Beverly McBroom, RCOE, Appalachian State University
The Inquiry
Project was divided into categories among groups within Block 436.
Examples of the categories were: Parental Involvement, Classroom
Management, and finally my category- Diverse Learners. Because the
topic of Diverse Learners was so broad, my group split the category into
two parts: Race and Religion. Our objective was to teach how
to incorporate diversity into the classroom. We focused on equality
in the classroom, language differences, and stereotyping.
The
Inquiry Project group in which I was involved demonstrated Advanced Technology
Competencies into our assignment. We created and presented a resource
packet for teachers to each Block student. This resource packet included
many references to helpful books, videos, and web sites which will be beneficial
during student teaching and in our future careers as teachers. By
citing references within a distributed packet, all credit was given to
appropriate publishers, websites, and organizations (14.3).
The types of books and internet sites mentioned in the packet ranged from
topics such as media and technology for ESL students, to culture differences
(holidays, dress, food) (13.3). Also
in the packet were articles compiled from the national internet resource,
ERIC (13.4).
The
Diverse Learners group presented clips from videos dealing with diversity
(10.2). Role play and a quiz game were
a part of this project as well.
