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Differential
Instruction
and Assessment for
All Learners
Katie Sweeney and Nathan FellMetropolitan State University
EDU 310-01 Fall2013
What isDifferenti
al Instructio
n?
Differentiated Instruction
is a grassroots movement
to help general education
teachers meet a broad range of individual
student needs.
This includes the needs of students with
learning challenges as well as
high-achieving and/or students identified as gifted or talented.
A Differentiated Classroom:
A Differentiated Classroom:oOffers a variety of learning options
designed to tap into different readiness levels, interests and learning profiles.
A Differentiated Classroom:oOffers a variety of learning options
designed to tap into different readiness levels, interests and learning profiles.
oWhere the teacher uses a variety of ways for students to explore the curriculum content.
A Differentiated Classroom:oOffers a variety of learning options
designed to tap into different readiness levels, interests and learning profiles.
oWhere the teacher uses a variety of ways for students to explore the curriculum content.
oEmploys diverse use of sense-making activities or processes through which students can come to understand and “own” information and ideas.
A Differentiated Classroom:oOffers a variety of learning options
designed to tap into different readiness levels, interests and learning profiles.
oWhere the teacher uses a variety of ways for students to explore the curriculum content.
oEmploys diverse use of sense-making activities or processes through which students can come to understand and “own” information and ideas.
oUtilizes multiple ways a student can demonstrate what they have learned.
How does D.I. look in the classroom?
vs.
Essential Components of Differentiated Instruction
Essential Components of Differentiated Instruction Content: What standards/benchmarks need to be taught?
How will they be sequenced so they are developmentally appropriate?
Essential Components of Differentiated Instruction Content: What standards/benchmarks need to be taught?
How will they be sequenced so they are developmentally appropriate?
Process: What activities/learning experiences will I plan to help each student master the standard/benchmark?
Essential Components of Differentiated Instruction Content: What standards/benchmarks need to be taught?
How will they be sequenced so they are developmentally appropriate?
Process: What activities/learning experiences will I plan to help each student master the standard/benchmark?
Products: What will the students produce to demonstrate that mastery? How will the assessment be differentiated?
Essential Components of Differentiated Instruction Content: What standards/benchmarks need to be taught?
How will they be sequenced so they are developmentally appropriate?
Process: What activities/learning experiences will I plan to help each student master the standard/benchmark?
Products: What will the students produce to demonstrate that mastery? How will the assessment be differentiated?
Environment: How can I organize the classroom environment around active learning and student engagement?
How do we identify an individual student’s
learning needs in order to
effectively apply Differentiated Instruction?
KNOW YOUR
STUDENTS
Let’s take a quiz!
Yeah!
Recognize Patterns
APOPHENIA
APOPHENIAthe experience of
seeing meaningful patterns
or connections in random imagery or
data
http://vimeo.com/18842364
VIDEO:
Let’s do some
activities!
Woo hoo!
Activity Rules:1)Listen carefully to the
instructions for each station.
2)Try at least TWO activities.
3)HAVE FUN!
Back to reality…
…or your seats, please.
Either will do.
Summation:Differentiated Instruction
is not easy.Requires:
Curriculum EnhancementCurriculum Modification
• Accommodation• Adaptation
Recommendations:
Recommendations:
•Start out slowly
Recommendations:
•Start out slowly•Plan collaboratively
Recommendations:
•Start out slowly•Plan collaboratively•Seek out resources
Questions?
Thoughts?
Thank You