Differentiation for elementary
-
Upload
pamela-sephton -
Category
Education
-
view
181 -
download
1
description
Transcript of Differentiation for elementary
Differentiation
Logos International SchoolOctober 2012Pam Sephton
Differentiation
Most classes in the world fall into a normal distribution curve of ability
How about your class? What would the curve look like?
Lower Ability (LA)
Middle Ability (MA)
High Ability (HA)
Differentiation
So how can we teach them all ensuring that they learn and make progress?
One way is through differentiation… so what is it?
Write down what you think it means?Talk to the person next to you and share your ideas…Share any ideas with us all…
Differentiation
Differentiation is an approach to teaching that attempts to ensure that all students learn well despite their many differences.
We can differentiate in 2 main ways through:
1. The process
2. The content
Differentiation
Process
Teaching method and
style
Activities / choice
Pacing
Language
Thinking process
Support
Resources
Questions
Differentiation
Content
Ideas
Concepts
Information + Facts
Organization of information
Skills
Differentiation
Let’s focus on the process…
Step 1: know your class think of the 3 main groupswho is in which group
These will be different for different curriculum areas e.g. English and Mathematics etc. These groupings can be used to create other groupings which include gender, friendship, or a mix depending on the activity.
Differentiation
Let’s focus on the process…
Step 2: be clear about the objective for the lesson
What do you want the children to have learned by the end of the lesson?
What do they need to do to succeed – success criteria
The objective may be the same but the activity and outcome may be different for different groups – remember to extend and challenge the HA chn
Differentiation
Let’s focus on the process…
Step 3: decide what each group needs and make a plan
How will you differentiate the whole class teacher input? (questioning, expectation, compacting, support, paired talk)
How will you differentiate the groups activities? (outcome, support, change content, collaboration, other strategies)
Remember the TA’s role – make it clear
Look at the various grouping strategies: cascade, envoy, goldfish, carousel, snowball, jigsaw, pair swapping
DifferentiationLet’s focus on the process…
Step 4: Assess how the groups did by looking at their work talking to the TA talking to the children – ask them if they think they have
achieved the objective Give them a specific task to complete that will show
their learning –see differentiating the plenary
It is important for children to learn to evaluate their own learning and to be willing to evaluate others too (peer assessment and marking / feedback)
Differentiation
Let’s focus on the process…
Step 5: Evaluate the lesson Make notes on your plan about how each group did
and what they need to do next Make notes about what worked well and what didn’t Consider tasks for consolidation or extension for
homework
This information will inform future planning as it gives information about children’s prior learning and areas for development or next steps
Differentiation
What have you learned today? (tell the person next to
you)
Write 2 things that you can put into practice
straightaway
Write questions on a post-it note
Same same but different and equal
Check out the booklet