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Justine said...
I completely agree with you Shannon. Diversity reveals itself in a classroom in so many ways whether it be comprehesion levels, lexile reading levels, languages spoken, disabilities, socioeconomic status, etc. Diversity in a classroom can be overwhelming and it is our responsibilities as educators to foster a safe space environment for our students academically, socially and personally.

For the 1st time in my classroom during the 1st week of school I explicitly taught about "differentiation" and we had open class discussion about the need for it. I am finding differentiating activities to flow better during the course of a lesson because my students have an understanding of the rational or goals behind it.