This group of students are the 5 students who answered most, including the most difficult, of the pre-assessment questions correctly.

This group of students are the 12 students who have some knowledge about the topic as shown in their score, but need to develop higher order thinking skills

The group has 5 students who appear to have limited knowledge about the topic, of which 3 are struggling with language and are at different reading levels and 2 students who have little to no comprehension of the the topic and need to be tested further for special needs

Differentiation Strategies: When working with gifted learners, it is important to consider their needs. They require alternate learning situations that challenge their strengths and interests.

Differentiation Strategies: These students are working on curriculum that is at-level, but they can benefit from learning situations that cognitively challenge them.

Differentiation Strategies: For these students, it is important to provide remediation to increase their knowledge. Since all students learn differently, it is recommended to use various teaching methods.

1) Self-directed activities
2) Opportunities to research interests
3) Use advanced materials
4) Assign creative assignments that require sustained concentration
5) Ask higher level questions
6) Opportunities to deepen knowledge in a subject area
7) Solve real world problems
8) Assign student roles
9) Independent learning opportunities
10) Assign group roles
11) Digital/educational apps

Homogeneously grouping students improves learning outcomes because it can positively challenge students. They benefit from the following differentiation strategies:

1) Create learning stations
2) Use think-pair-share
3) Allow students to reflect on their learning
4) Group problem solving projects
5) Teach Up
6) Choice assignments
7) Opportunity to work collaboratively in smaller groups; allow for independent work
8) Group assignment checklists for monitoring
9) Inquiry based instruction
10) Educational apps: Quizlet, Kahoot, Quizziz, Socrativ

This group of students would benefit from the following strategies:

1) One to one conferencing
2) Frontload material
3) Pre-teach vocabulary
4) Think-pair-share
5) Provide response stems
6) Scaffold/chunk content
7) Use learning stations
8) Offer choice assignment menu
9) Use audiobooks
10) Provide at level curriculum
11) Use educational apps: Quizlet, Kahoot, Plickers, Quizziz, IXL

Assessments: There are two types of assessments: formative and summative. Formative is meant to guide instruction. Summative assessments show mastery or knowledge about a topic and typically they are end of unit tests.

Assessments

Assessments

There are two types of assessments: formative and summative. Formative is meant to guide instruction. Summative assessments show mastery or knowledge about a topic. They can also be used to level up the students.

There are two types of assessments: formative and summative. Formative is meant to guide instruction. Summative assessments show mastery or knowledge about a topic. For these students, the assessments serve as a diagnostic to monitor growth.