Differentiating Instruction
“ In order to differentiate teaching, changes must occur in lesson content and selection of curricula and activities to ensure instruction and practice are aligned to student skills and needs.”
Key Principles of a
Differentiated Classroom
The teacher is clear about what matters in the content area.
The teacher understands, appreciates, and builds upon student differences.
Assessment and instruction are inseparable.
The teacher adjusts content, process, and product in response to student readiness, interests, and learning profiles.
All students participate in respectful work.
Students and teachers are collaborators in learning.
Goals are maximum growth and continued success.
Flexibility is the hallmark of a differentiated classroom.
Differentiating Instruction:
Meeting Students Where They Are
1. Get to know your students.
2. Identify areas of your curriculum that could be adapted to
differentiated instruction.
3. Examine your role as teacher in the differentiated classroom.
Examples of Differentiated Instruction
Changes to the Learning Environment
Assessment Variations
Modifying Content
Varying Support
I can recognize these things as individuals' interpretations of differentiation -- but they leave out some important things. Do you recognize bits and pieces of the hallmarks and the elements of differentiation that have been defined? You should know that Tomlinson is typically credited as the "author" of the ideas and concept of differentiation... and that almost everyone else who writes about it, puts their own spin on her concepts, and often leave things out or misinterpret. Make sure that you have a solid foundation and understanding of the "whole" idea. I would love to see you write about some comparisons of what you are finding online, and what is in the book. 5 pts.
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