Differentiated Instruction and Assessment

Terry BrownLearning Classroom Teacher – Science

Westminster Secondary School

Building a Foundation Student Profiles

Who are you teaching?

Learning Styles Linguistic Logical – Mathematical Visual – Spatial Bodily – Kinesthetic Musical – Rhythmical Naturalist Interpersonal Intrapersonal

Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

Do teaching strategies match learning styles?

Do study strategies match learning styles?

Building a Foundation Community

BuildingGetting to know

each other.

Building a Foundation Talk About Assessment

How are you marking?

Practice with FeedbackSafe to make mistakesFormative vs. Summative

Differentiated InstructionShifting Gears

RAFTRole PlayingCooperative Learning

RAFT

RAFT (continued…….)

INTU

Role Play

Cooperative Learning All Write Round Robin◦The Nervous System

Not Cooperative Assessment◦Interview using presentation◦Test based on interview◦Assess individual communication skills

Differentiated AssessmentModify existing Assessment tools

to address different learning stylesChoice in how students show

learning◦Paragraph versus labeled drawing◦Written versus verbal

Choice (Answer 5 of 6)Formative and Summative

A Shift in the Assessment Process

Teachers are there to help improve student learning (formative), not just to judge their learning (summative).

A Shift in the Assessment Process

When students realize that teachers are there to help them learn…..

Classroom management gets a lot

easier.

Resources

TVDSB Website◦Program Student Pathways for Success Learning Classroom Resource Page (link @ bottom)