Diverse Learners

After watching the video and teaching every day, I have realized that students do not all learn the same way. As teachers we sometimes get frustrated when students do not understand something, which is often in my math class. For example, today we were learning about discount prices and marking things up in a store. Students did not understand the concept of doing this because they do not shop that much yet, which lead them to not understand the math part of the lesson I was getting very frustrated with them because I could only phase the answer a few ways. After explaining it another way they finally understood and we continued with the lesson. With the new math modules, there is usually only one way we are supped to teach, which is so hard when in math there are multiple ways to find a solution to a problem. Teachers need to understand that not every student learns the same way and they need to change it up. If they teach using different media like PowerPoint, SMART Boards, etc. they will be teaching for the diverse learner which all students will benefit from. I try to change it up (as much as I am allowed to) each day by doing different styles of notes and worksheets. How do you teach to the diverse learner in your class?