Prepared By: Van Julius E.

Obina Subject: Facilitating Learning 2

Course: DTS 1A Activity: 5E’s Detailed Lesson Plan
Professor: Dr. Grace Camasin Activity No. : 1

Detailed Lesson Plan in Student Diversity

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
A. Identify different factors that bring diversity in the classroom
B. Demonstrate a positive attitude towards diversity as an enriching
element in the learning environment.
C. Come up with strategies that consider student diversity.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Individual Differences
 Individual Differences factors
 Benefits of Diversity in the classroom
 Classroom Strategies for Student Diversity
B. References: Facilitating Learning: A Metacognitive Process, Pages 47
-69
C. Instructional Materials: PowerPoint Presentation on television
D. Value Focus: Teachers must recognize and consider the individuality
among the student in planning for effective instruction and for better
learning outcomes.

III. Learning Procedure

Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activities

A. Engage

The teacher will present the following pictures. Students study the pictures
and share their ideas of each
1. What do you observe in following the pictures? picture presented.

After the presentation, the

students will answer the
question.

Image 1: It shows gender,

racial, ethnic/cultural
background and probably
language differences in class.
Image 2: It shows difference
in socioeconomic status
between students.
Image 3: It shows different
thinking/learning styles of
students.
 Image 4: It shows
exceptionalities in class,
some students might have
disabilities.

2. Based on the images presented, what do you think Students:

are the factors that bring about learner diversity? Socioeconomic status,
thinking/learning style and
Exceptionalities, Heredity,
race and nationality.

3. Can you give an idea how student diversity Students:

enriches the learning environment? Answers may vary.

B. Explore

Group Activity

1. Let the students examine the class they currently

belong.

2. Let the students provide information about their

selves using the information below:
 Name: Students performs the activity
 Age:
 Gender:
 Nationality:
 Province:
 Language/dialects spoken:
 Hobbies/interests:
 Favorite subjects:
 Subject you are best in:
 Subject you find difficult:

3. Tally all your responses to come up with a class

profile.

After the activity, ask the students the following

questions:

1. In what ways are you and your classmates Students:

similar? Answers may vary.
2. In what ways are you and your classmates
different?
3. How does a girl differ from a boy in behavior?
4. How does life in the province differ from that in the
city?
5. Are you glad you have differences? Similarities?
Explain your answer.
C. Explain

Teacher will ask the students to share what they Students:

learned during the Explore phase. Answers may vary.

Discussion:

The teacher leads class discussion about the factors Students participate in the
that bring about student diversity and how diversity class discussion and take
enriches the learning environment. down notes.

Factors that bring about student diversity:

Socioeconomic status – The millionaire’s lifestyle

differs from that of the middle income or lower income
group.

Thinking/Learning style – Some of you learn better

by seeing something; others by just listening; and still
others by manipulating something.

Exceptionalities – In class there maybe one who

has difficulty in spoken language comprehension or in
seeing, hearing, etc.

How diversity enriches the learning environment?

1. Students’ self-awareness is enhanced by Students may ask questions
diversity. and share additional ideas to
2. Student diversity contributes to cognitive the class.
development.
3. Student diversity prepares learners for their role
as responsible members of society.
4. Student diversity can promote harmony.

Teacher will discuss strategies that may help bringing

about student diversity.

Some Tips on Student Diversity

1. Encourage learners to share their personal history
and experiences.
2. Integrate learning experiences and activities
which promote students’ multicultural and cross-
cultural awareness.
3. Aside from highlighting diversity, identify patterns
of unity that transcend group differences.
4. Communicate high expectations to students from
all subgroups.
5. Use varied instructional methods to accommodate
student diversity in learning styles.
6. Vary the examples you use to illustrate concepts
in order to provide multiple contexts that are
relevant to students from diverse backgrounds.
7. Adapt to the students’ diverse backgrounds and
learning styles by allowing them personal choice
and decision-making opportunities concerning
what they will learn and how they will learn it.
8. Diversify your methods of assessing and
evaluating student learning.
9. Purposely, form small-discussion groups from
diverse backgrounds. You can form groups’
students with different learning styles, different
cultural background, etc.

D. Elaboration

Activity: Describe/present the concept on individual Students performs the activity

differences by means of the following: by writing in a piece of paper
(You may choose one only.) and will present it to the class
after 10 minutes.
 Song
 Poem
 Jingle

E. Evaluation

1. By means of a graphic organizer, identify the On a whole piece of paper,

factors that bring about diversity in the classroom. students will draw their
graphic organizer on the first
Rubrics for output half of the paper.
 The graphic organizer has an 10
appropriate title and labels.
 The graphic organizer’s lines,
boxes, and text are neat and 10
legible.
 The graphic organizer presents the
information in a manner that is easy 20
to follow.
 The form in which the graphic
organizer portrays the information is 30
appropriate to the relationships
being represented.
 The graphic organizer
demonstrates an understanding of 30
the topic, its relationships & related
concepts.
Students will write their
2. Cite 3 teaching strategies and explain how these
answer on the other half of
teaching strategies consider student diversity.
the paper.

IV. ASSIGNMENT

Research on at least 2 images for diversity in the classroom and explain what
each image communicates about diversity.