“When we ask students to summarize info, let them decide for themselves what’s important.” Peter Pappas

• Explain the sources of student diversity in today’s classrooms and their implications for educators
• Introduce theory on how people learn, including discussing self-efficacy & locus of control terms
• Discuss culturally responsive teaching
• Describe the demographic trends of U.S. minorities and describe how ethnic and cultural differences between public school teachers and students may foster misunderstanding
• Discuss cultural pluralism vs. assimilation
• Introduce Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and relate that theory to teaching
• Discuss learning styles
• Introduce the concept of multicultural education
• Introduce IDEA, least-restrictive environment, gifted and talented terms
• Introduce Glasser’s choice theory
• Discuss gender issues