NOVICE TEACHERS WILL LEARN APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION
“When a teacher tries to teach something to the entire class at the same time, chances are, one-third of the kids already know it; one-third will get it; and the remaining third won’t. So two-thirds of the children are wasting their time.”
~ Lillian Katz
Teachers who differentiate:
Keep the focus on concepts, emphasizing understanding and sense-making, not retention and regurgitation of fragmented facts.
Use ongoing assessments of readiness and interests, and preassess to find students needing more support and those who can leap forward.
They don’t assume all students need a certain task.
Make grouping flexible.
They let students work alone sometimes and also in groups based on readiness, interests, or learning styles.
They use whole-group instruction for introducing ideas, planning, or sharing results.
See themselves as a guides.
They help students set goals based on readiness, interests, and learning profiles — and assess based on growth and goal attainment.
Here are some excellent differentiation resources:
Five MUST-HAVES for Differentiated Learning Centers by Pitiya Huu;
Differentiation Tool Box from The University of Virginia
All things "differentiated"
Losing Site of the Shore (powerpoint)
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