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Presenters : DIANE HEACOX. Presenters : RICK WORMELI. What is fair... ...isn’t always equal. . DI is NOT…. An IEP ( individualized education program ) for each student Unstructured Another word for tracking Giving additional busywork for accelerated students
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DI is NOT… • An IEP (individualizededucationprogram) foreachstudent • Unstructured • Anotherwordfor tracking • Givingadditionalbusyworkforacceleratedstudents • Havingdifferentgoalsforkids • Havingdifferentstandardsforkids • Wateringdownthecurriculum • A program, model, orrecipe
Then, whatisit?DI is… • Mostly a mind set • A way of thinkingaboutwhatwe are after, who are mykids, and how am I goingtogetthemwhere I want • Pro-actively plan tomaximizetheirlearning • A professional and responsivemind set • Whenthereis rigor, relevance, and respectfulrelationships • A journey – Onesizefitsallapproachto a differentatedlearning
How do I differentiatemystudents? • Howtheylearnbest • Whatintereststhem • Readinessforthecontent – avoidusingtheterm “ability”
Gettingtoknowyourstudent´sprofile • Learner Profile: Any Factor that might Influence Learning • Family dynamics (if influential) SES504LD • Physical healthSpeech and Language Issues Nationality (if influential)Religious affiliation (if influential) Multiple IntelligencesPersonal background/experiences EthicsPersonal interests: sports, music, • television, movies, books, • hobbies, other Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory Bernice McCarthy’s 4MAT Tourette’s SyndromeDown’s SyndromeVisually Impaired • Transiency rateIEPELLGifted/AdvancedEmotional health Behavior/Discipline concerns Diet (if influential) • Technology access/comfort Arts – comfort/profiency Leadership qualities Collaboration • Weekly schedulePolitics (if influential) Anthony Gregorc Scale Home responsibilities ADHDAsperger’s Syndrome Hearing ImpairedAuditory Processing issues
ParticularlyHelpful • “Gettoknowyou” Activities • Bestwayfor me tolearn (subject) cards • Parentassignment “in a 1,000,000 wordsorlesstell me aboutyourchild” • Studentswrite a letter as iftheyweretheirparentswriting a lettertotheirteacherabouttheirchild. • Share commonexperiences
Where do I start? • Curriculum and learninggoals • Planning- Don´taskyourselvesaboutwhatyouwantyourkidsto do duringtheclass, butinsteadwhat do youwantthemtounderstand more • Focus off theactivities and focus more onthelearning • Plan byyourresults (goals set) and then plan yourteaching • Assess – notthesame as test! = • GatheringInformation Extra strategiesyoumightwantto use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN3i0Ws06vA&sns=tw
Whenshouldyoudifferentatiate? • Ifyouteach a lesson and… • Themajorityunderstands, butonly a few are lostyoushould… • Ifthemajority of theclassdidn´tunderstandyoushould… • Ifhalf of theclassdidunderstandbuttheotherhalfdidn´tyoushould…
In a DI classroomstudentsshould be abletoanswer… • Whatisthepurpose of thislesson? • Whyisthisimportanttolearn? • In whatways am I challengedtothink in thislesson? • Howwill I apply, assess, orcommunicatewhatI´velearned? • Howwill I knowhowgoodmyworkis and how I can improveit? • Do I feelrespectedbyotherstudents in thisclass? • Do I feelrespectedbytheteacher in thisclass?
Conclusion • So, in conclusionyoucan´t do differentiation in each and everyone of yourclasses: • Youteachyourtopic. Example: Comparatives and Superlatives • NextClassorwithinthatsameclassyouassess • Basedontheinformationthrownbytheassessmentyou plan. • Makesurethatyourlessons are focusedin thelearning, notin theactivities. • Thatthey are alsocoherentwiththegoals set fromthebeginning.
Takethisintoaccount! • DIFFERENTIATION MIGHT SEEM COMPLICATED AT FIRST, BUT ITS NOT, AT THE END YOU WILL END UP WITH A CLASSROOM FULL OF ENGAGED ENTHUSIASTIC LEARNERS!!!
links • http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaCgcf3ozZo&feature=c4-overview&list=UU5mN2B-2JYc9XiK1qFQjeSg • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIkjNaICsg • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIvk1cSyG8 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMR2THtHcg&list=TLmDG-MqdxOZU • http://www.sde.com/di2013/ • http://www.sde.com/video/Hollas_Intro2DI.asp
Examples of DI classes • http://www.sde.com/video/Dick_WhatDILooksLike.asp • http://www.sde.com/video/Dick_DIMathLesson.asp
Tools forDifferentiation • http://toolsfordifferentiation.pbworks.com/w/page/22360094/FrontPage • www.learningstyles.net • www.kathleenkryza.com