This brief presentation offers practical ways to differentiate instruction. The College Board (SpringBoard) curriculum is used to clarify examples. However, instructors may choose to differentiate using any curriculum from a wide range of content/subject areas. This presentation is free for public use. For additional information, please contact Dessalines Floyd at Floydd1@duvalschools.org for further information.

1. Differentiated Instruction “ It's all quite relative you see.”

2. Materials 1.) SpringBoard Textbook, TEACHER'S EDITION 2.) College Board Standards for College Success, ELA 3.) FCAT Content Focus Report, 9-10 4.) SSS Standards Dessalines Floyd, District Literacy Specialist, Floydd1@duvalschools.org

3. How to Differentiate Using SpringBoard Texts

4. Important Terms

5. Differentiate

6. Benchmark

7. Sunshine State Standards (SSS)

8. Remediation

9. Enrichment

13. What is the SB standard? The specific performance expectation is R1.2.6 ( Uses understanding of form, elements, sound, figurative language, imagery, symbols, and allusions to guide comprehension of poetry ).

14. Which FCAT benchmarks does this standard cover? The content focus includes both descriptive and figurative language, LA910.2.1.7.

15. “ The knowledge, skills, and attitudes that we want children to learn.” CONTENT

16. Browse the entire scope of the SB objective (R1.2.6). Do you notice how the demand on thinking increases from Level 1 to Level 4?

18. And the rest is a breeze...

19. PROCESS “ Varying learning activities or strategies to provide appropriate methods for students to explore the concepts.”

21. “ Varying the complexity of the product that the students create to demonstrate mastery of the concept.” The PRODUCT

23. “ How do students respond to their learning environment? In what ways do personality differences/preferences promote learning?” LEARNING STYLES

26. Begin with the end in mind.