| Each year teachers are faced with the daunting task | | | | available as possible provides for this diversity. For |
| of teaching | | | | example, |
| to a classroom of 20-30 individual students, each with | | | | when presenting information use audio (songs, |
| their own | | | | speeches, |
| learning styles, interests, and abilities. Providing optimal | | | | interviews, etc.), video, books, posters, hands-on |
| learning for such a diverse group can seem | | | | manipulatives, food, and smells. Technology has made |
| overwhelming. But, | | | | available |
| there is a simple approach that can be used which will | | | | a wide range of resources, such as PowerPoint |
| enable | | | | presentations, |
| all students to succeed, and that approach is simply | | | | live video feeds, chats, and communication. |
| using | | | | PowerPoint |
| variety and choice. Not only does this approach | | | | presentations are a great way to present information |
| address the | | | | using a |
| multiple learning styles of students, but it also aides in | | | | mixture of audio, video, animations (movement), and |
| making | | | | text. These |
| them independent learners.While the classroom still | | | | presentations can also be made available to the |
| needs to have structure (routines, | | | | students via the |
| rules, procedures), providing variety within that | | | | computer for them to review at their own pace. The |
| structured | | | | internet/ |
| environment can aide in providing optimal learning for | | | | computers also offer interactive learning activities that |
| all | | | | combine |
| students. Using a variety of instructional approaches | | | | movement, visuals, and sounds, such as virtual science |
| such as | | | | |
| lectures, PowerPoint presentations, inquiry-based | | | | experiments. These allow students to conduct |
| instruction, | | | | experiments |
| hands-on experiments, project/problem-based learning, | | | | never before thought possible due to danger or lack |
| or | | | | of equipment. |
| computer aided instruction, not only addresses the | | | | Virtual experiments can be found at .Pre-exposure to |
| various | | | | material also aides in learning. The more |
| learning styles of the students in the classroom, but it | | | | familiar students are with a subject the easier it is for |
| can help | | | | new |
| learners become more flexible in their learning. Most | | | | learning to occur. Therefore, providing students with a |
| learners | | | | variety of pre-exposure materials can better prepare |
| do have a preferred learning style, however this does | | | | them for |
| not mean | | | | new learning units. For example, monthly calendars |
| they are strictly dependent on that style to learn. They | | | | that list |
| are | | | | the upcoming themes, a classroom website with links |
| also comfortable with and able to learn from several | | | | to various |
| other styles | | | | websites related to upcoming themes, books, |
| as well. Exposing students to a wide variety of | | | | magazines, maps, |
| learning styles | | | | posters, computer software, and manipulatives can be |
| will enable them to become more flexible learners.It is | | | | provided |
| also beneficial to vary the input devices used and the | | | | for students to browse at their leisure. Providing a |
| resources made available in the classroom. Children | | | | variety of |
| have a wide | | | | materials takes into consideration the learning |
| variety of preferred learning devices, therefore | | | | preferences of |
| making as many | | | | all students. |