FACILITATING LEARNER-

CENTERED TEACHING

Compiled by:
Ms. Maria Diwata V. Cadiente, MAED, LPT
FOCUS ON THE LEARNER
REVIEW OF THEORIES RELATED TO THE
LEARNERS’ DEVELOPMENT
• Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalytic Theory or Psychosexual
Theory of Development
• Jean Piaget – Cognitive Development
• Erik Erikson – Psychosocial Theory of Development
• Lawrence Kohlberg – Theory of Moral Development
• Lev Vygotsky - Social Development Theory / Zone of
Proximal Development
• Bronfenbrenner - Ecological Theory
• 2022_2023 Files\Famous Modern Celebrities With Learni
ng Disabilities.mp4

• 2022_2023 Files\Temple Grandin ending.mp4

Did you feel anything while you were
watching the videos? What are they?
What are the similarities of the videos?
What then is our topic today?
Individual Differences
“...DIFFERENT but NOT LESS.” -- Temple
Grandin
FACTORS THAT BRING ABOUT STUDENT
DIVERSITY

Aside from gender and racial, ethnic or cultural

background, diversity also comes from other
factors like the following:
• Socioeconomic status
• Thinking/learning style
• Exceptionalities
HOW STUDENT DIVERSITY ENRICHES THE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• A reflective teacher may see a diverse

classroom as an exciting place to learn
not just for his or her students, but for
him-/herself, as well.
ACTIVITY TIME

• Push the chairs to the sides of the room but leave

some at the middle that will serve as a division of
both sides. Then, stand on any side.
• The facilitator will, then, throw some random
questions that are answerable by yes or no. If your
answer is yes, step closer to the division (chairs). If
your answer is no, remain in your place.
Yes / No Questions

• Are you a human being?

Yes / No Questions

• Are you a fast learner?

Yes / No Questions

• Are you good at explaining

complex ideas?
Yes / No Questions

• Do you prefer voicing out your

opinion rather than processing
it on your own?
Yes / No Questions

• Do you easily make friends?

Yes / No Questions

• Do you agree that wishes do

come true?
Yes / No Questions

• Do you believe that humans

evolved from apes?
Yes / No Questions

• Do you believe that no one in

this world is exactly like you?
Yes / No Questions

• Do you believe that you’re

perfect?
• Now, approach the chairs that
divide the room and shake the
hands of the group on the
other side and say, “I am glad
to meet you.”
GROUP DYNAMICS

• After you’ve shaken the hands

of everyone, you will be
divided into 4 groups.
GROUP DYNAMICS

• Each group will be assigned 1

benefit and learning opportunities
of student diversity.
• The following are the benefits and learning
opportunities that student diversity can bring to
your classroom.
1. Students’ self-awareness is enhanced by
diversity. (G1)
2. Student diversity contributes to cognitive
development. (G2)
3. Student diversity prepares learners for their
role as responsible members of society. (G3)
4. Student diversity can promote harmony. (G4)
GROUP DYNAMICS

• Brainstorm with your groupmates

how you would explain the
assigned benefit to you. You may
choose from the following options:
–role play, and
–canva presentation
GROUP DYNAMICS

• The following are the criteria for both

Role Play and Canva Presentation:
–Group cooperation (20%)
–Message/Explanation (40%)
–Creativity (20%)
–Audience Impact (20%)
GROUP DYNAMICS

• You are given 10 minutes to

brainstorm and prepare for your
presentation.
• Leaders, assign someone to prepare
your names on a 1/4 sheet of paper
with the criteria.
Brainstorming and Preparation
(10 minutes)
Group Presentation and
Feedbacking
• Open your Ziplet and go to our
class using the class code:
550242
• Input your answer to the question
posted there.
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.
SOME TIPS ON STUDENT DIVERSITY

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.
SOME TIPS ON STUDENT DIVERSITY

8. Diversify your methods of assessing and

evaluating student learning.
9. Purposely, form small-discussion groups of
students from diverse backgrounds. You can
form groups of students with different
learning styles, different cultural background,
etc.