Using Discovery Media to Differentiate Instruction

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Using Discovery Media to Differentiate Instruction

Scott KinneyOutreach & Professional Development

• Examine the growing diversity of our classrooms.

• Investigate ways technology, specifically media, can assist in the diverse classroom.

Learning Objectives

A bit of trivia...

Information obtained from Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), the National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), Pew Internet & American Life Project (www.pewinternet.org) MSNBC & (www.msnbc.com). Citation information is available upon request.

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Profile of Your Classroom

Why is this such a good thing?

Where do we start?

• Quiz Builder– Discovery Education streaming

• Zoomerang• SurveyMonkey

“When a teacher tries to teach something to the entire class at the same time, chances are, one-third of the kids already know it; one-third will get it; and the remaining third won't. So two thirds of the children are wasting their time.”

- Lilian Katz as quoted in Teaching Young Children (1993)

Accessing Readiness

• Bullet

What Other Questions Might We Ask?

“… a study conducted by Hanson and Dewing (1990) of 2,000 learners shows that most at-risk students are unsuccessful not because they lack innate learning ability, but because their learning style is largely ignored in the classroom”

- Silver, Strong, & Perini (2000)

Learning Profile

“If a student has a spark (or better still, a fire) a curiosity about a topic, learning is more likely for that student”

- Carol Ann Tomlinson (2001)

Leveraging Student Interest

• Index of Learning Styles Surveys– www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

– parentcenter.babycenter.com/calculators/learningstyle

“We are no longer teaching if what we teach is more important than who we teach or how we teach.” - Carol Ann Tomlinson (2003)

Learning Styles

How can we support this diversity?

Students and Media

• Teens and Young Adults (ages 13-24)– 16.7 hours online (excluding email)

– 13.6 hours watching TV

– 12 hours listening to the radio

– 7.7 hours talking on the phone

– 6 hours reading books and magazines

• 56 hours• Not Including Phone or Traditional Reading

– 42.3 hours

Source: (2003, July 24). YAHOO! AND CARAT UNVEIL RESEARCH RESULTS SHOWING TEENS ARE TRULY "BORN TO BE WIRED" . Retrieved February 23, 2008, Web site: http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1107.html

Top Five Gifts for TeenagersWhat They Want

• Portable Game Device• Cell Phone• Computer• Video Game Console• MP3 Player

Source: Starkman, Neal (2007).Leave Me Alone.... T.H.E. Journal. 33-38.

NameMelanie

In Her Free Time… …loves to travel

My NotesMelanie is bright and energetic. However, she is new to our country and struggles at times with English.

Meet Melanie

Meet Melanie

Photograph:Shark. Discovery Communications, Inc.. 2005. unitedstreaming. 25 February 2006 <http://www.unitedstreaming.com/>

Meet Melanie

Video:La guía máxima: Tiburones. Discovery Channel School. 2001. unitedstreaming. 25 February 2006 <http://www.unitedstreaming.com/>

…but not just what we think

What do we know about integrating media?

• Virginia Evaluation 2002This independent evaluation examined third and eighth grades students in two areas of study -- science and social studies. Improvement among experimental group students who received instruction aided by unitedstreaming showed a 12.6% average increase in achievement over control group students.

• Los Angeles Evaluation 2004This evaluation, conducted in the Los Angeles Unified School District, examined mathematics performance among 6th and 8th grade students. Students who received instruction aided by unitedstreaming showed a 3% to 5% average increase in achievement in math scores over the control group.

Scientifically Proven

What is proven to show significant improvement in…

199013”

reading comprehensionlistening vocabulary vocabulary acquisitionword recognitiondecoding skillsoverall motivation to read

…and you probably already have access to it!

Meet Melanie

Video:Ultimate Guide, The: Sharks. Discovery Channel School. 1998. unitedstreaming. 25 February 2006 <http://www.unitedstreaming.com/>

Meet Betsy

NameBetsy

Favorite Celebrity Lance Armstrong

My NotesBetsy is an active and lively part of our class. As a result of an accident several years ago, she has hearing loss in both ears.

What other tools can we incorporate?

Meet Melanie

NameMelanie

In Her Free Time… …loves to travel

Google• google.com

NameConi

Nervous HabitBites her nails

My NotesConi can remember a song all day long. Anything she hears seems to stick.

Meet Coni

Meet Coni

Meet Joel

NameJoel

Favorite FoodIce Cream

My NotesJoel not only needs to hear things a few times, but it is very helpful to hear things in various formats.

Meet Joel

Meet JannitaNameJannita

Aspires to……become a teacher

My NotesJannita is a ball of energy. She absorbs everything she reads. In fact, often prefers the written word as her source of information.

NameKayla

Age3 1/2

About KaylaKayla is three and is no longer satisfied with simply watching Elmo and Dora. Instead, she wants to interact with them, answer questions and guide them in their journey.

Meet My Little Girl

Tools to Interact

Interactive Videos

What’s next?

NameAkeal

Favorite SubjectScience

My NotesAkeal is creative and extremely intelligent. However, Uriel just doesn’t care to write all of the time. He wants to express himself in a variety of ways.

Telling Their Story

What is the value of students creating their story?

A research-based synthesis consisting of 30 years of educational research indicates:• participation in social practice is a

fundamental form of learning

• learning is increased by a diversity of cultural experience and community participation

Brown, Ann L, Cocking, Rodney R & Bransford , John D. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington: National Academies Press, 2000.

How People Learn

Contact Information

• Scott Kinney– VP, Outreach & Professional Development

– Email: scott_kinney@discovery.com

• Websites– discoveryeducation.com

– community.discoveryeducation.com

– discoveryedspeakersbureau.com

Using Discovery Media to Differentiate Instruction

Scott KinneyOutreach & Professional Development

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