- Accommodating diversity: Creating opportunities for participation

a) bring a quote, discuss a quote

Teacher: "We will have a discussion activity at the beginning of each class and you are invited to bring your saying. If you are a quiet person, please bring a saying, help me out to better grade you:

b) foster use of flash cards (independent learning, teamwork, autonomy)

Student 1: “I like to work alone, I memorize the cards”

Student 2: “We like to quiz each other”

c) Teach others

Teacher: "Someone with good hand writing come to the black board to write down the answers”

Teacher: "We need a class assistant with good computer skills”

d) Help to solve problems

Teacher: "I need a problem solver to go downstairs and get us a fan"

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- Admitting limits: Getting students’ help

Teacher: Despite being informed and willing to practice a better pedagogy, there is a limitation for the teacher because traditional teachers are usually left brain and verbal, linguistic so they have difficulty to reinvent themselves to fit different sensory modes and even realize the students difficulties. It is good to have students who are willing to help.

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- Fostering diversity appreciation: strength in numbers

Student: Since everybody says we are the girly girls we talk a lot…We go to each others homes and sleep over… But we don’t only mess around, we study. We are doing memory cards together. Memory cards work for us!