Making Meaningful Connections

1. M A K I N G
M E A N I N G F U L
C O N N E C T I O N S

2. The lesson making meaningful connections highlights the
beauty of diversity and how people despite the differences of
each one can transcend such to be able to establish
meaningful relationships. This will enable the pre-service
teacher to broaden their perspective of diversity and be open
to embrace such inside and outside of the classroom

3. Imagine a classroom of 30 to 40 learners or
even more. what do you see? what have
you observed? perhaps you see a roomful
of learners who behave differently, varying
in sizes, color and ability and are unique in
their own respective ways. they come from
different families with a distinct with a
distinct packaging. they bring their
personal history to the classroom and each
one is different.

4. Diversity is everything that makes people different from each
other (kampen, 2019). this includes many different factors:
race, ethnicity,gender, abilty, sexual orientation,
handicapping conditions, Socio economic status, age,
religious belief or political conviction. other demographic
factors such as family lifestyles, personality characteristics
and the family composition may also be considered.

5. There are different types of diversity which include:
1. Diversity in terms of personal characteristics. these
cover age, gender, communication style, socio economic
background and personality.
2.Diversity in terms of student background. these have to
do with culture, ethnicity, language, political beliefs, social
class and religion.
3. Diversity in terms of cognitive aptitude to cover
cognitive abilities, technical abilities and skills as well as
social abilities and skills.

6. 4. Diversity in terms of level of motivation
and diversity of opinion.
The concept of diversity is oftentimes
associated with inclusion.
it is when people coming from different
demographics feel welcomed can we say
that the classroom is inclusive.

7. An inclusive classroom makes the learners
feel valued, respected, accepted and
encouraged to fully participate in the class
activity.
Teachers have the responsibility to make
sure that learners can learn and study in a
diverse environment and collaborate with
each other.

8. If a teacher recognize diversity in the
classroom this will enable him or her to
plan for teaching methodologies to
maximize learning .
Teachers should avoid getting being
trapped by these assumptions. there is a
need to be aware of these faulty
assumption

9. Which are:
1. Students are not diverse. learners may
share similarities but this doesn't mean
that they are alike in all respects.
2. Diversity doesn't matter because
everyone is diverse.
3. Diversity does not have anything to do
with learning.

10. Teacher's openness to classroom diversity
leads to positive outcomes.
First, it builds better thinkers.
Second, appreciating diversity improves
academic outcomes. children in a diverse
classroom do not only learn social skills.
they also learn to become critical thinkers
that encourages academic confidence.

11. Teachers can utilize these tips or ways to
promote equity and diversity in the
classroom:
•Self-Awareness.
•Get to know your learners.
•Class Norms.
•Culturally Relevant Teaching.
•Purposeful Planning.
•Meet diverse learning needs
•community Involvement.