Language

Diversity Plan:
Teaching Strategies:

Celebrate Cultural backgrounds and linguistic differences Thinking about my students and their families as assets with their varied life experiences. Get to know Students o Visit ESL/ELD Teacher o Communicate with Student Visual aids o Pictures used for presentations, or posted on the board, vocabulary flash cards with pictures for content words. o Study guides will be given out with simple explanations of the content with pictures.

Management Strategies:

Safe and productive learning environment for all of my students. Greet students as they walk into class Lead by example practicing and teaching respect, and celebration of all cultural.

Learning Environment:

Celebrating where each student has come from and how he or she has gotten here. Language learners seated throughout the classroom where they can see the board with the possibility of quick learning checks without stopping the whole class, or drawing attention to the student.

Assessment Strategies:

Clear instructions on how to respond to various test formats. Student Choice with in assessments o These assessments will come from a list of varied projects, papers, and presentations that all have the same essential question asked that connects to the content. Rubrics Accommodations

Giving feedback:

Oral, and written, formal and informal feedback. Work with ESL teacher to give written feedback in their native language

Grading policies:

Earning the Best grade possible o I want my students to feel good about what they turn in, and if they feel they could do better on an assignment after it has been turned in and graded I will allow them to take it back correct the mistakes and return it in for a better grade