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**Standard 3 ** **Teachers understand that children learn differently. ** The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.

Evidence 1: [|Classroom Website]

Rationale 1: My classroom website was designed for my third grade students as a place to go not only for reinforcement and remediation, but also for enrichment. It contains basic classroom information as well as several sites related to each of the curricular areas. The sites are introduced in class as we are learn about each topic so that students are motivated by the inclusion of multimedia learning, and they provide activities and information to meet the diverse learning needs of the students in my class.

As a teacher, I found that using multimedia choices at a variety of instructional levels is an effective way to reach all students, and it provides a resource that can be used at school as well as at students’ homes. By using the website at home, parents become more involved in their child’s education thus promoting learning beyond the classroom walls.

KSD

3.K.1 The teacher understands and can identify differences in approaches to learning and performance, including different learning styles, multiple intelligences, and performance modes, and can design instruction that helps use students’ strengths as the basis for growth.

 The variety of website links found on the classroom site provide a wide range of activities, information, games and multimedia presentations so that students can reinforce or enrich their knowledge at their own level.

3.S.1 The teacher identifies and designs instruction appropriate to students’ stages of development, learning styles, strengths, and needs.

The classroom website provides a direct route for students to independently seek activities to suit their learning styles and needs.

3.D.1 The teacher believes that all children can learn at high levels and persists in helping all children achieve success.

 The open-ended nature of the internet helps learners not only meet their current needs, but it is flexible, allowing students to choose more complex activities as their abilities expand and grow.