Differentiating Mathematics Instruction

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Differentiating Mathematics Instruction

• Session 5
• Practising the Practices Applying
  Differentiated Instruction (DI) Strategies

Adapted from Dr. Marian Smalls presentation
August, 2008
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Goals for Session 5

• Reflect on open questions and parallel tasks
• Practise adapting lessons to be more inclusive
• Practise using generic DI strategies presented in
  Session 1.

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Open Questions vs Parallel Tasks

• Placemat
• Individually write a response to the question.
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of
  open questions and parallel tasks?
• Share in your group and place common or key
  elements in the centre.
• Share with the whole group.

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Most Interesting Comments

• Which comment from your colleagues did you find
  the most intriguing or thought provoking?

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More Inclusive

• Consider the overall topic for the lesson you
  differentiated in Session 4.
• Use another differentiation strategy.
• Choose from menus, tiering, tic-tac-toe, cubing,
  RAFTS, or stations.

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Sharing Highlights

• What additional DI strategy did you use?
• Did you use it for instruction or consolidation?

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Exit Card

• Write about
• Something you learned that would be useful
• A question you still have or something you have
  doubts about

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Home Activity

• Reflect on todays work
• What was easy and what was hard?
• How were the needs of each of your four students
  met?
• Why is working collaboratively helpful in
  creating adapted activities?
• How useful or practical are or are not the DI
  strategies presented?