Differentiation Strategies

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Differentiation Strategies

• GATE
• Teacher Training
• Using Exit Cards

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Assessment Idea!
EXIT CARDS
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EXIT CARDS
Exit Cards (AKA Tickets To Leave) are used to
gather information on student readiness levels,
interests, and/or learning profiles. The teacher
hands out index cards to students at the end of
an instructional sequence or class period. The
teacher asks the students to respond to a
pre-determined prompt on their index cards and
then turn them in as they leave the classroom or
transition to another subject. The teacher
reviews the student responses and separates the
cards into instructional groups based on preset
criteria.
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EXIT CARD GROUPINGS
Group 2
Students with some understanding of concept or
skill
Group 1
Students who are struggling with the concept
or skill
Group 3
Students who understand the concept or skill
Readiness Groups
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Examples of Exit Cards

• Lets take a look at
• some examples---

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EXIT CARDS

• Today you began to
• learn about decimal
• fractions
• List three things you learned
• Write at least one question you have about this
  topic

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EXIT CARDS

• Today you began to
• learn about hyperbole.
• List three things you learned.
• Write at least one question you have about this
  topic.

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EXIT CARDS
We have been learning about The Greenhouse
Effect. Explain or depict your understanding of
this important environmental issue. What
questions do you have about this topic?
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EXIT CARDS
We have begun a study of authors craft. List
and identify three examples of figurative
language used in the novel Morning Girl by
Michael Dorris.
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EXIT CARDS
On your Exit Card--- Explain the
difference between prime and composite
numbers. You may wish to give some examples of
each as part of your explanation.
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EXIT CARDS
On your exit card--- Explain the
difference between simile and metaphor. Give
some examples of each as part of your
explanation.
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EXIT CARDS - Learning Profile
We used the following learning strategies in
this lesson 3 minute pause T-P-S
Visualizing What learning strategy
or strategies seemed to work best for you?
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3-2-1 Summarizer
After reading over my rough draft--- 3 revisions
I can make to improve my draft. 2 resources I
can use to help improve my draft. 1 thing I
really like about my first draft.
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