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"Differentiation is adjusting and modifying what skills and concepts student learn, what materials the use, and/or how their learning is assessed based on the needs of the students. Our students are not all the same, so we cannot expect that teaching a lesson one way will reach every student."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post from For the Teachers provides two great resources to help you look at differentiation in your classroom. The first is a detailed visual (Differentiation Planning Diagram) that looks at three areas of planning necessary for differentiation. * Concepts - The skills and concepts students will are expected to know or be able to do (at the end of a lesson or unit). * Assesments - How the students will demonstrate what they have learned. * Activities and Materials - The materials, activities and lessons that students will do or use to practice skills and gain information. There is also a great visual that provides 101 Ways to Show What You Know (which may be downloaded as a pdf). This visual has four areas that students may show their knowledge/understanding: * Visual * Written * Performance * Spoken You may find yourself printing out this visual and using it as a way to quickly consider a variety of ways students could demonstrate their knowledge. The Differentiation Planning Diagram may also be downloaded. 
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"Differentiated instruction, the tailoring of educational experiences to meet individual learner needs, is nothing new. Hardworking teachers have always recognized the diverse needs of students and adjusted their instruction to account for them..."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic (from Knewton) provides an overview of differentiation. It is divided into the following sections. * What is differentiated instruction? * Why differentiated instruction? * Differentiated instruction in schools * Differentiated instruction at scale Learning how to differentiate instruction effectively is not always easy, but it is a skill that we need to learn. This infographic provides an overview that may be helpful for you as a teacher, and it might be a good way to introduce parents to this concept if it is new to them.
Shradha Kanwar's curator insight,
October 9, 2014 5:18 AM
differentiated instruction is an imperative to maximise the learning experience
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"This weeks ThingLink Teacher Challenged asked participants to focus on audio as they design lessons. We introduced Audioboo as an integrated web based platform and app that easily captures and collects audio for use. The goal of this challenge is to use ThingLink to design a multimedia rich learning experiences to support the diverse needs of all learners."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are you looking for tools that provide you with the opportunity to create rich, multimedia lessons and that support differentiation? The ThingLink Challenge that has been running this summer had one week that focused on using audio as well as ThingLink (for images and/or video) to design a learning experience. This post from Susan Oxnevad provides great resources. She has embedded a video from CAST that discussed Universal Design for Learning and has links to resources as you watch. Just pause the video and check out the link! You can also check out "Turn it Up with Audioboo on Padlet." This page provides access to a range of ThingLink projects that have audio links. You will need to click on the title of the image, which will take you to a page with a larger view, and on the lower right hand side you should see the word Source (in red) that will take you to the actual ThingLink page.
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Last January a chart that compared Personalization vs Individualization vs Differentiation was published with a report (to see the report and chart go to http://www.personalizelearning.com/2012/04/explaining-chart.html. This infographic "visually explores these three approaches to teaching and learning."
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Teachers differentiate to three major considerations: readiness, interest, and learning profile. Matching instruction to students' readiness correlates strongest with academic growth, according to research. "Learning profile is a fluid concept that includes how culture, gender, intelligence preference, and learning style might influence how a student approaches learning. Carol Tomlinson is quick to clarify that learning profile is not a synonym for learning style. The "learning styles" approach to teaching has received a lot of criticism of late – particularly from three groups, Tomlinson told attendees at her ASCD Annual Conference session on the controversial topic." You may find the slides that go with this article on her website: http://www.caroltomlinson.com/Presentations/2012ASCD_LearningStyleControversy.pdf ; (The image is the first slide.)
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To challenge and support each child at his or her own level, the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools. Discover what your school can learn.
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Katie Hull-Sypnieski and Larry Ferlazzo offer stage-setting strategies and daily actions to help teachers effectively differentiate instruction in their classrooms.
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As educators, one learns how each student is different, special, unique. As educators, one learns how to manage rooms of unique learners, transmitting curricula which is meant for the masses, preparing learners for assessment of the masses.
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"Carol Ann Tomlinson, author of “The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners,” is the country’s preeminent scholar on differentiated instruction. Tomlinson defines differentiated learning as “ensuring that what a student learns, how he/she learns it, and how the student demonstrates what he/she has learned is a match for that student’s readiness level, interests, and preferred mode of learning.” She likens the reluctance to integrate modern knowledge of the learning process into the classroom to settling for a Model T instead of embracing 21st-century engineering."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post explores some of Carol Ann Tomlinon's work on differentiation. Specifically it looks at: * Content * Process * Product * Affect After defining each of these concepts you will find the following sections: * The Empirical Basis of Differentiation * Implementing Differentiation in your Classroom * Anecdotal Support for this Method * Criticisms of Differentiation Many teachers find it difficult to find the time to differentiate for all students and some students find it frustration to discover that they have more work than other students. Today we are often told that we need to personalize the instruction for each student. Differentiation is one way we can walk down this road.
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"Skoolbo – Common Core is a great new site for elementary children to help with reading and math. Skoolbo contains dedicated areas for children, parents and teachers. Children are immersed in an incredible learning world, and are highly motivated by the inbuilt reward mechanisms. Parents and teachers are equipped with an array of tools to help them achieve wonderful educational outcomes for their children."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Why should you check out Skoolbo? Because they are offering a "Forever Free" license to schools that register by Sept. 30, 2014. Skoobo is geared to elementary school (and states that they find the best results in students 8 and younger) that provides online games in the areas of numeracy and literacy. Some of the features that may be of interest include: * A "Spiral Learning Algorithm' - The first time a student uses Skoolbo they will take a test that will help place them a the appropriate level. After each game is completed the program will reassess, essentially differentiating work for each student. Teachers may also assign specific curriculum. * Students get immediate feedback and support through the program. * The program is cross platform and can be used on PC, Mac, iPad, Windows 8, Android and web browsers. * And remember, it is free (at least until Sept. 30, 2014)! So head over to Skoobo to check this out. Share it with other teachers you know in elementary school. And if you get it for your school make sure to let parents know.
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A great find from Larry Ferlazzo but what are the other five? A bit of research led me to a presentation by Rick Wormeli "Fair isn't always Equal: Assessment and Grading an a Differentiated Classroom" and sure enough the other five were located in the presentation. The are listed below: * Assessing students in ways that do not accurately indicate students’ mastery (student responses are hindered by the assessment format) * Grading on a curve * Allowing Extra Credit * Defining supposedly criterion-based grades in terms of norm-referenced descriptions (“above average,” “average”, etc.) * Recording zeroes on the 100.0 scale for work not done To check out the full presentation (and it is a long URL): http://www.vashonsd.org/mcmurray/science/justin/Resources/Wormeli/Annual_Wormeli_Fair%20Equal.pdf.
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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S.Lewis There are whispers in corridors. Wanderings and wonderings. There are twists and bends. The unexpected, the predicted,... A look at how digital story telling provides students a space to tell their story, what has value to them, stories that will help begin conversations that may lead to new areas of discover and reflection. Rich with resources and ideas this post has many valuable ideas.
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"There is a difference between personalization and differentiation and individualization. Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey developed this chart on the differences on approaches to teaching and learning. The chart clearly explains that personalization is about the learner and the distinct difference in the learning environment."
Mrs. Reinagel's curator insight,
July 13, 2015 1:03 PM
#VBBT2015 Food for thought or just another word for the same?
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This flow chart is a concept map of effective Differentiated Instruction. It 'unpacks' the concept of differentiation by showing the key elements in the concept and relationships among those elements...
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Happy 2012 and welcome to the future! I wish all of you the very best as you enter a New Year! I hope you enjoy this timeless lesson... one that really does have a place in 21st century educatio...
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We hopefully are all trying to differentiate, but sometimes we need that creative push and encouragement. This is a wonderful resource with printable infographics for coming work areas and links to concepts and other resources to really get you thinking in every direction outside of the box - each student will gain something out of you using this.
These differentiation flowcharts will prompt teachers to make good decisions around scaffolding of student learning.
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