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Addressing the Diverse Needs of All Learners
Sat, April 14, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Second Level, West Room 221Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This session is devoted to addressing the diverse needs of learners across the K-12 landscape. In particular, teachers’ interactions with learners who have special needs, learners with linguistic diversity, teaching toward gender differences, and inclusive perspectives are of focus in the session. Research-based strategies and interventions for meeting the diverse needs of students in K-12 and how teachers learn and practice these strategies and approaches are explored in this session. Teacher inquiry strategies are also discussed in some of the papers in this session.
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Preservice Teacher Inquiry as a Catalyst in Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge for English Teaching With Diverse Learners - Steven Z. Athanases, University of California - Davis; Juliet Michelsen Wahleithner, California State University - Fresno; Lisa H. Bennett, University of California - Davis
Promoting Interface and Knowledge Sharing: A Joint Project Between General and Special Education Preservice Teachers - Xiuwen Wu, National Louis University
Teaching Written Expression in the Inclusive High School Classroom: Strategies to Assist With Students With Disabilities Based on Teachers’ Needs - Cort Casey, Christian Brothers University; Laura Baylot Casey, The University of Memphis; Thomas Black, Middle Tennessee State University
Teaching Boys: Toward a Theory of Gender Relevant Pedagogy - Travis Bristol, Columbia University