Design Thinking with Christy

My problem of practice is an age old problem. My classes are so diverse with so many different kinds of students with different kinds of backgrounds and skills. My students are different in terms of socio economic status and the amount of available technology that they have at home. They are also different in terms of needs, disabilities, strength levels and interests. I am having an especially hard time with my 8th period class. This class has very high leveled students. Students that may be even smarter than me in terms of coding and computer programming. I also have students in this class who are classified and have IEP's and are reading at a 1st grade level. Throughout all my classes I have students that move from home to home in foster care and may not have technology available to them at all times. But then, I also have students that have built their own computers and have all the necessary equipment for that. My issue is about how to meet the needs of my diverse population...

COLLAPSE Hi Everyone! I was born and raised in New Jersey, specifically central Jersey. I graduated from Rider University in 2016 with a double major in Elementary Education and Psychology. I have a minor in Chinese and a focus on Middle School English. This is my third year teaching. I currently teach Computer Science at Winslow Township Middle School which is a Middle School located in South Jersey. This will be my third year at this school. Winslow Township Middle School is a Title 1 school with some very tough kids but it is so rewarding in the end to break through to the kids. I love it! I did not graduate with my bachelors in tech ed and I was thrown into the content area as a first year teacher. Lets just say that year was a very rough and an educational year. I have grown a lot as a teacher. I had a little background in technology because I worked with a company called Bricks 4 Kidz. It is an afterschool program and camp that teaches kids Science and other ...