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Title: Differentiated Curriculum


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Differentiated Curriculum
  • From Differentiation in Practice by C. Tomlinson
    C. Eidson

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What is differentiated instruction?
  • a systematic approach to planning curriculum
    and instruction for academically diverse
    learners
  • suggests that teachers concentrate on two
    classroom factors- the nature of the student and
    the essential meaning of the curriculum

3
Classroom Elements
  • Tomlinson and Eidson (2003) suggest five
    classroom elements
  • CONTENTwhat we teach how students access
    information and ideas
  • PROCESShow students come to understand knowledge
    and skills
  • PRODUCTShow students demonstrate understanding
  • AFFECThow students link thought and feeling
  • LEARNING ENVIRONMENTthe way the classroom feels
    and functions

4
Student Characteristics
  • Teachers should respond to three student
    characteristics as they plan
  • READINESSthe current knowledge, understanding,
    or skills of students related to a particular
    sequence of learning
  • INTERESTwhat students enjoy learning, thinking
    about, and doing- a great motivator
  • LEARNING PROFILEthe students preferred mode of
    learning influenced by a learning style or
    intelligence

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Strategies for Differentiating Content
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Strategies for Differentiating Process
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Strategies for Differentiating Products
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Differentiating Affect
  • model respect teach about and for respect
  • help develop an awareness and appreciation for
    differences examine multiple perspectives
  • help students develop empathy for each other
  • provide structures that promote and support
    student success
  • seek opportunities to affirm students
  • coach students to work for personal bests
  • celebrate growth
  • help develop problem solving and reflection skills

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Differentiating the Learning Environment
  • a flexible learning environment
  • a variety of configurations of space
  • consideration of display areas, location of
    resources, transitions, movement of students,
    signals for movement
  • best times for group, independent or partner work
  • routines procedures required
  • tracking goals, work, and achievements

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Essential Principles of Differentiation
  • The authors outline six essential principles
  • Good curriculum comes first.
  • All tasks should be respectful of each learner.
  • When in doubt, teach up.
  • Use flexible groupings.
  • Become an assessment junkie.
  • Grade for growth as well as benchmarks.
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