- 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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- Grasping the paradigmatic challenge: Student resistance

• Teacher's thought on resistance
  

Teacher: This reminds me about what I wrote “the learner resistance is not something to fear or ignore but to examine and face, this resistance is a process of student transformation in their own empowerment

• Teacher's encouragement
  

Student 1: Cool, you did the schedules you told me you were not going to do

Student2 : I like this teacher I was afraid to write down that I mostly go to parties and sleep. I am glad I did. She said I should slow down on parties…respecting me though

Student 1: ?

Student 2: She could just come over with “Don’t you have responsibility?” and accuse me deciding to go party the night before the test. She asked me what would be the pros and cons of continuing with my past schedule.

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