Friday 18 July 2014

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Resource Section

                                            References

Retrieved June 20 2014, www.diversity.web.org

Retrieved June 21 2014, www.worldwidelearn.com

Retrieved June 29 2014, www.c-pal.net

Retrieved July 10 2014, www.azbn.gov/documents

Journal Section-Reflections on Diversity in the Classroom

a)New Insights:

         I have gained a lot of insight on the role adult educators play

related to diversity in the classroom.  I have ready many articles and

most of them talk about growing cultural and ethnic diversities.

I realize to succeed in the classroom I must understand the differences

in a global society.  As a teacher you encounter different people

everyday and we as educators must learn not to judge or assume, but

to listen and hear their stories.  Each individual is unique and they

all have a different way of learning.  I will work very hard as an

instructor to not have any preference or judgement on any student

that enters my classroom.  I want every student to feel equal and to

learn as much as other student in the class.  After reading these

articles I feel like I will have a much stronger grasp on my lesson

plans and how to deal with my classroom.



b:Trends:

         Some trends in my field of esthetics relating to student diversity is the large

population of students coming from overseas.  I was in the esthetics

program six years ago and I was in a very diverse classroom.  Many

of the students came from overseas and some of them struggled with

the language.  Some of the terms in the textbook were very hard for

them to understand.  The instructor moved quickly through the

theory component and many of those students were left behind and

struggled to catch up with the rest of the class.  As an instructor I will

make sure that no student feels left behind or feels like they are

struggling.  If the text isn't working for some students I will use

diagrams and find short videos to help them better understand. 

I will take seminars and courses to further my understanding on

diversity so I can be successful in my classroom. Our

world continues to grow and as an instructor I have to use different

techniques so each student can learn and achieve their goals.

c:WEB-CONFERENCE:

           My web conference experience was really good.  I was a little nervous when

I knew we had to do a blog partner assignment but I am so glad we did.  Once we finally

connected with our busy schedules I learned a lot from my

partner.  We had a great discussion about diversity and we gave so many different examples

to each other.  I explained to Natasha about diverse classrooms I have been in and she also

shared her experiences about the classroom she teaches in and the diversity in it.  I did a lot

of research on diversity but it was so interesting talking to Natasha about articles she found.

For example she found an article discussing the diversity of the Native American population and

it is growing.  I had not come across this and found it very interesting discussing it with her. She also

shared information about student funding.  I did not realize that Canadian students pay a different

amount for tuition compared to students from overseas.  I found this to be a great learning experience.

We both shared the same topic but came up with such different articles and information pertaining

to it.