This document discusses strategies for lesson planning in inclusive and differentiated classrooms. It emphasizes that students have a variety of backgrounds, abilities, and learning needs. Effective instruction involves flexible grouping, ongoing assessment, and adjusting content, processes, and products to meet individual student needs. Differentiation involves tiered instruction where students at different readiness levels engage with content at appropriate levels of challenge. The document provides examples of how to tier assignments, activities, materials, and assessments. It also discusses the use of anchor activities, think-tac-toe boards, and other graphic organizers to support differentiation.
Differentiated instruction is a teaching approach that tailors instruction to meet the individual needs of all students. It recognizes that students learn at different paces, in different ways, and with different interests. Teachers who differentiate instruction provide students with a variety of options for how they learn, what they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning.
There are many different ways to differentiate instruction. Some common examples include:
Differentiating content: This involves providing students with different levels of difficulty or different types of content to learn. For example, a teacher might provide students with different reading passages at different reading levels, or give students different research topics to choose from.
Differentiating process: This involves providing students with different ways to learn the same material. For example, a teacher might provide students with visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learning activities, or give students the option to work independently or in small groups.
Differentiating product: This involves providing students with different ways to demonstrate their learning. For example, a teacher might allow students to write a report, create a presentation, or design a project to show what they have learned.
Differentiating the learning environment: This involves creating a learning environment that is supportive and welcoming for all students. For example, a teacher might provide students with quiet places to work, or give students the option to move around the classroom.
Differentiated instruction is important because it helps to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn and succeed. When teachers differentiate instruction, students are more likely to be engaged in their learning and to reach their full potential.
Here are some examples of differentiated instruction in the classroom:
In a math class, the teacher might provide students with different levels of difficulty of math problems to solve. For example, some students might be working on multiplication problems, while other students are working on division problems.
In a science class, the teacher might give students different research topics to choose from. For example, some students might research different types of animals, while other students might research different types of plants.
In an English class, the teacher might allow students to choose between writing a report, creating a presentation, or designing a project to show what they have learned about a novel.
In a social studies class, the teacher might provide students with different ways to learn about a historical event. For example, some students might watch a video, while other students might read a primary source document.
Differentiated instruction is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Teachers need to get to know their students and their individual needs in order to differentiate instruction effectively. However, when done different
Differentiated instruction is a teaching approach that tailors instruction to meet the individual needs of all students. It recognizes that students learn at different paces, in different ways, and with different interests. Teachers who differentiate instruction provide students with a variety of options for how they learn, what they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning.
There are many different ways to differentiate instruction. Some common examples include:
Differentiating content: This involves providing students with different levels of difficulty or different types of content to learn. For example, a teacher might provide students with different reading passages at different reading levels, or give students different research topics to choose from.
Differentiating process: This involves providing students with different ways to learn the same material. For example, a teacher might provide students with visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learning activities, or give students the option to work independently or in small groups.
Differentiating product: This involves providing students with different ways to demonstrate their learning. For example, a teacher might allow students to write a report, create a presentation, or design a project to show what they have learned.
Differentiating the learning environment: This involves creating a learning environment that is supportive and welcoming for all students. For example, a teacher might provide students with quiet places to work, or give students the option to move around the classroom.
Differentiated instruction is important because it helps to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn and succeed. When teachers differentiate instruction, students are more likely to be engaged in their learning and to reach their full potential.
Here are some examples of differentiated instruction in the classroom:
In a math class, the teacher might provide students with different levels of difficulty of math problems to solve. For example, some students might be working on multiplication problems, while other students are working on division problems.
In a science class, the teacher might give students different research topics to choose from. For example, some students might research different types of animals, while other students might research different types of plants.
In an English class, the teacher might allow students to choose between writing a report, creating a presentation, or designing a project to show what they have learned about a novel.
In a social studies class, the teacher might provide students with different ways to learn about a historical event. For example, some students might watch a video, while other students might read a primary source document.
Differentiated instruction is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Teachers need to get to know their students and their individual needs in order to differentiate instruction effectively. However, when done different
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3. The biggest mistake of past centuries in
teaching has been to treat all children as if
they were variants of the same individual
and thus to feel justified in teaching them
all the same subjects in the same way.
-Howard Gardner
Unfortunately, some classroom structures
do not address this student diversity. In
fact…
4. Effective Instructional Strategies
Reading 1 0 %
Audio/visuals 2 0 %
Dem onstration 3 0 %
Discussion 5 0 %
Practice by doing 7 5 %
Teach others/im m ediate use of learning 9 5 %
Lecture
5 %
How’d you do?
5. Differentiated Instruction is…
A set of unique decisions that the
educator m akes to bring learning
within the grasp of all students.
Rem em ber, this includes students
who are working on grade level,
below grade level, and for those
students working above grade
level!
It is a thoughtful
PROCESS!
6. Differentiation is…
Providing avenues to acquire
content, process ideas and develop
products
A m eans to provide m ultiple options for
taking in and m aking sense of
information
A m eans of e×pressing learning
And…
As well as…
7. • All students participate in respectful work.
• Teacher and students work together to
ensure continual engagement &
challenge for each learner.
• The teacher coordinates use of time,
space, and activities.
• Flexible grouping, which includes whole
class learning, pairs, student-selected
groups, teacher- selected groups, and
random groups.
Principles of a Differentiated
Classroom
8. • Time use is flexible in response to student
needs.
• A variety of management strategies, such
as learning centers, interest centers,
learning buddies, etc. is used to help
target instruction to student needs.
• Clearly established individual and
group criteria provide guidance
toward success.
• Students are assessed in a variety of
Principles of a Differentiated
Classroom
9. Traditional Classroom vs. Differentiated Classroom
TRADITIONAL
• Differences are acted upon
when problematic.
• Assessment is most common
at the end of learning to see
“who got it”
• A relatively narrow sense of
intelligence prevails
• Coverage of curriculum
guides drives instruction
• Whole class instruction
dominates
• A single text prevails
DIFFERENTIATED
• Differences are studied as a basis
for planning.
• Assessment is on-going and
diagnostic to to make instruction
more responsive to learner needs
• Focus on multiple forms of
intelligences is evident
• Student readiness, interest, and
learning profile shape instruction
• Many instructional arrangements
are used
• Multiple materials are provided
10. is a teacher’s response to learners’needs
guided by general principles of differentiation
such as:
respectful tasks flexible grouping ongoing assessment
and adjustment
ways to differentiate:
Content Process Product
Differentiation of Instruction
according to students’
Readiness Interests Learning Profile
“The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners,” by
Carol Ann Tomlinson, 1999, p. 15
13. Tiered Instruction
· Provides teachers with a means of assigning
different tasks within the same lesson or unit.
· The tasks will vary according to the students’:
Readiness
Interest
Learning Profile
14. • ASSIGNMENTS
• ACTIVITIES
• HOMEWORK
• CENTERS
• EXPERIMENTS
• MATERIALS
• ASSESSMENTS
• WRITING PROMPTS
Content
Process
Product
What can be Tiered?
15. Step 2. Think about students and/or use assessm
ent to determ ine:
Readiness Levels
Interests
Learning Prof iles
Planning Tiered Activities
A Four Step Method
Identify key concepts or skills (i.e.,
SSS)
Step 1.
W hat should students know,
understand, or be able to do?
16. Flexible grouping is an opportunity for students to
work with a variety of students, through whole group
or in many different forms of small groups. The key
to flexible grouping is in the name…FLEXIBLE.
Students have an opportunity to be in different
groups depending on the activity.
• Initially use whole group for instruction
• Divide group for practice or enrichment
• Not used as a permanent arrangement
• Use groups for one activity, a day, a week, etc.
Flexible grouping is the cornerstone of successful differentiated
instruction – Carol Ann Tomlinson
Flexible Grouping
17. • Gives students and teachers a voice in
work arrangements.
• Allows students to work with a variety of
peers.
• Keeps students from being “pegged” as
advanced or struggling.
How does flexible grouping benefit students?
18. Can be determined by:
· Readiness
· Interest
· Reading Level
· Skill Level
· Backg round Knowledge
· Social Skills
Group Membership
19. Anchor activities are
ongoing assig nm ents
that students can work
on independently
throughout a unit, a
grading period,
or longer.
Anchor Activities
20. The Purpose of an Anchor Activity
Provide meaningful work for students when
they finish an assignment or project, when
they first enter the class, or when they are
“stumped.”
Provide ongoing tasks that tie to the content
and instruction
Free up the classroom teacher to work with
other groups of students or individuals
21. Complete a
character analysis
for the main
character of your
story.
Complete a
character report
card .
Name & draw a
person who is like
one of the
characters from
the book.
Build a miniature
stage setting for
your story.
Draw a picture
describing at least
3 settings from
the story.
Make up a
limerick or
cinquain poem
about the setting
of your story
Use a sequence
chart or timeline to
describe at least 7
events.
Write a new
beginning or
ending to the story.
Make a game
board about your
story. Include key
events
(in order)
Think-Tac-Toe
Think-Tac-Toe boards give students a choice in how they
demonstrate their understanding of a given topic.
