https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse This padlet aims to gather all your ideas based on the personal situation of Linda Carlos, one of the participants of the course. Her students come from a variety of different countries such as Russia, Estonia, Kenya, Nepal and Iraq and from different levels of learning the Finnish language. Due to this great diversity in her class, most of the time all the students are studying different things or different levels of the same subject. What would you do in this particular scenario? Are you in a similar situation? If so, how would you create/organize your classes? Think about it and share your ideas below. Let´s collaborate together to find the best solution for this very common scenario! en-us 2017-02-24 15:30:05 UTC 2025-11-06 02:06:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156383703 2017-02-27 13:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156383703 moni_fornelli https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156386624 In one of my classes I've this situatiation, that is I've devided my students into two groups: the 1st is formed by foreign people who don't know English language at all; the 2nd group is formed by people whose second speaking language in their countries is English. In the previous group I teach basic grammar with the aim to let them get practice with oral and writing skills by doing simple exercises both written and oral. For students who speak English well I focus my teaching on reinforced their grammar knowledge. Of course both worksheet and grammar forms are different. It's a bit laborious but this teaching way is the only one for me to let my students fill their gaps in this language.]]> 2017-02-27 13:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156386624 vami800 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156395892 I ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER RATHER THAN SEPARATELY. I KNOW THAT SOME STUDENTS WILL DO BETTER THAN OTHERS. THE LEVEL OF THE STUDENTS VARIES AS DOES THEIR INTEREST IN ENGLISH. THEREFORE I TRY TO CATER FOR THE MAJOR POINTS THAT I WANT TO COVER AND I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT SOME STUDENTS WILL GET 10% AND SOME 100%. I USE MAINLY ORAL PRACTICE AND I TRY TO MINGLE GOOD STUDENTS WITH WEAK ONES AS  EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN  THAT PEER INFLUENCE IS STRONGER THAN THE TEACHER'S.

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]]> 2017-02-27 14:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156413494 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156420752 2017-02-27 14:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156420752 mauraccia https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156428874 In my school very often children turn up all during the year (two arrived last week...), so we have to face the challenge, especially in higher classes, to teach them basic language while the others study various contents... I think that CL is a precious resource, here, chiefly when students are used to it and you can evaluate their job and their mays of interacting less often, so you can take time to follow the new arrived students with a one-to-one approach, based on body language, simple games and real life enactment...
Luckily enough, this year we can also profit from few hours of a special teacher to introduce new students to Italian language. I must remember that, at the beginning, these children have usually a strong motivation, since the language is a mean to "survive" and get in touch with their schoolmates that, at the beginning, are also very patient...]]> 2017-02-27 15:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156428874 fabiana2 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156483934
Hello everybody! I'm a Primary School Teacher in Naples (IT) and in my class there aren't different culture,  students, only, come from Naples, not from a variety of different countries :(.
I think it's very important to show my pupils
 different people in the world. We are all different but equal ;)!

Please, see this website, there are many interrcultural activities :)
http://www.teaching-culture.de/en/products/lesson_plans/lesson_plans.htm]]> 2017-02-27 17:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156483934 silvietta_68 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156563291 2017-02-27 20:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156563291 murielgoffin https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156587077 Hi! I haven't faced such a challenging teaching situation but I think, like other teachers here, I would use cooperative learning in order to keep learning fun and entertaining for all the pupils. The most advanced students might help the newly arrived ones which would help all of them to improve their level in a fun and collaborative way.
I would also try to assess each student individually not based on a single test but based on how they progress in order to encourage them.]]> 2017-02-27 22:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156587077 oelzant https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156810387 This situation is really a "worst case". May be half /a third of the time you use for teaching in a very old fashioned way - to provide the kids with the basics of the language. The other time find ways to give them individual/partner work and add some games. (And find a second teacher!!)

]]> 2017-02-28 17:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/156810387 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157023886 I qualified ]]> 2017-03-01 14:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157023886 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157618621 In my school we have a very similiar situation. I am used to work in this! (well, you aren´t really used to it but also familiar). It is a great challenge and, from my humble point of view, the "golden" (not brighten) part of education: EDUCATE IN DE DIVERSITY AS EQUAL IN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY.
We dont´t usually like to take students out of the class, we mostly like inclusion classes. We know than most of times it is difficult but we cosider more importat to feel yourself part of the group.  In some specific cases we take some pupils in small group to adapt the teaching to their learning process. 
I also like making "new students" fell important, so we dedicate different moments during the year for sharing information about their different countries and languages. The more confident they feel, the more motivated they are.

]]> 2017-03-03 14:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157618621 mariagrazia_caltanissetta https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157691977 I teach in a primary school.
I think that students have to be educated with same rights and dignity. We are educators!!!]]> 2017-03-03 17:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157691977 a_ippolito https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157825276 I'm working for the Academy of Fine Art (Italy). Our students come from China and Europe and they all work well togheter. My aim is to create more space and ways for foreiner students to share their own culture. Every lesson include a moment dedicated to that: students can share informations about their art history and compare with the Italian and European ones.

]]> 2017-03-05 09:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/157825276 lllucia8 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/158523545 2017-03-07 23:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/158523545 nnicco67 https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/159292023 I  haven't similar situation.But we study our cultural identity.Our examples:]]> 2017-03-10 15:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/teacher_academy/diversitycourse/wish/159292023