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Title: Differentiated Instruction: Cubing and Extension Menus


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Differentiated InstructionCubing and Extension
Menus
  • Middle School D.I. Program
  • North Penn School District

2
What is Cubing?
  • Designed to have students look at a topic or
    concept from multiple perspectives
  • Incorporates thinking skills with chance and
    choice in a game-like format
  • Provides for students to elaborate on a specific
    topic by going beyond basic facts

3
Cubing The Basic Six-Sided Cube
  • Describe it
  • Compare it
  • Associate it
  • Analyze it
  • Apply it
  • Argue for/ against it

4
How are cubes developed?
  • Determine six tasks that students could perform
    to demonstrate knowledge of the given topic or
    concept.
  • For each task create
  • A directive (describe, draw, diagram, identify,
    compare, persuade, support, write, design,
    discuss, classify, apply, etc.)
  • And a prompt (description of the task the student
    should do related to the directive)

5
How do cubes support diverse student needs?
  • Can be used to differentiate based upon student
    readiness by having two or more cubes with the
    same basic directives but with modified prompts
    or tasks that present different levels of
    challenge.
  • Can be color coded as a management tool to
    indicate which level is represented by a specific
    color.

6
Examples of Cubing Activities
  • Pre-Writing Cube
  • Grammar Cube
  • Social Studies Cube
  • Science Cube
  • Math Cube
  • Music Cube
  • Research Cube

7
Cubing Activity
  • Review several websites and activities on the
    next slide.
  • Question to ponder How can you use cubing in
    your classroom? What are the advantages or
    disadvantages?

8
Cubing Activity
  • Teaching Tolerance Cubing Actvity
  • Using Cubing with Pre-Writing and Brainstorming
  • Glencoes Graphic Organizer on Cubing
  • Cubing and Extension Menus Handout

9
Create a Cube Activity
  • Create a Cube activity to use in the classroom in
    the next few weeks.
  • Record this activity on chart paper.
  • Please be prepared to share this activity with
    the workshop participants.

10
Think Dots
  • Similar to Cubing.
  • For each level of readiness, six activities
    should be prepared.
  • Each dot should correspond to an activity.
  • Consider using Blooms Taxonomy in creating the
    different leveled questions.

11
Extension Menus
  • Purpose To provide students with choices of
    activities that will extend their learning.

12
Extension Menus
  • Check out the following links on Extension Menus
  • Power Point on Extension Menus
  • Helpful Hints for creating extension menus
  • Also, review the extension menus examples in your
    workshop packet.

13
Extension Menus
  • Are often set up in a tic-tac-toe format
  • Can be used in any content area and/or across the
    content areas
  • Can be whole class assignments or individual
    assignments
  • Can be used as anchor activities when students
    complete work before the rest of the class
  • Can be used as extension activities when students
    compact out of certain lessons
  • Can be used as a short-term or long-term project

14
Create an Extension Menu Activity
  • Where can you use an extension menu in your
    classroom?

15
Bibliography
  • Tomlinson, Carol Ann. How to Differentiate
    Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. 2nd
    Edition. ASCD Alexandria, VA. 2001.
  • Tomlinson, Carol Ann. The Differentiated
    Classroom Responding to the Need of All
    Learners. ASCD Alexandria, VA. 1999.
  • Wilt, Melody and Pam Schoessler. Differentiated
    Instruction Training. Chester County
    Intermediate Unit Downingtown, PA. 2006.
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