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Bellwork [3min] • Many different students have come to the class with various cultural differences, family dynamics, and background knowledge. When you think about your school year in elementary, junior high or high school, do you think you had differentiated instruction? Why or why not? What do you think differentiated classroom is?
Chapter 4Managing and Differentiating Classrooms Eunjung Kim
SLOs • To define the basic concepts of differentiated instruction • To list steps of operating procedures for Differentiated Instruction • To identify six key elements of differentiation
Norms • Be an active learner and engaged in activities • Be respectful • Cell phones on silent
Warm up [5min] Let’s look at Ms. Daniel’s classroom and discuss how we could help her.
There are twenty average achievers and ten students that she is worried about.
Basic Concepts about differentiating Instruction • most problematical area of teaching in first year teaching • it is challenging when more diverse classroom
Definition “a process to approach teaching and learning for students of differing abilities in the same class.”
Operating procedures • Determine the Need for Differentiation • Identify specific areas of Need • Implement various differentiation practices—least intrusive first • Monitor student progress • Evaluate and modify differentiation practices
Comprehensive Model of Differentiating Instruction This model is similar but differ in two ways: 1) Emphasizes the need to look more broadly at what is meant by curriculum and content 2) Stresses the importance of differentiating in area of management and behavior
Activity #1 Six key elements are in pocket. Simply pick one element and briefly explain by using your weak MI. Setting, Content, Material, Instructional, Management/Behavior, Personal-Social-Emotional
Activity #2 Match the pieces of puzzles and answer the question.
Assessment Were you able to understand the contents? Let’s assess ourselves how well we focused on chapter 4 teachback!!! Summarize what you’ve learned and create your own summary today by using your MI.