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I teach second grade in a diverse public school in Chicago. As a school in a large urban district where resources and funding are limited, my students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. As a result, there is already a wide range of academic abilities that present themselves in second grade causing a lot of differentiation of instruction to take place. In order to bring my students together, I cultivate a positive learning climate that is student focused using Responsive Classrooms and flexible seating. This means that my classroom needs the resources to create a fun, friendly, and organized atmosphere where learning can take place and transition time is minimized. It also needs to capture the students' attention early on and show them the joy of learning so that they become motivated to be life long learners.

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I teach second grade in a diverse public school in Chicago. As a school in a large urban district where resources and funding are limited, my students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. As a result, there is already a wide range of academic abilities that present themselves in second grade causing a lot of differentiation of instruction to take place. In order to bring my students together, I cultivate a positive learning climate that is student focused using Responsive Classrooms and flexible seating. This means that my classroom needs the resources to create a fun, friendly, and organized atmosphere where learning can take place and transition time is minimized. It also needs to capture the students' attention early on and show them the joy of learning so that they become motivated to be life long learners.

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