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Need to Knows
HowcanweensurethatallstudentsarelearningthroughDifferentiatedInstruction?
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“The idea of differentiating instruction is an approach to teaching that advocates active planning for and attention to student differences in classrooms, in the context of high quality curriculums.”
- Carol Ann Tomlinson
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• IntuitiveInthemoment
• IntentionalPre-planned
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TooDifficulttoDifferentiate?
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AssessmentFORLearning“Assessmentforlearningistheprocessofseekingandinterpretingevidenceforusebylearnersandtheirteacherstodecidewherethelearnersareintheirlearning,wheretheyneedtogoandhowbesttogetthere.”AssessmentReformGroup,AssessmentforLearning,EducationServicesAustralia,(2002)http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/default.asp
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DIforAssessmentsFormativeAssessment:• Milestones&Checkpoints• TicketouttheDoor(ExitCards)• NeedtoKnow• TieredInstructionforstandards• LearningStylesInventory
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StartingPlaceforDifferentiation“Differentiationismakingsurethattherightstudentsgettherightlearningtasksattherighttime.Onceyouhaveasenseofwhateach studentholds as‘given’ or‘known’ andwhatheorsheneedsinordertolearn,differentiationisnolongeranoption;itisanobviousresponse.”
AssessmentasLearning:UsingClassroomAssessmenttoMaximizeStudent LearningLornaM.Earl,Corwin Press,Inc.2003– pp.86-87
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ResearchSupportingDifferentiation?
• ResponsetoIntervention• GuidedReading• AssessmentForLearning
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AdaptingResearchedStrategies1. IdentifyingSimilarities andDifferences
Usechartstocompareandclassify,i.e.VennDiagram&ComparisonMatrix,orcreatemetaphors.
2. SummarizingandNoteTaking• Useoralorwrittensummaries,oracombinationviaThink-Pair-Write.
Craftimagesordiagrams (nonlinguisticrepresentations)thatcapturethekeyideas.
• Teach3formsofnotetaking,andallowstudentstochoosetheonetheyprefer.
3. ReinforcingEffortandProvidingRecognition• Maintain learningportfoliosthatstudentsusetoreflectontheirgrowth
basedonacademiccriteria.• UseGrowthMindsetlanguagetoencouragestudentsviatheir
achievementsandgrowth.4. HomeworkandPractice
Providepurposefulpracticeashomeworkthataddressesspecificneedsofstudentsforacademicgrowth.Homeworkisleveledtoeachstudent’sskilllevelneeds.
ClassroomInstructionThatWorks byR.J.Marzano,D.J.Pickering,andJ.E.Pollock,2001,Alexandria,VA:ASCD
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AdaptingResearchedStrategies5. NonlinguisticRepresentations
Useacombinationofimagesandwords,suchaswithFrayer Modelandchunkingvideoswithquestionsviawww.Zaption.com andwww.Edpuzzle.com
6. CooperativeLearningCreategroupswhereeveryonecancontributetothelearning,i.e.LearningProfileCards,ClockandElbowPartners,Critique&Reflection,Fishbowl
7. SettingObjectivesandProvidingFeedbackNeedtoKnowactivity,K-W-L,Student-ledFeedbackgroups,GalleryWalks,“BeSpecific,Constructive,&Kind”,“Ilike…,Iwonder...,&Whatif...”
8. GeneratingandTestingHypothesesWorkincooperativeorcollaborativegroups,explorelabs,scenarios,andcasestudiesthataretieredtodifferentreadinessgroupsofstudents.
9. Cues,Questions,andAdvanceOrganizersUseavarietyofadvanceorganizers,orprovideaadvanceorganizerpre-filledtodifferentlevelsbasedontheneedsofstudents,coachstudentsontheQuestionFormulationTechnique,practiceboth“wait”timeand“think”time.
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DIFFERENTIATEDUSINGLearningPreferences?
Howlearnersthinkandprocesscontent.
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LearningPreferencesSurveys
– Initialyournameoneachofthe3chartsthatbestdescribesyourself.
– Circleyourinitials
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LearningProfileCards
FullNameEmailPhone#
Backofcard
Frontofcard
List3InterestsOutsideofschool
Rateskills4to1WritingMathReading
MultimediaScienceHistory
Rate1st LearningStyleElementsa1to4
AuditoryVisual
Kinesthetic
Rate2nd LearningStyleElementsa1to4
AnalyticalPracticalCreative
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Time?
www.openingpaths.orgJarOfLife- PutIMPORTANTThingsFIRST!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_N_uvq41Pg
Put1st things1st
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Shortterminvestmentsleadtolongtermlearning
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Stahl,RobertJ.,ED3708851994-05-00Using"Think-Time"and"Wait-Time"SkillfullyintheClassroom.ERICDigest.http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED370885.pdf
Differencebetween“wait”timeand“thinking”time
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FrayerModelDefineinyourownwords Drawapicture
Describereal-worldbenefits
Metaphor/Poem/Song
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ControlofLearning:StudentVoice?
• Degrees ofBuy-in– Invitational– Choices– Voices
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Content Conceptsandskillsfromthecontentstandards.
Process Howstudentsmakesenseofthecontentthroughdifferentmediums.
Product Learningartifactsthatdemonstratecontent.
DI:InstructionalPlanning
InstructionalPlanning
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Readiness Studentslearnatdifferentrates.Scaffoldcontent.
Interests Content isrelevanttowhatstudentsliketodo,thattheyfeelisimportant.
LearningPreferences
How learnersthinkandprocesscontent.
DI:LearnerAccess
InstructionalPlanning
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DIPlanning1. Whatisthefocusconceptand/orskillforlearners?2. Howwilllearnersbeassessedforsuccessandneeds?3. Whatscaffoldswillyouuseforlearnersneeding
support?4. Whatscaffoldswillyouuseforlearnerswhoneedto
bechallenged?
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DIManagement
• GroupingthroughLearningProfileCards• MiniWorkshops• Coaching
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Comparison Matrix Readiness Interests Learning ProfilesStrategy by:Marzono, Robert.Classroom InstructionThat Works. 2004ASCD | TeacherTube
Structure learning from:•Part to whole: segment into parts to digest•Simple to complex•Dependence to Interdependence
•Choice•Learning profile•Hobbies & Pursuits
How a student approaches concepts from their strengthsLens for making sense and communicating through:•Multiple intelligence•Brain-based
ContentHow is access toinformation madefor learners? How are learners able to accessthe concepts and data?
•Leveled reading/cognitive materials•Graphic Organizer: help see content in segments•Centers: Assign content & directions based on skill level•"Say Something" or "Last Word" for readings
•Learning contracts•Present through multi-media•Centers: Choice of what content to study or study options within a center•Connect to student lives/world beyond classroom (Context)
•Give material in perspective of multiple intelligences.•Graphic Organizer: Data displayed through multiple intelligences.•Present through multi-media•Centers: provide content in different mediums
ProcessHow can students digest content and make intotheir own?
•Tiered activities at needed levels•Centers: Provide skill appropriate tasks for each group of learners•RAFTS: Options are simple to complex•Writer’s Workshop•Web Quest
•Choose work based on learning profile such as Sternberg MI or Brain-based•Centers: Students choose options for how they will do the task•Group by like-interests•Think dots•Writer’s Workshop
•Centers: Tasks are completed using different learning styles. Work is assigned or self-selected•RAFTS: Format options are based on multiple-intelligence•Think dots•Writer’s Workshop•Web Quest
ProductHow would studentsdistill what they learned by demoor performance?
•Tiered and addresses same outcomes•Project/problem-based learning•RAFTS•Rubric-based activities•Design something•Performance Task
•Sternberg MI activity•Built in options with connection to interests.•Project/problem-based learning•RAFTS•Rubric-based activities•Design something
•Sternberg MI activity•Project/problem-based learning•Presentation formats•RAFTS•Contracts•Design something•Performance Task
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