The document emphasizes the importance of contextual factors such as family, culture, and socioeconomic status in student learning. It outlines the need for teachers to modify instructional approaches to meet diverse student needs and suggests creating a digital presentation for professional development on this topic. The presentation should include specific examples, relevant graphics, and scholarly resources, following GCU style guidelines.

1. Contextual factors play an integral role in the learning process.
Outside factors, such as families, culture, socioeconomic
dynamics, and family discipline routines, can have a profound
effect on student development and readiness for learning.
Teachers who recognize these factors equip themselves to meet
the learning needs of diverse student populations. Additionally,
by modifying instruction or procedures to address all of the
students’ contextual factors, they will have an increased
likelihood of academic success.
Create an 8-10 slide digital presentation for a teacher
professional development on how contextual factors affect
student learning.
Include the following:
How social interactions, culture, society, and technology can
affect student development and readiness for learning.
How the contextual factors could be addressed in classroom
instruction.
Two specific examples of how you would modify classroom
instruction to address contextual factors (e.g., you provide an
Internet-based family activity, but several of your students’
families do not have Internet access at home.) How would you
modify the activity?
A title slide, a reference slide, and presenter’s notes.
The digital presentation should include graphics that are

2. relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space
appropriately.
Support your presentation with 2-3 scholarly resources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
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