Contents 9
Private Funding 177
The Problem of Unequal School
Funding 177
Communities and Schools 178
Parents and Schools 178
Business and Industry Links 180
Schools and Community
Resources 180
Social Problems Affect Schools 181
Poverty 181
Violence 183
Sexually Active Students 185
Alcohol and Other Drugs 186
How Can Teachers Make a
Difference? 187
Unit 4 The Teacher Unit 4 The Teacher
Chapter 9
Teaching Diverse Learners
194
Learning Styles and Multiple
Intelligences 197
Learning Styles 197
Visual Learners 197
Auditory Learners 198
Kinesthetic-Tactile Learners 199
Multiple Intelligences 199
Tapping Individual Learning
Strengths 200
Exceptional Learners 203
Gifted and Talented
Learners 203
Learners with Special Needs 206
Cultural Diversity 208
Using Diversity to Enrich
Learning 209
Language Diversity 209
Helping English Language
Learners 210
The Challenge of Teaching Diverse
Learners 210
Chapter 10
What Makes an Effective
Teacher?
216
Teaching Roles 218
Teachers Provide Information 219
Teachers Facilitate Learning 220
Teachers Plan for Learning 221
Teachers Evaluate Learning 221
Teachers Are Role Models 222
Developing Professional Qualities 223
Be Dependable 223
Be Responsible 223
Be Committed to Students 224
Show Respect 224
Be a Team Player 225
See the Big Picture 226
Develop a Positive Attitude 226
Working Effectively Within a
School 227
Subject Knowledge and Teaching
Skills 228
Communicating Effectively 229
Creating Positive Relationships 230
Improving Communication
Skills 231
Resolving Confl icts 234
Constructive Confl ict
Resolution 235
Mediation 236