Differentiating Instruction Using Technology WITH MARVIN AND SARAH TAYLOR, ICEBERG EDUCATION GROUP, TEACHERS-PAW PAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 15, 2014 Please go to the following website or scan the QR code: icebergeducation.weebly.com Complete the form on the homepage!

Differentiating Instruction Using Technology ICEBERG EDUCATION GROUP

What is differentiated instruction?  Differentiated instruction is the way in which a teacher anticipates and responds to a variety of student needs in the classroom. To meet student needs, teachers differentiate by modifying the content (what is being taught), the process (how it is taught) and the product (how students demonstrate their learning).  Source: differentiated-instruction-examples-definition-activities.html#lessonhttp://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is- differentiated-instruction-examples-definition-activities.html#lesson

Polleverywhere.com – A Tool To use in DI You will have the opportunity to answer four poll questions. As you work through these questions, see if you can create some ideas of how you would use this tool in the classroom.

Let’s Talk about the answers  The purpose of this session is to provide you with helpful tips and quick strategies to use when differentiating and individualizing instruction. If you feel as if you were left wanting, we would love to speak with you afterwards.  What did the polleverywhere.com answers reveal to you?

Why Differentiate Instruction (DI)?

Reasons teachers give for not differentiating instruction  I teach too many students.  I don’t have the time to implement these ideas.

No man Is an island  We’re all in this together!  How about some collegial collaboration!  “One small step for mankind”-Neil Armstrong

The Purpose and goals of Di  Create engaged learners…  Make learning relevant…  Increase student achievement…

“Funnelling” toward di Differentiated and Individualized Instruction Personal Relationship Academic Progress Learning Style Inventory

Learning Styles  Student choice in assessment matches their learning style.  Take a learning style inventory yourself.  Here's a sample learning style inventory! Here's a sample learning style inventory!

Differentiating By Flipping the Classroom  The Content… Stays the same. This is the content you would normally teach during your class time.  The Process… The process changes since you are teaching using video. Students watch the video as homework, thereby freeing up class time to explore the content in a deeper way.  The Product… Students can demonstrate their learning any way you wish, so this changes as well.

A Word About Special Education Special Education students often benefit from differentiated output. This means changing the product and getting creative about how they show their learning. Often when content is being taught, special education students do not exhibit behaviors which show they are learning, though they often are. This is especially true about autistic students. Changing the product takes more time and creativity, however the payoff is watching special education students engage in class with other students. A side benefit is that your school will earn more credit with the state when special education programing is assessed.

For example… The kinesthetic learner can ACT OUT CHARADES DEMONSTRATING A CONCEPT. Chatterpix app is good for combining all three learning styles into a lesson. The visual learner can… BLABBERIZE!  (blabberize.com) 

More examples…  The aural learner can record themselves or others using AUDACITY (a personal favorite of mine)  The tactile learner can USE PLAYDOUGH  TO SIMULATE LANDFORMS ON A MAP IN SOCIAL STUDIES.  IPADS APPS ARE ALSO GREAT!  stack the states / stack the countries  educreations (let’s have some fun with this)  QR Codes

More Resources for individualizing and differentiating instruction!  Differentiation can be quick and easy.  Goal: Use just one tool or strategy you have learned today in the next 30 days! Remember we are all here to help one another. Go to icebergeducation.weebly.com