Differentiation and differentiation strategies; compilation of different presentations

1. Please take a dot and place it on
the coordinate plane on the wall
in the quadrant that fits your
understanding.

2. DIFFERENTA
TION
in practice
Presentation by
Sharolyn Chitwood

4. ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
How can we purposefully plan to
create rigorous and relevant lessons
that meet the needs of all learners?

5. Please fold the
“Differentiation
Ideas” paper in half
(either way)

6. Name Tents
Please do the following with your name on
one side only (feel free to add drawings)
Where you’re from What you teach
and how long
What you would do if you
weren’t a teacher
What’s the most important
thing you can do to support
your students?

7. Do you have questions or
comments? Use this link to post
them. The site below is going to be
used as an interactive parking lot.
http://goo.gl/juCXpK

10. Name Tents
The inside of your name tent is a place for
notes and strategies you can use in your
classes.

12. We can’t continue to do everything the
same way we have been.
We must differentiate our
instruction.

13. What is Differentiated Instruction?
Instruction that "maximize[s] each student's
growth by recognizing that students have different
ways of learning, different interests, and different
ways of responding to instruction.”
--Diane Ravitch
historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York
University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

14. Differentiated
Instruction
• How to Engage
our Learners?
• Accommodations
for General Ed. and
Special Ed.
• Components of the
Learning Cycle
• Do’s and Don’ts
Why
1
Differentiation
Instruction?
4 Elements
10 Tips for
Differentiation
Strategies

15. Differentiated
Instruction

16. Differentiated
Instruction
“is NOT” “IS”
• Individualized Instruction
– Different Reading
Assignments
– Taught Skill Practice
• One-Size-Fits-All Instruction
Does NOT Reach All
Learners
• Student Centered
– Multiple Intelligences
– Learning Styles
• Blend of Whole-Class,
Group and Individual
Instruction
• Flexible and Responsive
• PROACTIVE

17. Differentiated
Instruction
• How to Engage
Our Learners?
• Accommodations for
General Ed. and
Special Ed.
•Components of the
Learning Cycle
• Do’s and Don’ts
Why
Differentiation
Instruction?
4 Elements
10 Tips for
Differentiation
Strategies
2

19. Planning Ahead Makes THE Difference

20. Lesson planning is like…

21. Name Tents
On the other side of your name tent, please
write in 2-3 sentences how differentiated lesson
planning can increase rigor in the classroom.
Differentiated lesson planning can increase rigor in the
classroom by

22. Do YOU Wing It?
teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk
(Or) Do YOU
Plan it!

23. Purposeful Lesson
Planning
1. Determine the objective and build an essential question around it.
2. Plan Guiding Questions
3. Plan Activities/Choose Learning Experiences that will help students
answer the guiding questions/objective questions
4. Formatively assess during the instruction to guide differentiation
5. Plan for misconceptions and ways to address them
Learning Objective
Mini-lesson

24. EFFECTIVELY PLANNING FOR
DIFFERENTIATION

25. 4 Ways to
Differentiate
Content Process
Product Learning
Environment

26. Content
Differentiation
Strategies
Independent Study
I-Search Reports
Centers/Stations
Open-ended activities
Orbital Studies
Slice of Life
Choice
Compacting
Enrichment

27. Reach all kids—
reteach & enrich

28. Process
Differentiation
Surveying Student Interest
Strategies
Choice Boards
Interest Centers/Interest Groups
Independent Study
Tiered Assignments & Lessons
Questioning Strategies
Compacting
Anchor activities
Differentiating by process involves
providing varied opportunities for
students to process or make sense
of the content being taught.

29. Product
Differentiation
Strategies
Tiered Assignments
Choice Boards
Centers/Stations
Independent Study
Alternative Assessments
Compacting
Enrichment Clusters
Graduated Rubrics
Small group instruction
Product differentiation involves allowing
students to show, in varied ways, what
they know, understand and are able to do.
ONGOING ASSESSMENT IS CRUCIAL.

30. Environment
Differentiation
Clear expectations aSndt prrocaedtureesgies
Classroom organization
independent study centers
collaborative work areas
how and when to get supplies
Students are taught to respect differences and different learning
styles
Culturally diverse atmosphere/decorations
Student and teacher exemplars are displayed

31. Differentiation
Stinr aptraecgtiicees
On a tablet, laptop, or smart
phone, go to
student.infuselearning.com

32. Differentiation
Stinr aptraecgtiicees
Draw something that represents
your feelings on differentiation.
Click the button
when finished.

33. Differentiated
Instruction
• How to Engage Our
Learners?
• Accommodations for
General Ed. and
Special Ed.
•Components of the
Learning Cycle
• Do’s and Don’ts
Why Differentiation
Instruction?
4 Elements
10 Tips for
Differentiation
Strategies
3

34. 10 Tips for
Differentiation  Meaningfulness
 Currency
 Practice
 Reading Level
 Authenticity
 Active Participation
 Experiences
 Motivation
 Realism
 Challenge
Eduscapes.com

35. Differentiated
Instruction
• How to Engage
our Learners?
• Accommodations
for General Ed. and
Special Ed.
• Components of the
Learning Cycle
• Do’s and Don’ts
Why
Differentiation
Instruction?
4 Elements
10 Tips for
Differentiation
Accommodations
4 & Modifications

36. Accommodations &
Modifications
Contact Jerry Sorrell, Special Education Specialist for Learning Network 2

38. Contact Information
sharolyn.chitwood@fwisd.org
http://sharolynchitwood.weebly.com
Twitter: @allthatchitchat
Blog: http://chitwoodschats.blogspot.com