Differentiation: Follow-Up Designing and providing instruction that meets the differing needs of all students. 1

The fact that students differ may be inconvenient, but it is inescapable. Adapting to that diversity is the inevitable price of productivity, high standards, and fairness to kids. (Theodore Sizer) Differentiation 2

 Welcome  Outcomes  Warm-up: Preparation for Differentiation video  Fall self-assessment & next-steps: revisited  Dive into strategies; of choice  Share learning  Identify personal next steps Agenda 3

 Self-assess your progress with the use of Differentiation strategies  Expand your understanding of Differentiation and become more effective with Differentiated Instruction in your classroom Outcomes 4

Edivation:  “Preparation for Differentiation - Elementary” (11:14)  “Preparation for Differentiation - Secondary” (14:16) Planning for Differentiation 5

Managing Differentiation 6 Video Discussion: How might differentiation plan be implemented? What might be the best way to ‘start small?’ How might team effectively organize to differentiate What are some ways to build a positive climate and refine classroom routines that will better facilitate differentiation?

Take a few minutes to review the differentiation Strategies self assessment sheet that you completed in the Fall. * Has the frequency of your use of any of these strategies increased since then? * How are you doing toward the personal next step that you had Identified for yourself? Warm-Up: Self-assessment; Revisited 7

1.Explore differentiation topics/strategies at the site: Be prepared to share out what you have found/what you will do with it in your classroom. 2. Like – content/grade team brainstorm how they might differentiate an upcoming lesson or unit 3. Other??? (ex: another resource you’d like to review regarding differentiation?) Differentiated Group Work 8

New learning/ideas: Share-out 9  What did you find? From where? How might it be used?

Differentiation weaves through Standard Indicators: 1.1: (understanding your students) 1.3 (establishing classroom climate) 3.1 (establishing classroom routines & expectations) 3.2 (engaging students in meaningful learning activities) Differentiation in The TEPG Rubric 10

Take the last couple of minutes to record your personal next step for refining your use of differentiation in your practice Record this in the “Personal next steps” section of your self-assessment. Next Step 11

 March cohort: mid-year check-in Review and share progress toward goals; what evidence will/might you provide Review and share progress toward SLO growth targets… how do you know? Share strategies used regarding formative assessment and differentiation  April Cohort Classroom video peer review (volunteers???)  May Cohort HOTS follow-up Our next steps… 12