1. Know the Learners: What all educators should know
Druid Hills Academy
February 13, 2013
Kimarcus Z. Lockhart

2. That’s the Story of My Life!
Directions Take a sheet of chart paper and fold it into quarters ( so it’s shaped like a book) Front Cover Write the title of your story Page 2 (inside of front cover) List an index of your life including: Date and place of birth Family information (siblings, pets, significant others, children) Favorite hobby, sport, or interest Favorite quote, phrase or joke Most exciting moment Most embarrassing moment Things that make you unique

3. That’s the Story of My Life!
Page 3
Draw a picture of your perfect day
Back Cover
Draw a picture of your future (family, where you are living, what you are doing)
Support Strategies & Modifications
Share an exemplar
Provide a brainstorming worksheet to be completed before making the book
Allow students to bring in cultural artifacts and pictures
Provide other materials for students with fine motor concerns such as magazine pictures, rubber stamps, clip-art images
Ideas for using this activity in your classroom…

4. WHO DO YOU SERVE?
Matching Activity

5. Implications for Instruction
All students must be reached regardless of academic, social, and developmental levels
All students can not receive the same instruction, for the same amount time, in the same way
All students can not continue receiving all whole group instruction or only grouped homogeneously

6. Content What you teach and expect students to learn
Curriculum Compacting
Varied texts and resource materials
Learning Contracts
Mini-lessons

7. Curriculum Compacting
Modify or “streamline” the curriculum to allow students to move at a quicker pace
Allow students to pursue and alternative topic or go into greater depth in an area of study
Steps:
Provide an formal or informal assessment to determine readiness/mastery
Skills that have not been mastered are addressed through an individualized course of action which could include additional class work, homework, or participation in whole group activities
Independent Study is designed to be completed while other students are working on other skills
Progress should be noted on a Student Progress Sheet

8. Student Progress Log

9. Varied Texts and Resource Materials
Use a variety of texts on multiple grade levels
Increase the use of supplemental materials

10. Learning Contracts
A negotiated agreement between students and teachers that provides students freedom to acquire skills

12. Mini-lessons
Target readiness, interests, and learning profiles by re-teaching a portion of the content while hosting other activities to extend learning for others

13. Your turn…

14. Q & A
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