Here are some ways my school is providing differentiated instruction: - Co-teaching in core content classes with general and special education teachers - Small group instruction for re-teaching, pre-teaching, enrichment - Use of visual supports, graphic organizers, manipulatives - Choice boards and menus to allow student choice and interest - Flexible grouping for instruction - Technology supports like audio books, text to speech, speech to text - Preferential seating and environmental accommodations - Modified assignments and assessments - Push-in support from special educators, reading specialists, ESL teachers - After school tutoring and homework help programs

1. Best Teaching Practices Active LearningActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

2. Applied SkillsBest Teaching PracticesActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

3. Best Teaching Practices Integrated CurriculumActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

4. Best Teaching Practices Questioning StrategiesActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

5. Best Teaching Practices Ongoing Assessments /Anecdotal NotesActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

6. Best Teaching Practices Differentiated Small GroupsActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

7. Best Teaching Practices Student ExpectationsActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

8. Best Teaching Practices CommunicationActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

9. Best Teaching Practices ManagementActive LearningApplied SkillsIntegrated CurriculumQuestioning StrategiesOngoing Assessments/ Anecdotal NotesDifferentiate Small Group InstructionExpectations of our StudentsCommunicationManagement

10. The ChallengeAccess, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum for all learners --IDEA ’04

11. Textbooks and Materials StudentsPrint –based curriculum is designed for a homogeneous group of students, “The Average Learner”Generally does not provide extensive flexibility for different learner needsA variety of cultural backgrounds and SES status Significant differences in prior knowledgeDiversity of student abilities and disabilities to receive instruction at the same time, in the same placeClassrooms Today

12. How are we changing instruction in response to high stakes accountability?Using data analysis to determine specific student needsIdentifying and teaching the essentials of the curriculumModifying delivery to provide access to all students (using visuals, manipulatives and authentic assessments)Eliminating physical barriers to instructionPlanning for and preventing atypical behaviorsCollaborate with colleagues to provide instruction at the student’s individual level

13. Regular Classroom TeachersSpecial Education TeachersDifferentiate the Standard Course of Study so that ALL students are able to participate as best as they are able.Differentiate the Standard Course of Study so that ALL students are able to participate as best as they are able.“I have to do WHAT?”

14. The ChallengeAccess, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum for all learners --IDEA ’04

15. Table Talk What is your school doing to meet this challenge?Make a list of ways your school is providing differentiated instruction to all the students at your school.