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Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students -…
Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students
Differentiated instruction: adjusting curriculum and instruction to maximize the learning of all students.
Ways to differentiate:
Use a variety of instructional approaches
Alter assignments to meet the needs of the students
Assess students on an ongoing basis to determine their readiness levels
Use assessment results to adjust instruction as needed
Provide a variety of options for how students can learn and demonstrate their knowledge
Strive to make lessons engaging and meaningful
Employ different grouping formats for instruction
(e.g., whole-class, small groups, independent instruction) and use flexible grouping
Instruction elements that can be adjusted to meet the needs of students
Content: the knowledge and skills students need to master
Process: the activities students use to master the content
Product: the method students use to demonstrate learning
the way a teacher changes elements depends on the needs of the students
To meet the needs of students, teachers must get to know their students.
Readiness: the knowledge and skill level about the content that a student has. The readiness level might vary across content areas.
Interest: topics, skills, or activities a student is curious about.
Learning Profile: student's preferred method of learning new information or skills.
When teachers differentiate content, the same concept or skill is taught to each student, but the curriculum used to teach it might be different.
When teachers differentiate process, they teach the same content or skill to each student, but the way in which each student makes sense of the topic can vary. So, teachers vary the activities students use to master the concept or skill.
When teachers differentiate product, they ass the same concept or skill but give students a variety of ways to demonstrate their knowledge
one of the major goals of a differentiated classroom is to help all students to succeed. Success is defined as a demonstration of growth toward the mastery of a given content or a skill.
Ways to evaluate performance:
Rubrics
Portfolios
Self-assessments
Assigning Grades:
Achievement: how the student is performing in relation to grade level goals
Growth: the amount of individual improvement over time
Habits: participation, behavior, effort, attendance