Differentiating instruction with menus

1. Differentiating instruction with menus A choice for learning

2. There are 5 different menus • Tic-Tac-Toe Menu • List Menu • 20-50-80 Menu • Baseball Menu • Game Show Menu

3. 20-50-80 Menu • Time for this menu to be completed is one week • Works best with in-depth study of one topic • No Free Choice because point values need to be assigned based on Bloom’s Revised taxonomy • With this menu students will complete one activity at a higher level of thinking in order to reach their point goal

4. Free Choice • With most menus, the students are allowed to submit a free choice for their teacher’s consideration • Proposal forms must be submitted before students begin working on their free-choice products • Once approved, the forms easily can be stapled to the students’ menu sheets and the teacher can refer to the agreement for the graded features of the product

5. List Menu • Time period for this menu to be completed is two weeks • This menu can be used for more than one topic • Requires advanced planning ~teacher must have all materials ready at the beginning of the unit for the students to be able to choose any activity on the list • Students have complete control over their grades by doing the required work; those still learning can choose lower level point value projects to reinforce the basics before jumping into the higher level activities

6. Tic-Tac-Toe Menu • Time needed to complete is usually one to three weeks • Eight predetermined choices and one free choice for students • All choices are created at the same level of Bloom’s Revised taxonomy and carry the same weight for grading • Only covers one to three topics • Friendly design is easy for students to understand

7. Baseball Menu • Time needed to complete is usually four to five weeks • Twenty predetermined choices, given values as singles, doubles, triples, or home runs based on Bloom’s Revised taxonomy • Singles represent remember and understand, double- apply and analyze, triples-evaluate, home runs-create • This menu is best for one topic with many objectives for in-depth study

8. Game show menu • Time to complete this type of menu is four to six weeks • Most complex menu, covers multiple topics or objectives with at least three predetermined choices and a free student choice for each objective, choices are assigned based on the levels of Bloom’s Revised taxonomy • It has the flexibility to allow for individualized contracts for different learning levels with in the classroom • Students and parents must understand the guidelines for completing the menu

9. Menus can be implemented in a variety of ways • Enrichment and Supplemental Activities • Standard Activities • Mini-Lessons

10. Guidelines for products • Different types of products are included in the featured menus, as well as guidelines and expectations for all products • $1 Contract- is part of the product criteria- this limits the amount of money a child can spend, and creates an equal amount of resources for all students- encourages creativity • Products are listed and chosen to meet different learning styles- visual, kinesthetic, or auditory - explanation of the criteria for all products

11. Rubrics for menus • All –Purpose Rubric • Student –Taught Lessons • Oral Presentation Rubrics • Student Feedback Rubric