Post on 01-Jan-2016
Why Differentiate???Why Differentiate???
Students have different needs, abilities, and strengths.
One size fits all teaching does not work.
Differentiation provides students with multiple ways to access content.
Differentiation facilitates student ownership in their learning process.
Differentiated Instruction Differentiated Instruction
“Differentiated instruction is a teaching philosophy based on the premise that teachers should adapt instruction to student differences. Rather than marching students through the curriculum lockstep, teachers should modify their instruction to meet students’ varying readiness levels, learning preferences, and interests. Therefore, the teacher proactively plans a variety of ways to ‘get at’ and express learning.”
Carol Ann Tomlinson
So what is differentiation??So what is differentiation??
A teachers response to any learners need
Instruction and assessment that respects and encourages student differences
Guided by general principals of differentiation
Teachers can differentiate according to students’
Readiness to Learn InterestsLearning Profile/Style
to Differentiate Content
Reading Partners / Reading Buddies Read/Summarize Read/Question/Answer Visual Organizer/Summarizer Parallel Reading with Teacher Prompt
Choral Reading/Antiphonal Reading Flip Books Split Journals (Double Entry – Triple Entry) Books on Tape Highlights on Tape Digests/ “Cliff Notes” Note-taking Organizers Varied Texts Varied Supplementary Materials Highlighted Texts Think-Pair-Share/Preview
Tomlinson – ‘00
Differentiating ProcessDifferentiating Process
Making adaptations to the “sense making” of a lessonOffer students more than one way to
grasp content, master skills, and develop ownership of important ideas
Examples: Role-playing; Hands-on activities; Learning
Contracts; Flexible groupingLearning Centers and Tiered Activities
--CHOICE-CHOICE-The Great The Great Motivator!Motivator!
Requires children to be aware of their own readiness, interests, and learning profiles.
Students have choices provided by the teacher. (YOU are still in charge of crafting challenging opportunities for all students – NO taking the easy way out!)
Use choice across the curriculum: writing topics, content writing prompts, self-selected reading, contract menus, math problems, spelling words, product and assessment options, seating, group arrangement, ETC . . .
GUARANTEES BUY-IN AND ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING!
to Differentiate Product
Choices based on readiness, interest, and learning profile
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