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The Differentiated Classroom
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The fact that students differ may be
inconvenient, but it is inescapable.
Theodore Sizer
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Think
Think about one or two students you teach who
have unique learning needs.
What would those learners need in their classes
to make it a great year?
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Examine
Which makes better sense to you that you do
most of the work in the classroom, or that
students are the primary workers and thinkers?
Does it seem more likely to you that everyone
should always need the same book, math problem,
or art lesson?
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Examine
Do students all seem to learn in the same way or
at the same pace?
Do you learn more about students by talking to
them or talking with them?
Do learners care if they have choices about what
and how to learn?
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Examine
Is learning richer and more permanent when its
rote or meaning based?
Are we most motivated to grow when we try to
reach our own ceilings or when the ceilings are
someone elses?
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Examine
Do students become independent learners in
classrooms where they are always told what to do
OR do students become independent when teachers
give them more responsibility for learning and
teach them how to use the independence wisely?
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Differentiated instruction is one set of
goals. With multiple ways to get there.
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What is an effective teacher of differentiated
instruction?
An effective teacher believes that all students
can learn and can be successful. An effective
teacher consciously creates a climate where all
students feel included. An effective teacher
believes that there is potential in each learner
and commits to finding the key that will unlock
that potential.
Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Gayle
Gregory
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What can you differentiate?
the content students learn
the assessment tools being used
the performance tasks selected
the instructional strategies used
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Content
what is to be learned and the materials through
which it is accomplished
Process
activities designed to use skills to make sense
of ideas and information
Product
vehicles which demonstrate and extend what has
been learned
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Readiness
the entry point of learning relative to a
particular understanding or skill
Interest
curiosity or passion
Learning Profile
how we learn shaped by intelligence preference,
gender, culture, learning style
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The Aim of Differentiated Instruction
Maximize each students growth by meeting each
student where he is and helping him to progress.