Please check

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Please check
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Quick questions or quandaries?
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Announcements

• Next week is the last day of class the final
  assignment is due at the start of class.
• Class will probably end early, so if you arrive
  late and class is already dismissed, you will not
  be able to turn in your paper.
• Last assignments will only be accepted under
  EXTRAORDINARY circumstances and with prior
  permission.
• No regularly scheduled office hours during finals
  week. Please schedule an appointment with me if
  you want to meet.

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Todays topic

• Lessons Learned

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Differentiated Instruction

• This means providing different avenues to
  acquiring content, to processing or making sense
  of ideas, and to developing products so that each
  student can learn effectively.
• (Tomlinson, 2001, p. 1).

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What to Differentiate
CONTENT
PROCESS
PRODUCT
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What to Differentiate
WHAT students learn
CONTENT
How students SHOW what theyve learned
HOW students learn
PROCESS
PRODUCT
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Content Differentiation

• When differentiating content, we can change
• What we teach and/or
• How students can access what we teach.

(Tomlinson, 2001)
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Key elements in differentiating content

• Several elements and materials are used to
  support instructional content.
• Align tasks and objectives to learning goals.
• Instruction is concept-focused and
  principle-driven e.g. backwards design.

http//www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffins
truc.html
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Process differentiation
What different opportunities are available for
students to "make sense" of the information?
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Examples anyone?

• What are different ways to learn about human
  anatomy?

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Product differentiation

• What are different ways that students can
  demonstrate they have achieved learning
  objectives?

NOTE! Be careful when assessing learning using
performance assessments, such as presentations,
projects, etc. You must evaluate the students
demonstration of content knowledge and targeted
skills, not just how well they present.
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Think-Pair-Share
How does differentiated instruction relate to
inclusion?
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Small Group Activity

• Describe a typical lesson that you have seen or
  remember from school. (Note, you can share a
  lesson that you access from a web site).
• Identify aspects that might be a problem for
  different kinds of learners.
• Come up with some ideas of how you can modify the
  content, process, and product to reach a wider
  range of learners.

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Looking ahead

• Last day of class!

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Make-up exam

• You MUST turn in your old mid-term before taking
  the test. If you do not have your old mid-term
  with you, you may not take the make-up. This was
  announced in the last class session when I
  discussed the make-up test.
• This is a closed-book test All papers, cell
  phones, backpacks, etc. must be put away before
  the test is distributed.