Responding to Learner Diversity in the European Union

Funded by the European Union, teacher educators from seven EU countries: the Universities of Malta, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Dalarna (Sweden), Leipzig (Germany), Manchester (UK), Marijampole (Lithuania), and the NGO Motivace-zivotni styl (Czech Republic), came together in 2008 to produce multicultural and multimedia teacher education materials for online and face-to-face courses on responding to pupil diversity. The materials consist of a teacher’s handbook, DVD with readings and video clips, and a tutor’s manual. They can serve as a basis for teacher education through reflective practice in opening up to and understanding and responding to the diversity of strengths and needs of students in the classroom. They reflect the experience of a varied international group of practitioners in different European countries and up-to-date research on teaching and learning. The handbook, DVD, and tutor’s manual are available to download for free from: www.dtmp.org.