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Learn about differentiated instruction as a student-centered approach to catering to individual learning needs. Discover the integration of technology to create a dynamic learning environment focusing on multiple intelligences and higher-order thinking skills.
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Differentiated Instructionwith Technology LACUE, 2006 Mary Moore Terri Carpenter
Differentiated Instruction As defined by Carol Ann Tomlinson , Differentiated Instruction is … “…attending to the needs of a particular student or group of students rather than the more typical pattern of teaching the class as though all individuals in it were basically alike.”
Differentiated Instruction What it is not? • “Individualized Instruction” • Chaotic • Another way to provide homogenous grouping • “Tailoring the same set of clothes” Tomlinson, C. How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, ASCD, 1995
Differentiated Instruction What it is? • Pro-active • More qualitative than quantitative • Multiple approaches • Student centered • Whole-class, group, and individual instruction • Organic Tomlinson, C. How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, ASCD, 1995
Pre-Assessment Content Evaluation Student Process Product Curriculum Key Classroom Elements Systemic approach to planning and instruction
T Accomodation for teaching
VISUAL/ SPATIAL LOGICAL/ MATHEMATICAL VERBAL/ LINGUISTIC MUSICAL BODILY/ KINESTHETIC NATURALIST INTERPERSONAL INTRAPERSONAL Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
T Challenge for teaching
The Revised Taxonomy Bloom’s Original Taxonomy • Knowledge • Comprehension • Application • Analysis • Synthesis • Evaluation Anderson’s Revised Taxonomy • Remembering • Understanding • Applying • Analyzing • Evaluating • Creating
T Technology for teaching
Why Technology? • Dynamic vs. Static Environment • Level Playing Field • Assistive Technology • Web Resources
Differentiated Instruction and Technology (Perfect Together) Accommodation of Learning Styles – using Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences Challenge - assuring that students use higher order thinking skills (Bloom’s Taxonomy) +Technology – enhancing the learning environment
The Matrix Activities Bonus Whole Individual Group Great Websites Technology Lesson Plans Software Ideas Completion Individual Teacher Grade Level
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Putting it all together… On your own!!!
Strategies for Managing Differentiating Instruction • Anchor activity • Behavior management • Grouping
Terri Carpenter carpentert@rapides.k12.la.us Mary Moore moorema@rapides.k12.la.us