(a) Name three of the biggest obstacles that teachers face when planning for an academically diverse class. (b) Develop a plan of action to address one of these areas if you were the teacher facing one of these obstacles. Be sure to include: - Action Steps: What will be done? - Responsibilities: Who will do it? - Timeline: By when? (day/month) - Resources: Resources available, and resources
needed (financial, human, etc.) - Potential barriers: What individuals might resist, and how? - Communications Plan: Who is involved? What methods? How often?*
What will be an ideal response?
(a)
* insufficient time
* lack of opportunity to develop or discover motivating and ability-appropriate materials and activities
* lack of knowledge concerning students' abilities and academic history
(b)
- Action Steps: What will be done?
- Responsibilities: Who will do it?
- Timeline: By when? (day/month)
- Resources: Resources available, and resources needed (financial, human, etc.)
- Potential barriers: What individuals might resist, and how?
- Communications Plan: Who is involved? What methods? How often?
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What will be an ideal response?
Many students and teachers work in schools and live in homes with older computer equipment, slow Internet connections, or both. If a website takes too long to load, one way to increase access speed would be to:
a. turn off the image downloading in the browser settings. b. change the IP address of the computer from a dynamic to a static number. c. add more storage space. d. Turn off call forwarding.
Which is NOT a communication resource?
A. Podcasts B. Digital stories C. Word processing D. Graphing calculators
The following are all defining characteristics of effective groups EXCEPT one. Which one?
a. Positive interdependence b. Clear operational goals c. Almost impossible to achieve d. Members are happy to work together