1. Welcome to Ms. Reed’s Health Class

2. What is Differentiated Instruction(DI)? DI means changing the pace, level, or kind of instruction in response to learners’ styles. Enhances learning for all students by engaging them in activities that better respond to their: Particular learning needs Strengths Preferences

3. Class Focus: Rigorous: Assignments that will motivate students to push themselves. Relevant: Students will make real-life connections, as lessons align with the IB (International-Baccalaureate) and MYP (Middle Years Program) curriculum. Flexible and Varied: Students make choices about how they will learn and show mastery. Complex: Challenge students’ thinking and actively engage them in-depth content and higher level thinking.

4. My Goal: Challenge and engage ALL students through providing them with opportunities to make choices and work in a variety of instructional formats.

5. What does DI look like? Interest Inventory – what type of learner are you? (linguistic, logical, kinesthetic, visual, etc.) Pre-assessments and Pretests – background for making modifications and challenges as needed Projects, Presentations, and Performances – Students can present information through their interests and strengths Project Menus – allowing students to choose assignments that appeal to them and present their learning in a variety of ways

6. Technology in the Classroom: Flip Cameras SmartBoard Interactive Media (www.brainpop.com)www.brainpop.com www.thinkfinity.com and www.thinkport.com www.thinkfinity.comwww.thinkport.com PowerPoint Presentations Excel Charts/Graphs Virtual Tours Edmodo.com (online communication teacher/student and student/student)

7. Thank you for coming! Looking forward to an EXCITING year!! Please feel free to contact me at ANY time: mareed@aacps.org

8. References: www.edmodo.com www.brainpop.com Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.