepts

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Process

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MULTI-LEVELSPROCESS

Know

Sense

Don’t Know

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MULTI-LEVELSPRODUCT

Options

Autonomy

Choices

Product

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STEP

Videos Readings Lectures

Graphic Organizers

Think, Pair, Share Journal Writing

Collaborative Groups Workstations

Options for Projects Options for Activities

Clear Rubrics / Criteria

Content

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Process

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Product

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MULTI-LEVELSIMPLEMENTATION

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Whole-class setting for reflection and instruction

Group work and instructor guidance

Whole-class setting for recap and review session

MULTI-LEVELSCLASS HOURGLASS STRUCTURE

• How do you engage high-level students?

• How do you assist the lower-level students?

• What issues still crop up?

QUESTIONMULTI-LEVELS IN YOUR CLASSROOM

SUPPORT

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SUPPORTTYPES OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Tight-knit “family”

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Different group of friends

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Individualized friends

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BALL-OF-YARN BOWTIE HUB-AND-SPOKE

• What can you do to be more supportive?

• What can your school do be an even better support system?

• What will be the first step in this process?

QUESTIONSUPPORT IN YOUR SCHOOL

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