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