Topic: Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners
Paper details:
For this assignment, you will write a 1,200-word research-based essay that describes a plan for teaching a diverse class how to view, interpret, analyze, or represent information from a learning standard selected from your endorsement area and grade band.
If you are pursuing the MAT in secondary education, you may select a standard from your
endorsement area in grades 9-12.
For example, a student in the MAT Elementary Education program might select Virginia Math
Standard 3.7b – The student will estimate and use U.S customary and metric units to measure
liquid volume in cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters.
After selecting the standard, the student will then choose an integration area (view, interpret,
analyze, or represent) that can be used to teach the standard. For example, if a student chose to
represent as the integration area that could be used to teach Virginia Math Standard 3.7b , then
the student would explain how representation could be used to help students understand the
relationship between each unit of measurement. The standard and integration area should be
addressed in each section of the paper. When you identify strategies for each diverse group of
students, you must apply the strategy to the standard and the integration area. For example, if
you identify the strategy of independent projects for working with gifted students, you must
explain how you would use this strategy in the context of teaching Virginia Math Standard 3.7b
through representation.
You must select a standard from the Virginia Standards of Learning for this assignment. You
may not use standards from any other state. Use the provided link to access the Virginia
Standards of Learning.
You will present research-based strategies for teaching your chosen standard and accompanying
integration area to students from the following groups: gifted learners, struggling learners,
English language learners (ELL), and students who have been impacted by trauma.
Your essay should be organized into the following sections:
1. Instructional Overview – In this part of the essay, you will describe your class (grade
level, number of students, school characteristics, etc.), the standard you have chosen to
teach (copy the entire standard into the essay), and how you plan to integrate viewing,
interpreting, analyzing, or representing information from the standard into your
instruction. This part of the essay is an overview that will provide the background
necessary to prepare readers for the detailed instructional strategies presented in
subsequent sections of the essay.
2. Gifted Learners – In this part of the essay, you will describe at least two research-based
strategies for teaching gifted learners. The description of these strategies must be aligned
with your chosen standard and integration area. This part of the essay should also include
a brief description of gifted learners and some of the characteristics of gifted learners.
3. Struggling Learners – In this part of the essay, you will describe at least two research-
based strategies for teaching learners who struggle with academic content. The
description of these strategies must be aligned with your chosen standard integration area.
This part of the essay should also include a brief description of struggling learners and
some of the characteristics of struggling learners.
4. English Language Learners – In this part of the essay, you will describe at least two
research-based strategies for teaching English language learners. The description of these
strategies must be aligned with your chosen standard and integration area. This part of the
essay should also include a brief description of English language learners and some of the
characteristics of English language learners.
5. Students Impacted by Trauma – In this part of the essay, you will describe at least two
research-based strategies for teaching students impacted by trauma. The description of
these strategies must be aligned with your chosen standard and integration area. This part
of the essay should also include a brief description of the impact of trauma on students
and some of the characteristics of students who have been impacted by trauma.
6. Conclusion – In this part of the essay, you will summarize the strategies shared
throughout the essay and discuss how a teacher might incorporate several of these
strategies into one lesson through differentiation. Consider small groups, learning
stations/centers, differentiated assignments, and other strategies. Use research to support
your differentiation strategies.
This essay should include at least four scholarly resources published within the past five years.
An APA formatted resource list should be included with the essacgoy.
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/trauma-informed-teaching-strategies
https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/what-it-means-teach-gifted-learners-well
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SELECTED GRADE IS 11.
