Transcript Don`t Look at the Duck!

Don’t Look at the Duck!
The Rich Diversity of Today’s Classrooms
Lance Rougeux
Discovery Education
A que hora
es el
almuerzo.
Mr. Rougeux
is a dorkivore.
Where did the
duck go?
Okay, a niche
describes the
relational position
of a species or
population in an
ecosystem. Let’s
move on now!
The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching
has been to treat all children as is they were variants
of the same individual, and thus feel justified in
teaching them the same subjects in the same ways.
Howard Gardner
1 hr 45 min listening to music
(radio, CDs, MP3 players)
3 hrs watching TV
6 ½ hrs/day
1 hr on the computer
(outside of schoolwork)
45 minutes playing
video games
Data from Kaiser Family Foundation Study, 2005
Our brains are wired to connect.
Data from Kaiser Family Foundation Study, 2005
Giezi
• Loves science
• Bilingual with a speech
impediment
• Grasps concepts but test
scores often reflect
communication barrier
• Visual learner
Michelle
• Favorite subject: Language
Arts
• Imaginative storyteller
• Good focus when not
chasing boys
Ebony
• Top student
• Excels in all subjects
• Loves independent
work where she can
explore
The Art of teaching is
the art of assisting discovery.
Mark Van Doren
[email protected]