221+Agenda+-+11.8.12

Please post questions/issues/comments related to your preparation about Differentiated Instruction below. Be sure to sign your post with three ~ (Note: Everyone should post something.)

In using differentiated instruction, how can we, the teachers, keep track of what all these different students are doing at once? How can we give each student the attention that they need, when they are all doing different things?user:LuciaB2

How do we make sure students don't feel singled out for doing different assignments and tasks than other students when using differentiated instruction? To me, it seems like students might feel bad about themselves if they realize they are at a lower level than other students. How do we keep a positive atmosphere and encourage all students, regardless of their level? How do we make sure all students feel confident in their abilities even if they are different than others? user:ellen623

Though the suggested criteria for fairness are a good start in making a scale that doesn't simply put the most advanced students at the top and the most behind ones at the bottom, it seems a little lacking. In practice, I would suspect that many parents and students would put up objections to these philosophies of assessment. How should this be dealt with, and how can better fairness criteria be developed that strive for excellence while still differentiating? user:cshands5


 * Objectives:**
 * **I can explain the rationale for differentiated instruction.**
 * **I can describe what it means to differentiate by product, process, and content.**
 * **I can use differentiation tools to create learning activities.**

8:00 - 8:30 - Discuss "Fried" Reading

8:30 - 9:30 - Differentiated Instruction Choice Board
 * [[file:differentiated instruction choice board.doc]]

9:30 - 9:40 - Break

9:40 - 10:00 - What does spaghetti sauce have to do with differentiation?

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10:00 -10:40 - Discuss differentiation

Due Nov 15th
 * Housekeeping:**
 * Prepare - Inquiry-Based Instruction
 * Field Journal #4
 * I will be presenting at a conference in Philadelphia. Kathy Nitta will sub - late start. Look for an email.

Due Nov 27th - Draft of Key Assessment