1. Teacher Checklist for Differentiating Instruction, page 1 of 2 Franny McAleer,
Think about your curriculum and instruction, and assess your use of each of the strategies listed below Never Seldom Sometimes Frequently Always CONTENT: (9) Does the curriculum include activities that are at varying levels of difficulty? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Is the curriculum organized around themes, issues, and across content areas? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Is the curriculum differentiated based on readiness, interest and learning profile? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are students allowed to select independent study topics related to the curriculum ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ or students’ interests? Is content compacted to allow for accelerated and enriched learning? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Does the content require critical and creative thinking? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are pre-tests used to learn what students already know? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Does the student engage in meaningful learning? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are materials available a range of reading levels? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____   PROCESS (8) Are a variety of activities used that vary the ways the students might learn? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (such as internet sites, visuals, debates, projects, journals, models) ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are questions asked that have more than one possible answer? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are questions asked that require students to analyze the readings ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ and provide evidence for their answers? Do students have the opportunity to work on tiered assignments? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Are problem solving and research skills taught? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Based on pre- or post-tests, are students allowed to move to the next concept, ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ or do enrichment activities, or do independent study? Are students able to select different activities to learn the content? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Do students understand various learning processes, so they can use ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ them when necessary?  

2. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (7):
T Teacher Checklist for Differentiating Instruction, page 2 of 2 Franny McAleer, Think about your curriculum and instruction, and assess your use of each of the strategies listed below.
Never Seldom Sometimes Frequently Always
PRODUCT: (4)
Are students given opportunities to select the way they would like ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ to complete a project or show what they know?
Are students given opportunities to self-evaluate their own work ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ according to teacher and/or student set criteria?
Do products have an audience, sometimes outside the ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
classroom?
Are products developed that show application and creativity? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (7):
Are students encouraged to interact with one another when learning? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Do students have a chance to work alone, in pairs and in small groups? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Are students flexibly grouped according to what they already know,
need to learn, their learning style, or by their interests? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Are there interest centers that students may use when they finish their work? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Are there learning centers that students may create or use?
Can the students use technology to connect to others outside the classroom ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ and as a tool for learning content?
Are varied resources available including those outside of the school? ____ ____ ____ ____ ____