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Best Practice Best Practice Teaching Linked Teaching Linked
with with DifferentiationDifferentiation
By:By:Dr. Georgann Toop Dr. Georgann Toop
& Dr. Jennifer Scrivner& Dr. Jennifer Scrivner
Best Practice Teaching Linked Best Practice Teaching Linked with Differentiationwith Differentiation
Best Practices (Brandt, 1998)
Differentiation(Tomlinson, 2001)
Students learn best because… what they learn is personally meaningful
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they have different backgrounds and interests; there is no guarantee that they will all find the same things personally meaningful
Students learn best because…
what they learn is challenging and they accept the challenge
We need to attend We need to attend to student to student differences differences because…because…they learn at different rates; a pace, text or task that challenges some will frustrate or bore others
Students learn best because…
what they learn is appropriate to their developmental level
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…at any time some will think more concretely and some more abstractly, some more dependently and others more independently
Students learn best because…
they can learn in their own way, have choices, and feel in control
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…it is a sure bet they will not all opt to learn in the same way, make the same choices, or feel in control with the same parameters
Students learn best because…
they use what they know to construct new knowledge
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they do not all know the same things at the same degree of competency; students will construct knowledge differently
Students learn best because…
they have opportunities for social interaction
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they will vary in the amount of collaboration they need and the sorts of peers with whom they work best
Students learn best because…
they get helpful feedback
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…what is helpful feedback for one may not be for another
Students learn best because…
they acquire and use strategies
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…each one needs to acquire strategies new to that student and use them in ways that are personally helpful
Students learn best because…
they experience a positive emotional climate
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…classrooms that are quite positive for some are distinctly not so for others
Students learn best because…
the environment supports the intended learning
We need to attend to We need to attend to student differences student differences because…because…they will need varied scaffolding to achieve both common and personal goals