1. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES WELCOME Differentiation Strategies: How to Meet the Instructional Needs of Each Student in Your Classroom DOE# IS 180408 Brandman University# EDCU 9095

2. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES While we have been talking about how different and unique we all are, we do have things in common. The major one is success.

3. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Think about it in your own career as a teacher. If you reached out to a student and had success in turning them around, you are more likely to reach out to other students.

4. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Obviously the opposite is true. If you reached out and went the extra mile for a student and didn’t have success, you would be reluctant to do the same for a student in the future. This does not make us good or bad, but simply human.

5. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES The most important aspect of differentiation is that it can help a student be success in learning. That success encourages them to work harder and try more in the future. Success breeds success!

6. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Today is a work day. We want go over the two differentiation strategies you used for each of the 3 students you identified in question #1 in your Portfolio.

7. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES We will share what we have done to differentiate instruction.

8. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES This will give you… Ideas of actions you can take if you haven’t already come up with the two strategies for each of the 3 students and compare what you have done to make sure you are on track to complete the Portfolio on time.

9. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES We talked about the 3 ways you can differentiate instruction. 1.The material you teach (content). 2.The delivery of the material (your instruction or process). 3.Product (what the student produces to show they know and can apply the material.

10. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES MATERIAL/CONTENT 1. Differentiating the material (content) does not mean teaching different material to different students. It’s about the adjusting the level of complexity the student can process related to the material.

11. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES DELIVERY/PROCESS Differentiating the delivery/process is about the strategies we can use to get the material to the student.

12. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES PRODUCT What you have the student produce to demonstrate they know the material and /or have the skills from your lesson.

13. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Turn to page #8 in your Portfolios or Practicums.

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15. We asked you to identify 2 differentiation strategies each for students A, B and C that will help them be more successful in your classroom. And how those aligned with the student’s needs.

16. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Strategies…This is the “What” you will do: You must indicate which of the three parts of differentiation your strategy relates to: Material/content Delivery/process Product

17. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES You must also identify which of the 10 criteria you are addressing in the strategy. 1.Values6. Experiences 2.Abilities7. Learning Preference 3.Maturity8. Maturity 4.Knowledge9. Motivators 5.Skills 10. Goals

18. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES The last part is for you to describe the action… Here’s some examples of actions... Re-teaching Groupings Level of questions Task

19. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Tiered-Instruction...adjusting activities and assignments. Level of complexity Amount of structure Time allowed Pacing of the assignment Materials provided Form of expression Number of steps for completion

20. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Groupings Independent Study One on one Small group Large group Lecture

21. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Questioning Socratic Seminar (High Level Open ended) Inside/outside circles Pass the ball

22. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Task KUD (Know, Understand, Do) Menu (Choose grade criteria) Cube ( Describe, Compare, Associate, Analyze, Apply, Argue ) Tic Tac Toe Jigsaw (Expert/share)

23. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Technology Online programs and applications Multi media presentations

24. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Graphic Organizers Circle Organizer Web Organizer Compare and Contrast Organizer Tree Organizer Sequence Organizer Cause and Effect Organizer -NO “Thinking Map” terms used here!

25. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES So now look at Strategy #1: Does your strategy include: -That it relates to material, process or product -Which of the 10 criteria it relates to -Describes the action you are going to take

26. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES The second part is the Rationale…This is the “Why” you are doing it: In explaining why you believe this is a strategy that will work, you must refer to the student evidence you collected in question #1 to support your evaluation. Here’s my example for p8.

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28. You will use the same procedure for each of the 2 strategies for the 3 students.

29. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Turn to page #11 in your Portfolio/Practicum.

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31. We asked you to detail two differentiation actions that you are going to implement with student “A.” In the previous question, #2, we asked you to identify two strategies for student “A.” We would encourage you to use those strategies.

32. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES We would have you provide more detail about the action. You can include… -Groupings...name the other students (first name only) and their knowledge or skill level for example. -Examples of tiered questions, assignments, etc., provide examples of the questions, assignments, etc.

33. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES -Reading assignments…list specific books and their reading level. -Tasks...how they might relate to Bloom’s Taxonomy. -Describe work stations or quiet areas in your classroom in detail. One-on-one help, number of times per day or week, length of help, material covered

34. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Make sure to include.. -That it relates to material, process or product -Which of the 10 criteria it relates to -Describes the action you are going to take

35. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES You are basically using the same answer you used for the Strategies on page 8, but providing more detail and calling them “actions”.

36. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Next, we want you to identify at least two criteria by which you will evaluate the impact your actions are having on the student’s success in your class. This is your Formative/Summative assessments.

37. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Examples.. -Test scores -Quality of written work -Ability to do more advanced math problems. -Quality of products they produced -Turning in more homework -Participation in discussions

38. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES --Asking for less help -Attendance -Behavior problems -Quiz scores -Their interaction with their peers -Their interaction with you (value) -Language they use in discussion

39. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES The criteria for assessment is important as it will the basis for your evaluation. Here’s and example of p. 11

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41. You will use the same procedure for each of the 2 actions and criteria for assessment for the 3 students.

42. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Turn to page #14 in your Portfolios.

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44. This is where we want you to evaluate the action you implemented. Make sure you reference the “Criteria to evaluate actions” you listed on page 11 and the student evidence you collected after implementing the action.

45. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES This is where you will determine if the action you implemented made a difference or not in helping you student succeed in your classroom. Take some time with this and make sure you provide a clear and complete evaluation.

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47. Turn to page #15 in your Portfolios.

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49. We want you to collect one piece of student evidence for each of the two actions you take for student “A” and fill out a caption for each piece of evidence. So caption #1 will relate to action #1 on pages 11 and 14 for student “A.” Caption #2 will relate to action #2 on pages 11 and 14 for student “A.”

50. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES You will need to have 6 pieces of student evidence for this section of the Portfolio. 2 for student “A” 2 for student “B” 2 for student “C” This is evidence you collected after implementing your actions for each student.

51. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Turn to page #20 in your Portfolios.

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53. What we want here is for you to reflect upon the actions you took. What worked, sort of worked or didn’t work at all. Knowing what you know now, what will you do for student “A” in the future.

54. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Understand that not all actions will be successful and that’s okay. Educating an individual is quite complicated with many variables at work all at the same time.

55. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES You might have the perfect action to take based upon the student’s needs and implement it just as the student’s parents are going through an ugly divorce with the student in the middle of it. You can’t control all the variables.

56. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES At our next session in May, we will be going over the Portfolio page by page to make sure you are clear on what is expected of you in the Portfolio.

57. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES A couple of important things to know. 1.10% of the Portfolios will be selected for review by the PDE3 office. When those are okayed by the PDE3 office, they will post credit for everyone in the class. 2.The reviewers for the PDE3 office are very thorough.

58. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES They will look to make sure you answer each question and provide all the student evidence that is required. They are not looking at whether or not they agree with your answers, but rather that you gave clear and complete answers to each question.

59. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES One word or short answers will be rejected and the Portfolio sent back to you to be corrected before they will give you credit. You will have 60 days to make the corrections and send the Portfolio back to the PDE3 office.

60. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Also, we have had teachers work together on their Portfolio. While we encourage this, each teacher must turn in a separate and unique Portfolio.

61. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES This means that if you work together using the same action for instance in your classroom, you must each turn in different student evidence and write up different answers and captions.

62. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES 3. If you answer each question we have in a clear and complete fashion and provide the required student evidence, your Portfolio will be approved. 4. We have to turn in all the grades at the same time, so if you are late in turning in your Portfolio, you holding up the credit for everyone in the class.

63. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES 5. We strongly encourage you to turn your Portfolio in electronically. They are so much easier for us to evaluate and you seem to put more thought into your answers when typing them up. Also, it is much easier to make any changes you might need to make.

64. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Finally, it never gets lost.

65. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES If you have questions about the Portfolio requirements, contact Joe. JoeLoVerde@me.com

66. DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES See you May 7 th. We will meet here at: 9:00 am