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Differentiation of teaching and learning for diversity in Education for Sustainability

  • Susen Smith
  • , Raymond John Smith

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Abstract

This chapter outlines how a differentiated curriculum can be used to address student diversity when educating for sustainability. A key feature of this chapter is the provision of effective teaching and learning exemplars, which offer authentic differentiated enrichment opportunities for a diver e range of student learning needs within a variety of educational contexts. Specifically, this chapter aims to: • define diversity in today's educational contexts • describe communities of empathetic enquiry for Education for Sustainability (EfS) • discuss the dynamic nature of differentiating teaching and learning • present examples of effective differentiated teaching and learning within a variety of educational contexts • provide examples of well-known models of differentiated practice on EfS themes • provide some specific authentic EfS enrichment strategies.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEducation for Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum: A Guide for Teachers
EditorsMichael Littledyke, Neil Taylor, Chris Eames
Place of PublicationSouth Yarra, Australia
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages57-76
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781420256277, 1420256270
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development

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