I've been at OTES training for the last week, and I've been
thinking about differentiated instruction, lesson planning, and curriculum mapping (Oh my!).
Not exact matches
Think carefully
about whether it might be a better allocation of resources to invest in improving all existing classes and working with teachers to
differentiate instruction for all learners.
Leverage differentiation: One of the key components of
differentiating a PBL project is
thinking about what
instruction and scaffolding is needed for the whole class, for small groups, and for individuals.
In «One Kid at a Time,» Carol Ann Tomlinson (p. 12) recalls the students who challenged her «certainties»
about teaching and started her
thinking about the principles that underlie
differentiated instruction.
After that, co-teachers must
think about the most effective processes for teaching and
differentiating instruction for each child.
It can also be an effective way to
differentiate instruction by providing students time and structure for
thinking about a given topic, enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with a peer, and ultimately the entire class / group (Simon, 2014).
First published in 1995 as How to
Differentiate Instruction in Mixed - Ability Classrooms, this new edition reflects evolving best practices in education, the experiences of practitioners throughout the United States and around the world, and Tomlinson's continuing
thinking about how to help each and every student access challenging, high - quality curriculum; engage in meaning - rich learning experiences; and feel at home in a school environment that «fits.»
Using the practical tips on pages 104 — 105,
think about how you can craft preassessment strategies in order to adjust
instruction and
differentiate for learners» needs?
We've learned a great deal recently
about how applying «
differentiated instruction» can help address the needs of academically diverse learners in our increasingly diverse classrooms (see Chapter 2 for a discussion of the theory and research that supports differentiation as a way of
thinking about teaching and learning).