1. - Differentiating Instruction-
Literacy Network Meeting
Region 4 State Support Team
November 18, 2008

13. What does a differentiated classroom look like?

16. Students participate
in a "Dump your Brain"
activity.

17. Show me all the ways we can
Preschool children can “Dump their Brain” in a modified way:
Show me all the ways we can
make “three.”
three = 3 +

18. A-B-C Books

20. Product Guides
Student choice is KEY!
Students work in the learning style that suits them best.
Students work at a comfortable level of readiness.

21. Tiered Lessons Cubing Anchor Activities
Some important strategies for students:
Tiered Lessons
Cubing
Anchor Activities

28. Cubing
Offer a different task at varying degrees of difficulty on each side of the cube.
or...

29. Cubing
Provide activities dealing with the same topic at tiered degrees of difficulty by cube OR by learning style (kinesthetic, visual, oral).
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3

30. Things to look for: Rubrics Learning contracts Student Choice
Hands-on projects
Rubrics
Learning contracts
Student Choice
The way to the end is not always the same for every student.
Flexible Grouping