Differentiated Instruction why and how? Amy Walls – Inspiration for Instruction

http://www.inspirationforinstruction.org/ www.inspirationforinstruction.org

Differentiated Instruction why?

http://quotesaboutfriendship.info/?page=/differentiated-quotes/

Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences Learning Profile Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Why D.I.? Everyone is good at something and everyone has difficulty with something.

Why D.I.? Different students need different paths to achieve a common given learning goal.

Why D.I.? The goal of a differentiated classroom is maximum student growth and individual success. Personal success is measured, at least in part, on individual growth from the learner’s starting point- whatever that might be.”

Differentiated Instruction how?

How to D.I.? Tiered Instruction

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/differentiating-instruction Start at 6:33 Stop at 9:02

Tips for Tiering 1) Tasks should be based on an essential concept or skill. 2) Levels should be driven by ongoing assessment. Progress is the goal- plan for it! 3) Use various instructional materials that provide different levels of complexity and multiple learning profiles. 4) Regardless of level, all tasks should be meaningful and interesting. http://differentiatedkindergarten.com/using-color-to-help-you-tier/

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByX7JhlzfMmTbGEtanlFOEhUUEk

Planning Tiered Instruction 1) Key Concept Identify what the students will know/understand/do 2) Pre-Assess Determine student readiness, interest, or learning profile 3) Whole Group Intro Design a common experience for the class- a hook / mini lesson / inquiry 4) Tiered Activity Determine an ’on level’ activity and adjust up or down to create parallel activities Adjust pace, materials, number of steps, level of dependency or complexity 5) Wrap Up Summary activities could include discussion, debate, ticket out, etc.

Tier-Friendly Instructional Materials

https://www. readworks. org/find-content# https://www.readworks.org/find-content#!q:/g:/t:0/f:10/pt:A/sr:true/features:/

https://newsela.com/

https://newsela.com/

http://www.mobymax.com/curriculum/overview

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

https://listenwise.com/

How to D.I.? Choice Boards https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:choice%20boards/Price-Range/Free

https://www. teachingchannel https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/differentiating-instruction-strategy 5 minutes

in a way best suited to them. Differentiation comes from giving students choices in how they complete a targeted goal. Each format hits the essential question, but scaffolds it in a way that will allow the students to express their knowledge in a way best suited to them. I equate it to the variety cereal pack. Would you want to do the same type of assessment day in and day out? You still want to eat cereal- right? Just not the same kind every day. - Sarah Minnick, High School Social Studies Teacher

Personalized Notetaking How to D.I.? Personalized Notetaking https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/grades-6-8-activities-teach-note-taking/

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/5-effective-note-taking-methods/

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/5-effective-note-taking-methods/

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/5-effective-note-taking-methods/

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/5-effective-note-taking-methods/

How to D.I.? R.A.F.T. https://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/RAFT.html

https://www. teacherspayteachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RAFT-Role-Audience-Format-Topic-Graphic-Organizer-171639

http://openingpaths.org/blog/2014/05/rafts-differentiated/

High Expectations are Essential I swing for the fences… by that I mean I teach to the top of the class and figure a way to get the rest to get up there. If you do that, they learn to expect more from themselves and they learn to be a team... Helping each other do more than they thought they could and finding ways to compensate. – Marsha Ratzel, Middle School Math/Science Teacher

Lesson Evaluation Does it account for various student interests? Does it accommodate different learning profiles? Does it provide scaffolds or tiered options for multiple readiness levels? Are all tasks meaningful and interesting? How would you modify the structure of the lesson for your classes?

amywalls@InspirationforInstruction.org

Credits https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/starter-kit-differentiated-instruction/ http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/the-definition-of-differentiated- instruction/ https://eleducation.org/resources/helping-all-learners-learning-profile