Differentiate Instruction Across the Curriculum

1. Differentiate Instruction Across the Curriculum

2. NY Learning Standards The Renzulli Differentiation EngineTMMatches required content with each student’s interests, abilities, learning styles, and preferred product styles. NY Learning Standards

3. Renzulli’s 5 Dimensions of Differentiation Curriculum Content (knowledge) Instructional Strategies (pedagogy) YOU Classroom Organization (management) Student Products (expression styles)

4. Dr. Joseph Renzulli Director, National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented at the University of Connecticut Dr. Sally Reis Past president: National Assoc. For Gifted Children Principal Investigator, National Research Center on Gifted and Talented at UConn.

5. Achievement Where did the idea for Renzulli Learning come from? • Engagement • Enjoyment • Enthusiasm

6. Where did the idea for Renzulli Learning come from? A portfolio of tools and instruments that represent the best in pedagogical research... Digitized!

7. Classroom Practices Research Study Findings: In most classes differentiation is not being implemented regularly or well for high potential students Teachers made, occasionally, only minor modifications to meet the needs of talented students in their classrooms. Archambault, F. X., Jr., Westberg, K. L., Brown, S. W., Hallmark, B. W., Emmons, C. L., & Zhang, W. (1993). Regular classroom practices with gifted students: Results of a national survey of classroom teachers (Research Monograph 93102). Storrs, CT: The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut.

8. Types of Differentiation in Which Targeted Above Average Students Were Involved No Differentiation Advanced Content Advanced Process Advanced Product Indep. Study w/ Assigned Topic Indep. Study w/ Self-selected Topic Other Differentiation

13. Top 3 Interest Areas Top 3 Learning Styles Top 3 Product Styles

14. Renzulli Learning-- Currently over 30,000 enrichment activities!

17. A Better Use of Web Programming… • Google Search of “Fractions” yields: • 461mm results • Complete with advertisements and uncertainty

18. A Better Use of Web Programming… • RLS Search of “Fractions” yields: • 63 results • Categorized across 14 Enrichment areas covering exploratory opportunities, creativity and analytical “how-to” training, and work product creation

19. A Better Use of Web Programming… • RLS Individual Student Search of “Fractions” yields • 5-10 results • Categorized across 14 Enrichment areas • Filtered by the child’s interest, learning, and expressions style

24. Run reports to see how your class or school learns.

26. Monitor and guide all student activity

27. Search for Activities by NY state standards.

28. Create and assign dynamic virtual assignments

29. Renzulli’s 5 Dimensions of Differentiation Curriculum Content (knowledge) Instructional Strategies (pedagogy) YOU Classroom Organization (management) Student Products (expression styles)

30. “The Renzulli System is where learning and fun collide!” – 2nd grader

31. Reading comprehension scores with Renzulli improved 147% over non-users in just 16 weeks. Reading Reading Social Science Fluency Comprehension Studies

32. www.RenzulliLearning.com