Differentiation
Through differentiation, teachers enhance learning experiences by matching students' needs to instruction and assessments. All students are exposed to the same curriculum, however, the content, process, and product can be differentiated to help students learn to the best of their abilities and learning styles. By differentiating instruction and formative assessments, students' interests, readiness levels, and learning profiles are highly taken into consideration, which will, in turn, allow ALL students to demonstrate and showcase their mastery of concepts/objectives.
Strategies for the 3 Ways to Differentiate
Content:
(What the teacher plans to teach and what the students need to learn).
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Delivering lessons through auditory, visual, kinesthetic, and tactile means
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Determining delivery of lessons according to formative assessments
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Having a variety of reading materials at different readability levels
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Having small group meetings to reteach or extend skills/concepts
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Asking multi-leveled questions
I will differentiate by:
Process:
I will differentiate by:
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Having tiered activities where all students learn the same skills and information but proceed at different levels of support and complexity
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Using cooperative learning strategies
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Providing graphic organizers (visuals) and learning logs/journals
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Developing personal agendas
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Implementing centers
(How students will access information and the activities in which students will engage).
Product:
I will differentiate by:
(How students will show mastery of what they learned).
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Providing choice boards of how students want to demonstrate knowledge
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Using rubrics that match students' skills and levels
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Including technology (Kahoot, Plickers, Online blogs, etc.)
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Allowing students to create their own products as long as they meet requirements
