How was your day today?

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Free Response Writing Prompt
You may answer in any way you wish Draw a
picture, write a poem, create a symbol, write a
paragraph, create a rap, etc

• How was your day today?

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Foundation to Differentiation K-12

• Facilitators
• Summer Bowers and Andrea Perkins, TV/TIP Coaches
• Dawn Goulart and Joan Spott, TV/TIP Coaches

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What we call differentiation is not a recipe for
teaching. It is not an instructional strategy.
It is not what a teacher does when he or she has
time. It is a way of thinking about teaching and
learning. It is a philosophy. Carol Ann
Tomlinson
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KWL Chart

• What do you know and wonder about in regards to
  differentiation?

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KWL Chart

• What do you know and wonder about in regards to
  differentiation?

• Take 5 minutes to fill out your KWL chart for the
  know and wonder section of your paper.
• Handout page 2

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KWL Group Work

• Create three groups (Elementary, Middle School,
  High School)
• Share the Know and Wonder columns from your
  individual charts and transfer your groups
  collective ideas to large chart paper
• Please pick 2 Knows and 2 Wonders to share

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Todays Outcomes

• Established Goal You will have the opportunity
  to learn how to teach a diverse group of students
  within one classroom
• Understandings You will understand that
  pre-assessments are the foundation to creating a
  differentiated classroom.
• Essential Questions Why should you
  differentiate? What materials are needed to
  differentiate?
• You will learn strategies to differentiate your
  curriculum to meet the needs of your students.

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What is Differentiated Instruction?

• Differentiation is a process through which
  teachers enhance learning by matching student
  characteristics to instruction and assessment.
  Differentiation allows all students to access the
  same classroom curriculum by providing entry
  points, learning tasks, and outcomes that are
  tailored to students needs. In a differentiated
  classroom, variance occurs in the way in which
  students gain access to the content being taught.
  (Hall, Strangman, Meyer, 2003).

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Things That Need To Be In Place Before You Can
Begin To Differentiate Instruction

• Classroom Community
• Positive Classroom Environment
• Classroom Management
• Routines Procedures
• Knowledge of Content Standards
• Teacher Student Connections
• Knowledge of students likes dislikes
• Knowledge of what students know dont know
• Handout Page 3

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Differentiation occurs due to students

• Teacher Student Connections
• Readiness
• Interests
• And/Or Learning Profile

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Readiness

• Students skill level and background knowledge
• Diagnostic Assessments
• Pre-Assessments
• Free Response Journal Entry
• KWL Chart
• Essential Components Handout
• Inventories (See Packet)
• Handout Page 4

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Interest

• Student Interest Inventory
• What a student may want to explore
• What motivates that student
• Your Turn!
• Classroom Practices Inventory (Packet Page 5)
• Take a moment to complete the classroom practices
  inventory.
• What is an ah-ha that you had while completing
  the inventory? Turn and share with your elbow
  partner.
• Their Turn!
• Student Inventory (Packet Page 7)
• Compare Contrast

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Learning Profile

• Learning Styles
• Visual, Auditory, Tactile, Kinesthetic
• Grouping Preferences
• Individual, Partner Work, Group Work
• Grouping Students (Packet Page 13)
• Environmental Preferences
• Quiet vs. Noise
• Needs Personal Space

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Where can you differentiate?

• Differentiate Your Instruction by Adapting
• Environment
• Process/Instruction
• Content
• Product
• Essential Components Handout Packet page 4

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Blooms Taxonomy Review

• Affective Domain (growth in feelings or emotional
  areas)
• Psychomotor Domain (manual or physical skills)
• Cognitive Domain (mental skills)
• Knowledge To create a more
• Comprehension holistic lesson!
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation

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Examples!Its About Time!

• Literature Circles
• Novel Studies
• Book Club

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Literature Circles

• Discussion Leader (1)
• Illustrator (2)
• Vocabulary Highlighter (3)
• Passage Illuminator (4)
• Connection Maker (5)

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Examples!Its About Time!

• Literature Circles
• Novel Studies
• Book Club
• Web Quests
• www.webquest.org

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Exploring the Uncharted Waters!

• By Brandon, Alex, Nishant, C.J., and Evin

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Rats!

• There were many rats that carried diseases. Many
  of us lacked vitamin C, giving us scurvy. We
  stayed alive only because of Alexs great medical
  skills.
• Another major problem was the sea monster. Many
  of our crew members were picked up by the kraken,
  or giant squid. Fortunately, all the major
  officers survived.

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Cube It Article Discussion

• Rationale Learners learn best when they are
  given time to practice, discuss and try out new
  learning. This activity is a scaffolded
  processing activity designed to give participants
  an opportunity to practice applying their new
  learning.
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Cube It Article Discussion

• Read and annolight the article individually.
• Form groups based on grade level / content area.
• Cube It! With the article in mind and
  differentiation as the topic, discuss the article
  using the one or two options your group rolls on
  the cube.

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Cube-It Activity
DESCRIBE IT What does it look, sound, smell,
feel, or taste like? COMPARE IT What is it
similar to? What is it different from? ASSOCIATE
IT What does it make you think of? How does it
relate to your content area / grade
level? ANALYZE IT How is it made? How does it
work? What are its essential features or
components? APPLY IT How does it fit into your
experience? How can you use it? ARGUE FOR OR
AGAINST IT Is it a positive or a negative? Is
it helpful or harmful? What are its pros and
cons?
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Divide Conquer

• More Examples!!!!
• Summer Elementary (K 5)
• Andrea Secondary ( 6 12)
• Join your group and lets share!!!!

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Evaluation

• Ticket Out
• Please fill out the Professional Development
  Reflection Log and turn in.
• Homework
• Try a differentiation strategy with your class.
• Come prepared to next session with a subject or
  lesson that you would like to differentiate.
• February 12, 2009, CV Adult School Room 15, 4 6
  PM
• Please bring todays packet with you next time as
  well.