© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Differentiation in A Story of Units

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units Session Objective Distinguish accommodation from modification, and identify resources to support differentiation everyday.

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units The Common Core Approach to Differentiating Instruction Read p Highlight words, phrases and sentences

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units What are the implications of this information for implementation?

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units A re-wording A toy company is packaging its toys to be shipped. Some of the very small toys are placed inside a cube shaped box with side lengths of ½ in. These smaller boxes are then packed into a shipping box with dimensions of 12 in x 4 ½ in x 3 ½ in. How many small toys can be packed into the larger box for shipping? A toy company puts small toys into boxes. The boxes are cubes with side length of ½ in. These small boxes are put inside a bigger box with dimensions of 12 in. x 4 ½ in. x 3 ½ in. How many toys can be put into the larger box?

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units Amplify Language (to increase accessibility) Give clear mathematical definitions Explain multiple meanings Maintain consistency with language Use pictures/visuals to make content clearer

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units Move from Concrete Representation to Abstract Use familiar contexts Visually organize thinking Provide multiple representations

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units Give Guidelines for Speaking, Reading, Writing or Listening Provide structured opportunities to speak and write (to enrich academic register) Give explicit instructions in student-friendly language Use visuals or examples in giving instructions

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units A re-wording A toy company is packaging its toys to be shipped. Some of the very small toys are placed inside a cube shaped box with side lengths of ½ in. These smaller boxes are then packed into a shipping box with dimensions of 12 in x 4 ½ in x 3 ½ in. How many small toys can be packed into the larger box for shipping? A toy company puts small toys into boxes. The boxes are cubes with side length of ½ in. These small boxes are put inside a bigger box with dimensions of 12 in. x 4 ½ in. x 3 ½ in. How many toys can be put into the larger box?

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units Jigsaw 1: Scaffolds for English Learners (pp ) 2: Scaffolds for Students with Disabilities (pp ) 3: Scaffolds for Students Performing Below Grade Level (p. 19) 4: Scaffolds for Students Performing Above Grade Level (p. 20)

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units How might these lists be useful to you?

© 2012 Common Core, Inc. All rights reserved. commoncore.org NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM A Story of Units Session Objective Distinguish accommodation from modification, and identify resources to support differentiation.