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Time To TeachTM
Differentiated Instruction Training
Sometimes the only thing students in a classroom have in common is their age!Students come
into our classrooms and schools with different backgrounds and cultures and their cognitive
abilities, assets and experiences are just as wide ranging.
Fair does not always mean equal – sometimes we need to go an extra step for a student. In
order to be fair to all students we must differentiate their learning and our instruction.
When one lesson resonates with one student but not with another, we owe it to that student
to offer the learning in many different approaches to help them receive it in their strengths and
abilities.
Students in Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction classrooms enjoy a number of advantages
over those in traditional “one-size fits all” approach settings. Students are able to be active
participants in their own learning.
The curriculum is no longer pointed to the middle of the group but available and interactive to
all students. Those students that found a traditional classroom lesson too difficult or something
they had already learned which led to feeling of being “bored” or “not engaged” are now
excited about their learning.
Students receive the content and curriculum in ways that ensure they are engaged. This
engagement allows students to connect and learn the content at a deep level of understanding.

2. Teachers “buy-in” because this is not a training full of fads and buzzwords. Teachers are not
asked to hear more “theory” and then figure implementation out on their own.
Teachers are always looking for ways to improve their craft and Time To Teach Differentiated
Instruction does just that by giving strategies that can be modified for all kids and communities
– for all grades levels and curriculum.
Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction is an effective way to reach all students in the
classroom and the stress of meeting the high expectations for all students is
alleviated. Educator’s energy can be poured into the students they work with.
Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction brings attention and engagement to each and every
lesson. Students are actively involved in the content and excited about the learning they are
undertaking
Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction strategies promote having a strong understanding of
the students that we teach. Understanding our students in their learning styles on the deep
level allow for accurate assessing the learning as well as strong relationships between student
and teacher.
Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction fosters reflective practice in our lessons which is an
essential aspect of most evaluation systems.
Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction allows administrators to know that teachers are
deeply covering the standards in their content or grade level so that students have a deep and
solid understanding of the material.
Administrators in Time To Teach Differentiated Instruction schools know that each student is a
part of an appropriately challenging and rigorous learning environment that will benefit them
now and in the future!
Administrators have the tools to support their teachers and focus on instructional leadership!
The training is fast-paced and filled with scores and scores of useful and practical strategies.
Especially known to be motivating, refreshing, humorous, and packed with practical strategies
and ideas that your teachers can use tomorrow!

3. Component 1: Promoting Positive Feelings
Bring yourself into the classroom
Using Movement: Vote with your feet
Questioning
Asking for Feedback
Component 2: Promoting Attention/Interest
Randomizing
Storytelling
Component 3: Promoting Connectedness and Relevance
Synectic Journey
What’s the Story with?
Brainstorming
Nominal group technique
Component 4: Promoting Self Efficacy
Dynamic Tension
Hot Seat
Concentric Circles
Target in the middle
Extempore
Component 5: Sharing Best Practices
Matrix Planning
Our DI Beliefs
Belief 1: All students are different
Belief 2 : Differentiated Instruction is the implementation of strategies to reach multiple learning styles and
intelligences.
Belief 3: Students should be taught content in the best way that they learn.
Belief 4: Differentiated Instruction is for all learners! Big or small, experienced or young, all learners deserve
the best opportunity to learn.
Belief 5: Differentiated Instruction should be used in every lesson we teach!

4. Belief 6: In order to be fair to all students we must differentiated their learning and our instruction.
Belief 7: Not all kids learn the same information at the same time or even at the same rate. Not all teachers
teach the same and not all curricula can be taught the same. (Robinson, 2008)
Belief 8: Students have different modalities of learning.
Belief 9: Depth of knowledge is as important as breadth of knowledge.
Belief 10: Students need a reasonable amount of pressure to perform at peak academic levels.
Take-Aways From the DI Training
Teachers will know...
practical methods to build interest and motivation with their students
how to use Storytelling for Project Based Learning
how to grab and keep student interest
how to incorporate fun and divergent ways of learning
how to motivate the unmotivated
how to develop critical thinking in the student’s approach to learning
this can be modified for all kids and communities
how to become real to their students
how to use human graphing to get immediate feedback from your students
how to quickly assess how effective their lesson is going