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Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction . With Technology Eagle Hill and Wellwood Teachers . What do we know About Differentiated Instruction? Carol Ann Tomlinson. What is Differentiated Instruction?. A philosophy - a set of principles - a way of thinking about teaching and learning. .

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Differentiated Instruction

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  1. Differentiated Instruction With Technology Eagle Hill and Wellwood Teachers

  2. What do we know About Differentiated Instruction?Carol Ann Tomlinson • What is Differentiated Instruction? A philosophy - a set of principles - a way of thinking about teaching and learning. An ongoing process of trial, reflection, and adjustment. • What Does Differentiated Instruction Require?

  3. Differentiate Elements of Instruction • Content – emphasize me • Process • Product • Learning Environment Positive learning environment High-quality curriculum Assessment to inform teacher decision making Flexible classroom management

  4. Differentiate based on… • Student Traits • Readiness • Interest • Affect • Learning Profile

  5. Technology and Differentiated Instruction • Digital Age Literacy • Inventive Thinking • Effective Communication • High Productivity

  6. Technology Helps Us To • Personalize instruction • Enhance learning with multimedia components • Motivate students with their work • Facilitate students constructing new knowledge • Provide choice

  7. Tools • Social bookmarking • E-books • Blog • Wiki • E-Portfolios • Online Flashcards (quizlet.com, studestack.com, knowtes.com, flashcardexchatne.com) • Podcasts (LOTE, Special Areas)

  8. Stations Path to Website • FM website • Curriculum/Instruction tab • Professional Development • Computer K-12 • Differentiated Instruction

  9. Understanding/ Knowing your Students • Online Surveys or Forms

  10. Online Quizzes/ Inventories

  11. Web Quests • Allow students to move from sites, links, tasks in a non-linear way. • All reading levels can be supported with links to definitions or vocabulary meanings. • Motivating/ Affect – Provide world-wide problems to engage.

  12. Types of Web Quests • Mesopotamia • Eradicating Malaria • US Government • Water in Africa

  13. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

  14. More Math Virtual Manipulatives • www.algebasics.com • http://illuminations.nctm.org

  15. iPods • Use your web site links and quizzes to bookmark. • Fur.ly • In class research • Classroom response system – Google Docs (Create a form)

  16. Google LitTrips • My Brother Sam is Dead • Google Lit Trips • Directions • http://ecoo2010-mindsonmedia.wikispaces.com/file/view/How%2Bto%2Bdo%2Ba%2BGoogle%2BLit%2BTrip.pdf Google Tours • Manlius Walking Tour • Earth Gallery • KMZ Tours

  17. Global Connections Across the Grades • Using Skype and Video: • Cross Grade Level Teaching (Portraits in Art) • Poetry Lessons across the grades – Poetry Cafe • Reading Buddies • Video Drop Boxes

  18. Classroom Netbook Management • Rotating Students – Assign a different group each day of the week. Example: If you are having students solve math problems the first 10 minutes of class a day, assign students to laptops each day to solve them using SMARTNotebook instead of on paper. Or charge that group to solve using wolfram Alpha, or other web 2.0 tool. • Group work – one student in the group will be the researcher and use the netbook • Station approach – Use for projects. One part of the project might be to plan out the research using Inspiration. • http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=53323

  19. Check Your Library

  20. Curriculum Maps • Differentiated Instruction Lessons and Ideas are good examples to include in your curriculum maps.

  21. Choose a Station To Work • Online Forms and Quizzes • Web Quests – Browse from the choices • iPod – Create links on your site or a Fur.ly • Virtual Manipulatives – Browse the lessons and choose three levels for your student. • Create a management schedule for use of the classroom netbooks. • Google Lit through Google Earth • Global Connections/Video Conferencing

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