differentiated instruction: adapting the process facilitated by sara fridley & kathleen west...
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Differentiated Instruction:Differentiated Instruction:Adapting the ProcessAdapting the Process
Facilitated ByFacilitated By
Sara Fridley & Kathleen WestSara Fridley & Kathleen West
Region 3 Education Service AgencyRegion 3 Education Service Agency
[email protected]@k12.sd.us
[email protected]@k12.sd.us
Workshop 2
Workshop OutcomesWorkshop Outcomes
Increased understanding of how to Increased understanding of how to differentiate the “process”differentiate the “process”
Establish a new personal professional Establish a new personal professional library of resources on differentiationlibrary of resources on differentiation
Begin creation of a differentiated Begin creation of a differentiated lesson/unit to be used in your own lesson/unit to be used in your own classroomclassroom
Key #1 – Adapt ProcessKey #1 – Adapt Process
Students use key skillsStudents use key skills– Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy– Multiple Intelligence TheoriesMultiple Intelligence Theories
Common focusCommon focus– Vary student activitiesVary student activities– Vary complexityVary complexity
Teacher uses a variety of methodsTeacher uses a variety of methods
Using Reading Strategies in All Using Reading Strategies in All Content AreasContent Areas
Vary strategies to Vary strategies to aid a variety of aid a variety of learning learning styles/intelligencesstyles/intelligences
Good reading Good reading strategies work in strategies work in any content areaany content area
High Quality ResourcesHigh Quality Resources
Marco Polo – curriculum resourcesMarco Polo – curriculum resources– http://www.marcopolo-education.com
» ReadWriteThinkReadWriteThink
» IlluminationsIlluminations
» ArtsEdgeArtsEdge
» EconEdLinkEconEdLink
» National Geographic ExpeditionsNational Geographic Expeditions
» ScienceNetLinksScienceNetLinks
» EdSitementEdSitement
Time For LunchTime For Lunch
Come back Come back at 1:00at 1:00
A Few Sample LessonsA Few Sample Lessons
Math ActivitiesMath Activities– Pi DayPi Day– FractalsFractals
Social StudiesSocial Studies– T-Shirts Through TimeT-Shirts Through Time
Science & Problem SolvingScience & Problem Solving– Space DaySpace Day– HS 2005 ProjectHS 2005 Project
The 4 Hats of a TeacherThe 4 Hats of a Teacher DiagnosticianDiagnostician
– Who am I teaching?Who am I teaching?
Program Design EngineerProgram Design Engineer– What are students expected to learn?What are students expected to learn?
Project ManagerProject Manager– How are students demonstrating their knowledge?How are students demonstrating their knowledge?
AssessorAssessor– Does the student product reflect/demonstrate Does the student product reflect/demonstrate
understandings but also challenge them to stretch?understandings but also challenge them to stretch?
Adapting the Process: Adapting the Process: Pre-assessment in a Differentiated Pre-assessment in a Differentiated
ClassroomClassroom
Provides a baseline of Provides a baseline of prior knowledgeprior knowledge
Helps set a high ceilingHelps set a high ceiling Capitalizes on interests, Capitalizes on interests,
abilities, strengths, abilities, strengths, learning styleslearning styles
Handout: Pre-assessment ladder
Approaches to Approaches to Pre-AssessmentPre-Assessment
FormalFormal– Pre-tests/quizzesPre-tests/quizzes– Performance on prior end-of-unit assessmentsPerformance on prior end-of-unit assessments
InformalInformal– Journal entriesJournal entries– SurveysSurveys– Webbing activitiesWebbing activities– Systematic ObservationSystematic Observation
Let’s Build a LessonLet’s Build a Lesson
Standards basedStandards based What pre-assessment could you use?What pre-assessment could you use? Understanding By DesignUnderstanding By Design ““Four Stages” of lesson designFour Stages” of lesson design
1.1. Identify desired outcomesIdentify desired outcomes
2.2. Determine acceptable evidenceDetermine acceptable evidence
3.3. Plan learning experiences and instructional Plan learning experiences and instructional activitiesactivities
4.4. Plan differentiationPlan differentiation
Homework for MarchHomework for March Bring your first lesson/unit in MarchBring your first lesson/unit in March
– Rough draft is OKRough draft is OK– Present it to the groupPresent it to the group
Read & Explore Read & Explore – The Brain Compatible ClassroomThe Brain Compatible Classroom
» The Body, Movement, & the BrainThe Body, Movement, & the Brain
» Time, Time, and More TimeTime, Time, and More Time
The Body, Movement, and the The Body, Movement, and the BrainBrain
Essential Question – How can movement Essential Question – How can movement help the brain reach its potential?help the brain reach its potential?
The Brain-Compatible ClassroomThe Brain-Compatible Classroom– Chapter 3 (pg 41)Chapter 3 (pg 41)
What can you take from this resource back What can you take from this resource back to your own classroom?to your own classroom?
Time, Time, and More TimeTime, Time, and More Time
Essential Question – What role does TIME Essential Question – What role does TIME play in the classroom?play in the classroom?
The Brain-Compatible ClassroomThe Brain-Compatible Classroom– Chapter 5 (pg 75)Chapter 5 (pg 75)
What can you take from this resource back What can you take from this resource back to your own classroom?to your own classroom?
Brain ResourcesBrain Resources
Brain BreaksBrain Breaks– http://www.alite.co.uk/information/brain_breaks.htm
Grow a Brain (Susan Jones)Grow a Brain (Susan Jones)– http://www.susanjjones.com/grobraintro.html
The Brain ConnectionThe Brain Connection– http://www.brainconnection.com/
Fun Math ResourcesFun Math Resources
Chaos in the ClassroomChaos in the Classroom– http://math.bu.edu/DYSYS/chaos-game/chaos-game.html
FractalsFractals– http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
Pre-assessment ResourcesPre-assessment Resources
http://assist.educ.msu.edu/ASSIST/classroom/assessment/section1/sec1strat1preassess.htm
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/gifted/projects/NRC/projects/ascd/ascd2002.ppt
Graphic OrganizersGraphic Organizers
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm