Domain 3: Diversity of Learners
Domain 3 emphasizes the central role of teachers in establishing learning environments that are responsive to learner diversity. This Domain underscores the importance of teachers’ knowledge and understanding of, as well as respect for, learners’ diverse characteristics and experiences as inputs to the planning and design of learning opportunities. It encourages the celebration of diversity in the classrooms and the need for teaching practices that are differentiated to encourage all learners to be successful citizens in a changing local and global environment.
Overall Domain Score
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Strand 3.1: Learners’ gender, needs, strengths, interests and experiences
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3.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of differentiated teaching to suit the learners’ gender, needs, strengths, interests and experiences.
3.1.2 Use differentiated, developmentally appropriate learning experiences to address learners’ gender, needs, strengths, interests and experiences.
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Utilizing differentiated instruction to cater to the all types of learners.
Strand 3.2: Learners’ linguistic, cultural, socio-economic and religious backgrounds
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3.2.1 Implement teaching strategies that are responsive to the learners’ linguistic, cultural, socio-economic and religious backgrounds.
3.2.2 Establish a learner-centered culture by using teaching strategies that respond to their linguistic, cultural, socio-economic and religious backgrounds.
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Understanding learners' backgrounds allows one to create effective strategies catered to the learners, make learning experiences meaningful, contextualized, and respecful of all kinds of background.
Strand 3.3: Learners with disabilities, giftedness and talents
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3.3.1 Use strategies responsive to learners with disabilities, giftedness and talents.
​3.3.2 Design, adapt and implement teaching strategies that are responsive to learners with disabilities, giftedness and talents.
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We learn how they learn so they will be in the best positions to learn.
Strand 3.4: Learners in difficult circumstances
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3.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of the special educational needs of learners in difficult circumstances, including: geographic isolation; chronic illness; displacement due to armed conflict, urban resettlement or disasters; child abuse and child labor practices.
3.4.2 Plan and deliver teaching strategies that are responsive to the special educational needs of learners in difficult circumstances, including: geographic isolation; chronic illness; displacement due to armed conflict, urban resettlement or disasters; child abuse and child labor practices.
EVIDENCES
We learn how they learn so they will be in the best positions to learn.
Strand 3.5: Learners from indigenous groups
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3.5.1 Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are inclusive of learners from indigenous groups.
3.5.2 Adapt and use culturally appropriate teaching strategies to address the needs of learners from indigenous groups.
