Transcript Differentiated Instruction 10-17-12 PowerPoint

Follow-Up Table Talk :
Differentiated Instruction
Lyons Township High School
October 17, 2012
Please Share…
Today’s Purpose:
•To
answer participant questions concerning
Differentiated Instruction
•To
•To
share and build upon participant ideas
provide several strategies for differentiating
instruction in the classroom
THE KUD
Essential for
Effective Differentiated
Instruction because it
ensures the same
learning goal and
expectations are in
place for all students
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(Strickland, 2011, p.15)
Ideas for Differentiating:
Rather than Provide 1 Assessment, Provide 3
To Differentiate Questioning:
1) Identify your KUD
2) Provide students 3 questions/tasks in the midst
of a lecture, as part of an activity, or on an
entrance/exit slip that arrive at the same KUD
3) Students should answer one of the three
questions or complete one of the three tasks
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Questions can be differentiated by interest,
learning profile, or readiness
SAMPLE ASSESSMENT TASK:
Select one of the following tasks to
complete in your class notes:
A)
Draw a flow chart that depicts the
water cycle.
B)
Write a narrative explaining the
steps of the water cycle from the
perspective of a water droplet.
C) Draw a picture that clearly articulates
the water cycle. Label the picture
appropriately.
Ideas for Differentiating:
Use Tic-Tac-Toe
to Differentiate by Interest
To Create Tic-Tac-Toe:
1) Write 9 commands,
questions, or tasks on the
Tic-Tac-Toe board.
2) Have students choose
three options to complete
creating a row vertically,
horizontally, or diagonally
http://foridahoteachers.org/strategies.htm#ThinkTacToe
SAMPLE TIC TAC TOE
Ideas for Differentiating:
Use RAFT
to Differentiate by Learning Style
To Create a RAFT:
Develop a KUD
1)
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Please note: When assigning a
RAFT, you may have to rely upon
student presentations or sharing
to achieve all aspects of the KUD.
Design a writing assignment
with a minimum of 4 columns:
2)
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Roles
Audiences
Formats
Topics
(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 15)
(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 26)
Ideas for Differentiating:
Use RAFT
to Differentiate by Learning Style
To Create a RAFT:
3) Have each student select one
horizontal row to complete
4) Make time for students to share
their work (so all aspects of
the KUD are achieved)
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To differentiate by Learning
Style, make sure there are
several options that appeal to
different learning styles in the
FORMAT column
(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 15)
(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 26)
SAMPLE RAFT: SOCIAL STUDIES
(Strickland- Social Studies, 2012, p. 16)
Ideas for Differentiating:
Use Tiering
to Differentiate by Readiness
“Tiering is a process
of adjusting the
degree of difficulty
of a question, task,
or product to
match a student’s
current
readiness level.”
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Strickland, A Strategy for Readiness
Differentiation
Ideas for Differentiating:
Use Tiering
to Differentiate by Readiness
To Tier an Assignment:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Determine the KUD statement
Identify the readiness ranges relative to the KUD goals
Create an activity that is engaging & rigorous
Replicate the activity to address differences in readiness
◦ Use similar knowledge & skills
◦ Yields the same understanding
Use assessment data to match the task to the student
(Strickland- Math, 2012, p. 16)
SAMPLE TIERED LESSON: MATH
(Strickland- Math, 2012, p. 19)
References:
Resources for Idaho Teachers: Differentiation Framework. DesCartes
Curriculum: NWEA Map. Retrieved from
http://foridahoteachers.org/strategies.htm#ThinkTacToe.
Strickland, C.A. (2011). Differentiation of instruction at the high school level. ASCD:
Alexandria, Virginia.
Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Music. ASCD:
Alexandria, Virginia.
Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Math. ASCD:
Alexandria, Virginia.
Strickland, C.A. (2012). Strategies for respectful differentiation: Social Studies. ASCD:
Alexandria, Virginia.
Tomlinson, C.A. & Strickland, C. A. (2005). Differentiation in practice: A resource
guide for differentiating curriculum – Grades 9-12. ASCD: Alexandria, Virginia.