Levels, Interest & Readiness Differentiated Instruction

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DI Assessment

DI

What is DI????? “Responding to the needs of your students at their current learning level.” “Responding to the needs of your students at their current learning level.”

Typical questions about DI How do I currently meet my students’ learning needs in my classroom? How do I currently meet my students’ learning needs in my classroom? How do I address different learning styles and interests? How do I address different learning styles and interests? How do I vary student groupings and readiness levels? How do I vary student groupings and readiness levels?

DI in Action

Good and the Bad Meets the students at their current level Meets the students at their current level Classroom Management???? Classroom Management???? PLANNING PLANNING Do it once and you will be a pro before you know it Do it once and you will be a pro before you know it Even better, you probably already do some form of DI Even better, you probably already do some form of DI

Pre-Assessment You must do some type of pre- assessment to know the current level of your students You must do some type of pre- assessment to know the current level of your students Formal and Informal Formal and Informal Examples? Examples? Example Example Pre-quiz, 5 questions Pre-quiz, 5 questions 4 makes mastery, 80% 4 makes mastery, 80% My students knew this is the goal My students knew this is the goal

Grouping your Students Basic, Grade level and Advanced(Tier 1, 2 and 3…RTI) Basic, Grade level and Advanced(Tier 1, 2 and 3…RTI) Make your groupings from your pre-assessment Make your groupings from your pre-assessment Whole group and small group instruction Whole group and small group instruction Self-learners(Advanced) Self-learners(Advanced) Make use of technology Make use of technology Independent study Independent study Use different levels of questioning Use different levels of questioning

Strategies What strategies do you use? Turn and share! What strategies do you use? Turn and share! stopwatch.com/full-screen- stopwatch/ stopwatch.com/full-screen- stopwatch/ stopwatch.com/full-screen- stopwatch/ stopwatch.com/full-screen- stopwatch/

My Go To Strategies Examples Examples Table reading Table reading Jigsaw method Jigsaw method Pair-share Pair-share SQ3R SQ3R PBL PBL Pre-Teach vocabulary Pre-Teach vocabulary Puzzle cards Puzzle cards Connection triangle, Connections 1, 2, 3, 4 Connection triangle, Connections 1, 2, 3, 4 Vocabulary book Vocabulary book Reciprocal teaching Reciprocal teaching Dice Games Dice Games Collaborative groupings Collaborative groupings Differentiated instruction Differentiated instruction Leveled instructional activities Leveled instructional activities MOVEMENT…. MOVEMENT…. CHOICES… CHOICES… Worksheets??? Worksheets???

Levels of Questioning Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel

New Bloom’s Wheel

Survey:Record 4 important headings and subheadings from the book. _____________________________________________________________ Question:Write questions using “Explain, Describe, Discuss and Paraphrase” for each title and subtitle. 4 TOTAL. _____________________________________________________________ Read: Write answers to questions from above. _____________________________________________________________ Recite:Record key facts and phrases as needed for each question. _____________________________________________________________ Review:Create a summary paragraph for the topic. _____________________________________________________________

Vocabulary Book

Connections Triangle

Connect 1

Connect 2

Connect 3

Connect 4

Lesson Planning Practice makes perfect Practice makes perfect I had premade dice games I had premade dice games Level your lesson Level your lesson Basic, grade level and advanced Basic, grade level and advanced I STILL DID WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION!!!! I STILL DID WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION!!!! Start with the end in mind!!! Start with the end in mind!!! What does this mean? What does this mean? Backwards planning Backwards planning

Assessment…..Post-Quiz I used the same quiz for a pre and post quiz(test-wiseness??) I used the same quiz for a pre and post quiz(test-wiseness??) I ALWAYS had the core standard(s) we are learning on the quizzes and in our notes…….gives students some real world relevance to ISTEP I ALWAYS had the core standard(s) we are learning on the quizzes and in our notes…….gives students some real world relevance to ISTEP Choice Board assessments Choice Board assessments DATA, DATA, DATA DATA, DATA, DATA

instruction-strategy DI Example

StudentPrePost ,2, * Total Science

Math Remediation STUDENTS WxFR FRxFR W/F F/F X&/1 0 x/. dw/../. Ratio % Total

DI Resource

DI Resources CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE WRITING essay-question/ essay-question/ CONTENT AREA READING CONTENT AREA WRITING strategy-content-290.html strategy-content-290.html DocumentsCategories/Documents/Low+Prep+DI+Strategiesnew.pdf DocumentsCategories/Documents/Low+Prep+DI+Strategiesnew.pdf

Discussion ? Should students be able to re- take the post-quiz since it is for a grade?????? Should students be able to re- take the post-quiz since it is for a grade?????? Remediation???? Remediation???? What is the real goal? What is the real goal? Questions? Questions?