Transcript Components of Differentiated Instruction

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
By Martha Havens
Associate Director for Elementary
Pacific Union Conference
OUR GOALS FOR TODAY
• To walk away understanding the general
components of Differentiated Instruction
• To decide where am I, as an educator, in a
continuum of Differentiated Instruction
• To make a choice and move myself, my
students and my resources towards a
Differentiated Classroom by starting at…
GRAPHICAL DEFINITION
Differentiated Instruction
is a teacher’s response to learner’s needs
guided by general principles of differentiation
such as
respectful
tasks
ongoing assessment
and adjustment
flexible grouping
Teachers can differentiate
Content
Process
Product
according to student’s
Readiness
Interests
Learning Profile
through a range of instructional and management strategies such as
Multiple intelligences
Taped material
Anchor activities
Varying organizers
Varied supplementary
materials
Literature circles
Tiered lessons
Tiered centers
Tiered products
Learning contracts
Small-group instruction
Group investigation
Independent study
4MAT
Varied questioning
strategies
Interest centers
Interest groups
Varied homework
Compacting
Varied journal prompts
Allan, S.D. & Tomlinson, CA (2000). Leadership for Differentiating Schools & Classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
CONTENT:
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Curriculum Guides
Standards
Key Learnings
Textbooks
PROCESS: How the teacher plans instruction
PRODUCT: How the student demonstrates mastery of
the content
Differentiating for Student Interest
Differentiating for
Learning
Profile
Managing the
Differentiated Classroom
Differentiated Instruction is NOT:
• A different lesson for each student each day
• Giving all the students the same work or even identical
assessment all the time
• Assuming that all students learn by listening
• Merely having Centers in
the classroom
• Assigning more work to
students who have
demonstrated mastery in an
area
• Only for students who
demonstrate a need for
acceleration
• Quantity but Quality
Definition & Goal of
Differentiated Instruction:
Differentiated Instruction is a concept that makes
it possible to maximize learning for ALL students.
It is a collection of instructionally intelligent
strategies based on student-centered best
practices that make it possible for teachers to
create different pathways that respond to the
needs of diverse learners.
SDE: Las Vegas, Nevada; July 2010
IN OTHER WORDS…
Differentiated Instruction is
outstanding teaching.
Teaching that cares for the
success of each individual
student as a whole person.
It is Christian Education
at its BEST!
What did
Ellen G. White
tell us about
Differentiated
Instruction
years ago?
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN …
Where can you start and/or “fine tune”:
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Content ?
Assessment?
Planning resources?
What are my student’s learning profile?
What are my students level of readiness?
What are my student’s interests?
What strategies do I use?
Classroom management anyone?